Understanding the Unemployment Compensation Maze
Unemployment Compensation is money paid to people who have lost a job through no fault of their own. It is temporary income meant to help make ends meet while people look for a job. In the week ending...
View ArticleDocuments: Obamacare enrollment very small in first days
Article from msn news: By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan of Reuters Documents released by a House of Representatives committee Thursday show only 248 Americans signing up for Obamacare insurance in...
View ArticleSMC Members are Winners at the Manufacturer of the Year Awards
SMC is pleased to announce that several members were recognized as finalists and winners at the Pittsburgh Business Times Manufacturer of the Year Award dinner on December 5, 2013. Creekside Springs,...
View ArticleWorking PArts Radio with Western PA Small Business Administration
December 21, 2013 “We know small businesses are the backbone of the economy and employ approximately 50 percent of the nation’s workforce, said Carl Knoblock, Western Pennsylvania SBA district...
View ArticleManufacturers Need to Protect Themselves Against Cyber Attacks
Since manufacturers are using computers and modern technology for their products it would be a wise idea to protect themselves against cyber attacks. Everyone saw what happened to “Sony” in December...
View ArticleThe Manufacturing Economy is the Tech Economy
According to industryweek.com & Forbes Magazine, forget about old economy and new economy. Everything is now part of the tech economy. New technologies ranging from cloud computing to data...
View ArticleLag Time in Recruiting Hampers Manufacturers
With 84 percent of U.S. manufacturers agreeing there’s a workforce talent shortfall, is it any wonder that the majority of those same executives say that even offering higher salaries doesn’t help them...
View ArticleWays to Attract Millennials to Manufacturing
By the year 2025, 2 million jobs in the manufacturing world will be unfilled. The baby boomer generation will be retiring and one of the main reasons for this predicted “2 million” unfilled...
View ArticleManufacturing on the Up Swing
Manufacturing in America is on the rise and thanks to manufacturing places like SMC. Manufacturing is very much a live and well in this county. According to industryweek.com, “Today, the state of...
View ArticleApplications being accepted for State Loan Program
The state Commonwealth Financing Authority will begin accepting applications for the Business in Our Sites loan program on April 1st. The program provides loans for the acquisition and development of...
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