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Big things happening in the Berkshires. Between Life Sciences, Biomedical, Medical Device and other manufacturing sectors the industrial growth is large and only getting bigger. Read the article, visit the area, and let us know what you think of our community.
Please read and share this "Success Story" published by our partners at the U.S. Economic Development Administration about the BIC Manufacturing Academy! From the article: "In 2022, BIC established the Berkshire Innovation Center Manufacturing Academy (BMA), which was designed to help foster growth in the advanced manufacturing sector. This technical assistance and workforce development program, whose students work in the manufacturing sector, was made possible in part through a more than $900,000 award from the Economic Development Administration’s Economic Adjustment Assistance program. “A diverse economy is a strong economy,” said Ben Sosne, Executive Director. “The academy was designed to revive Pittsfield’s manufacturing legacy and complement the now-present tourism sector.” "With funding in place, BIC began to develop a strategy for the Academy. Sosne was soon contacted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a collaboration was born. MIT had a vision for helping manufacturers upskill their workers and was eager to develop new partnerships in areas of the Commonwealth that were traditionally underserved." Thank you to the U.S. Economic Development Administration, MIT, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, MassDevelopment, and General Dynamics Mission Systems for your support in bringing this meaningful program to our industry partners #InTheBerkshires. https://lnkd.in/et3S6PPJ Dennis Rebelo, Ph.D. Julie Diop Patrick Becker John Liu A. John Hart Lionel Kimerling Timothy Butterworth Christine Nolan PJ Moynihan #DMAIC #HumanSkills #Manufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing #Training #WorkforceDevelopment #TeamMassachusetts #Berkshires
