NJMEP Opens NJ Manufacturing Virtual Resource Centers Through Social
Media Sites
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New
Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), a
not-for-profit company charged with assisting small to mid-size
manufacturers in New Jersey, announced the launching of their new
?Virtual Resource Centers". The Resource Centers are operated through
the social networking sites Facebook
and LinkedIn
and are dedicated to creating a forum exclusively for manufacturers in
the Garden State.
?Back in 1990, there were over 270,000 more manufacturing jobs in the
state than there are now?
?New Jersey manufacturers, local organizations and anyone interested in
manufacturing need a platform to discuss how to become more profitable,
productive and globally competitive,? says Bob
Loderstedt, President & CEO of NJMEP.
The networking groups on Facebook and LinkedIn, both named ?Made In New
Jersey?, will provide an easily accessible area for professionals to
address critical manufacturing issues. Group members are encouraged to
ask questions, give insight to relevant topics and network.
Loderstedt, who was named to Governor Chris Christie?s Labor and
Workforce Development subcommittee through the Governor?s transition
team, states it?s critical to support the manufacturing sector to spark
further economic growth. He knows that outreach efforts like the Virtual
Resource Centers will help New Jersey build back up its ?manufacturing
state?.
?Back in 1990, there were over 270,000 more manufacturing jobs in the
state than there are now,? adds Loderstedt. ?The manufacturing field is
the most productive sector of the market and these forums will provide
support to this community as we rebuild our economy and foster job
creation.?
NJMEP offers strategic
services and an ongoing
schedule of educational workshops and seminars to help manufacturers
lower operating costs and grow the top line.
To view the Made In New Jersey Facebook Page, please click here.
To join the Made In New Jersey LinkedIn Group, please click here.
For more information about NJMEP, visit www.njmep.org
or call 973-998-9801.
About NJMEP
NJMEP is a not-for-profit company that works with New Jersey?s small to
mid-sized businesses to help them become more efficient, profitable and
globally competitive. NJMEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), which consists of more than 60
Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP) centers located in all fifty
states and Puerto Rico and established by the US Department of Commerce.
For more information, visit www.njmep.org
or call 973-998-9801.
NJMEP
Tony Popowski, 800-634-6476
Manager of Public
Relations
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