California Space Authority Working to Keep Bay Area Manufacturing Competitive

CALIFORNIA SPACE AUTHORITY PRESS RELEASE

April 19, 2010, industry, labor, economic development, and education association representatives convened to design and implement new strategies to keep Bay Area manufacturing excelling in the 21st century global economy. The meeting commenced a schedule of regular gatherings in which stakeholders will focus on implementing both immediate and long term programs to ensure a pipeline of talented leaders for high-quality careers in all aspects of the manufacturing economy.

Initial stakeholders included The Center for Labor and Community Research, California Manufacturers & Technology Association, California Space Authority, California Teachers Association, California Labor Federation, the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS), the East Bay Economic Development Association, and The Manufacturing Institute of the National Association of Manufacturers.

The group will explore innovative and entrepreneurial solutions for educating and training a high quality workforce and deploying new strategies for global market diversification for the area’s manufacturers. Their goal is to build an economy that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable and restorative, similar to the successful programs of the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council.