Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Manufacturing Day held at MCHS in Lewisburg

The City of Lewisburg, the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce and the Marshall County Joint Economic and Community Development Board hosted a Manufacturing Day event at MCHS in Lewisburg on Tuesday, October 7, 2014.
Walker Die Casting, Talos Engineered Products, RockTenn, Lewisburg Printing Company, Magneti Marelli, Teledyne, Southern Carton and Calsonic Kansei North America all set up booths with information about their companies, careers at their companies and the paths to obtaining those careers for students at MCHS to learn.
The event was part of a national #MfgDay14 event to reconnect middle and high school students with the great careers available in today's manufacturing in America.
The Lewisburg Economic Development Department, the Chamber and the JECDB were joined by the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, the Tennessee Career Center and the Spot Lowe Technology Center in teaching students about training available to help them become better candidates for employment in manufacturing.
The event is part of an effort by local agencies to develop the workforce in Marshall County and the labor shed region for the more than 54 manufacturers operating in Lewisburg and Marshall County.