With many Obama administration policies being reviewed and reconsidered under the current administration, you may be wondering what is the status of Federal OSHA’s anti-retaliation rule. The Trump...
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Four Ways to Save Money on IT
IT Assurance helps business owners make good choices. Sometimes the best option for a business is to buy new equipment and set up new systems. And, more often, we find that business owners can save...
Closing the Skills Gap Through Credentials – Pt 2
We recently published a blog post and online survey sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to examine...
Lane County Celebrates National Manufacturing Day 2017
National Manufacturing Day was bigger than ever this year, drawing thousands of manufacturers to open their doors to students and the public across the United States. The goal? Show modern...
FAQ: New Oregon Employment Laws
This year Oregon enacted multiple new employment laws that will affect Oregon manufacturers, including overtime pay regulations and pay equity. To help employers sort through the new laws, Vigilant...
Manufacturing Day 2017!
October 6, 2017, marks the seventh annual National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day). In 2011 this national holiday was designed to expand knowledge about and improve public perception of manufacturing...
New Business for Oregon Manufacturers – Global Exports
Foreign Markets Represent a Huge Potential for Oregon’s Products Did you know that Oregon’s total exports grew by 8.3% just in the last year, to $21.7 billion? The growth came largely from...
How to Protect Your Information from Being Misused After the Equifax Breach
On September 7, 2017, Equifax reported a data breach that occurred between mid-May and July. In terms of pure numbers—it reportedly affects 143 million consumers—this isn’t the largest data breach;...
Examining the Growth of Manufacturing Establishments in the Pacific Northwest
In three of the last four years, the number of national manufacturing establishments grew according to the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns, which may be a surprising but welcomed trend....
Essential Leadership Behaviors To Nurture a Healthy Manufacturing Workplace
Communication challenges, differences in perspective, and variations of approach to achieve tasks is inevitable and natural. After all, we’re human and with humanity comes diversity and uniqueness....
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