Elliot Ginsberg cited for depth of service, 22 years on CWP Board of Directors EAST HARTFORD, Conn.— Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology President and CEO Elliot Ginsberg received the Capital Workforce Partners President’s Award at CWP’s annual meeting on June 15. Presented by CWP Board Chairman Thomas Mongellow and U.S.…
The manufacturing pipeline is only starting to get filled up in Connecticut. There’s more coming. At a celebratory ceremony held at Synergy Alternative High School in East Hartford on June 8, 13 students received certificates for completing their pre-apprenticeship program and 72-hour online ToolingU training. Governor Dannel P. Malloy spoke…
(PR News Wire, 5/23/18) FARMINGTON, Conn., May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced plans to hire 35,000 people and make investments of more than $15 billion in research and development (R&D) and capital expenditures (CapEx) in the United States over the next five years (2018-2022). With this announcement, the company also launched…
(Retrofit Magazine, 5/22/18) The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published NEMA CPSP 2-2018 Cyber Hygiene Best Practices, which outlines industry best practices and guidelines for electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturers to raise their level of cybersecurity sophistication in manufacturing facilities and engineering processes. “This paper follows seven fundamental principles,” says…
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Chief Technology Officer Tom Maloney took part in the Pratt & Whitney Innovation & Invention Forum at the Pratt Hangar in East Hartford, Conn. on Thursday, May 31. Maloney discussed CCAT’s role in driving smart technologies and recommended employees visit CCAT’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, which…
(Internet of Business, 5/18/18) A lethal cocktail of legacy systems, poor processes, and weak security is putting the manufacturing industry at unnecessary risk of cyber attack. Any assault on the sector, or on an individual company, could have wide-ranging consequences for factories, customers, partners, and the wider economy. On top…
(Cio.in, 5/7/18) Manufacturing in Malaysia is embracing ‘Industry 4.0’, which involves the integration of digital and physical technologies to improve business processes, operations, productivity, growth and innovation. Unlike previous eras, ‘Industry 4.0’ looks to create new business models and enhance existing ones, says leading data and analytics company GlobalData. According…
(Public Now, 5/24/18) Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01) in introducing the Improving Access to Good Jobs for Parents Act in the Ways and Means Committee as an amendment to the JOBS for Success Act (H.R. 5861) reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The…
(Manufacturing.net, 5/11/18) In today’s world of global competition, the key to success and survival is adopting next-generation technologies. The company that captures your customers’ attention might look nothing like you, and they will use cutting-edge technologies to do it. Just ask Whole Foods (acquired by Amazon), the taxi industry (disrupted…
(Hartford Business Journal, 5/14/18) Connecticut rarely misses a chance to avail itself of state and federal initiatives aimed at benefiting the most economically distressed communities and neighborhoods among its 169 cities and towns. In 1982, it was the first to embrace state-generated “Enterprise Zones,” or EZs, that offered local, five-year…
