Approximately 40% of family-owned businesses in the United States are second-generation businesses. Given the typical timeline for generational transition, many companies have been operating for at least 30 years. The survival and success of family businesses is influenced by many things including effective succession planning and adaptability to market changes. While many family businesses demonstrate… Read More »IEE 2024 Educational Program Series: Empowering Family Enterprises: Strategies for Innovation, Inclusivity, and Succession by Laurie Barkman

On November 21, the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute and Catalyst Connection will host a free Robotic Welding Workshop for Manufacturers at their shared Pittsburgh headquarters: Mill 19 at 4501 Lytle St. Pittsburgh, PA 15207. Taking place from 9AM-4PM, the interactive, educational workshop will help manufacturers better understand how robotics can be used in welding… Read More »Robotic Welding Workshop

Hello Manufacturing Industry Partners, Join the WFWIB & Westmoreland-Fayette manufacturing community in a solution-focused discussion around child care challenges and opportunities!  All manufacturers are welcome. Employers will have the opportunity to connect with other industry leaders and gain access to a platform where we can collectively address challenges and explore solutions that can elevate the… Read More »Westmoreland-Fayette WIB Manufacturing Industry Partnership Meeting

Environ Energy is hosting a webinar regarding the electricity price spikes coming to the PJM Market. If you operate a business in MD, PA, DE, NJ, IL, OH, or DC, you won't want to miss this important educational webinar. PJM Interconnection, which oversees the largest electricity power market in the U.S., announced a record-high 9x… Read More »PJM Capacity Increase Webinar

Join us for a festive evening of fun, games, and connections as we celebrate the holiday season with our NTMA family! Evening Highlights: Casino Games: Try your luck and enjoy classic casino games in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Who knows, you might just hit the jackpot! The casino games are just for fun -- no… Read More »PGH NTMA Holiday Party

Member Event with Matt Spielman, Author In this program, Matt Spielman delivers an energizing and hands-on existential navigational tool that guides you through identifying what really matters in life, and how to achieve it. Using a powerful life transformation technique called the “Game Plan System”—or GPS—you will simply use the answers to straightforward questions to… Read More »Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose

Join Catalyst Connection, for their webinar: The Business Case for Energy Audits, this Friday, January 31st at 11:30AM. In this session, participants will explore energy audits—a critical first step in optimizing energy use and advancing sustainability goals. Learn how to build a compelling business case for energy audits and effectively communicate their value to key… Read More »Catalyst Connection Webinar: The Business Case for Energy Audits

Join us for an engaging Lunch and Learn session tailored for manufacturing HR professionals. Discover innovative strategies to attract, retain, and upskill talent in a competitive market. This session will explore topics such as: building an inclusive and diverse workplace to attract Gen Z and millennials and addressing retention challenges and reducing turnover. About the… Read More »Lunch & Learn: Workforce Strategies for the Future of Manufacturing

This webinar provides manufacturers with examples of energy audits and helps them understand how to implement one at their organization.

Member Event with Frances X. Frei, Professor, Harvard Business School Based on work with fast-moving companies such as Uber, Riot Games, and ServiceNow, Frei shares the five essential steps to moving fast and fixing things. You’ll learn to: 1) Identify the real problem holding you back; 2) Build and rebuild trust in your company; 3) Create… Read More »Move Fast & Fix Things: The Trusted Leader’s Guide to Solving Hard Problems

Special Guest: Susanne Cook, Senior Partner, Dentons Cohen & Grisby
Susanne is a Senior Partner and Chairs the Dentons Cohen & Grigsby International Business Team. She is a business and corporate lawyer focusing her practice on counseling companies on international and domestic M&A transactions, joint ventures, emerging business, corporate governance, customs, export and licensing matters. She has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© for Corporate and International Trade and Finance Law, and has been selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Most recently, Susanne was named International Trade and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh by Best Lawyers.