COVID-19 Vaccine Assistance
Thank you for your continued efforts in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in your community and workplace. You are protecting the health of your employees and customers while ensuring our economy remains open and is thriving. The North Dakota Department of Health would like to inform you of some additional assistance regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers
On January 25, 2021 The White House announced Executive Order (EO) 14005, called Executive Order on Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All American Workers. EO 14005 establishes a substantial role for the MEP National NetworkTM in the Biden Administration’s plans to bolster American manufacturing.
Impact Dakota is scheduling the next round of LECP sessions
The Impact Dakota LEAN Enterprise Certification Program for High Performance Manufacturing (LECP-HPM) helps businesses achieve higher profitability by building internal capability and capacity to improve QUALITY, COST, and DELIVERY.
Manufacturing Day is October 2, 2020
Governor Burgum has proclaimed October 2, 2020, as Manufacturing Day in North Dakota.
ND Smart Restart Technical Skills Training Grant
In response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Commerce received $1,000,000 in CARES Act funding in order to provide grant support for workforce training programs for displaced workers seeking to develop the technical skills necessary to make a career change and remain gainfully employed in North Dakota.
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded CARES Act funding to its centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico to help manufacturers increase production of products that support the response to the pandemic, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), and to reach new suppliers or markets, recover from workforce and supply chain interruptions, and achieve greater resilience.
The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced that the agency has developed the Economic Resiliency Grant (ERG) Program which was approved at today’s Budget Section hearing to assist businesses with COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
ND Department of Commerce Questionnaire
The North Dakota Department of Commerce is seeking input from businesses across the state to help them formulate programs and policies as they prepare for the next legislative session.
Manufacturing Day is October 4, 2019
Governor Burgum has declared October 4, 2019, Manufacturing Day in North Dakota.
North Dakota Exports Up 16% in 2018
Strong Growth in Petroleum Products, Machinery, Corn
Northrop Grumman, in collaboration with the USC Center for Economic Development, is offering free cybersecurity training to small businesses through an Air Force Small Business Office Mentor Protégé Program.
Automation in manufacturing is often narrowly depicted as robots doing jobs that people used to do, resulting in workforce displacement.
The fact is, automation is helping businesses stay globally competitive in a time when finding skilled manufacturing employees is exceedingly difficult.
New Year . . . New Staff
David Angel and Jodie Mjoen have joined the staff of Impact Dakota.
