Manufacturing Talk Radio

John Kennedy, President of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extention Program was joined by Lew Weiss, President of All Metals & Forge Group and co-host of Manufacturing Talk Radio summarizes their presentation to the New Jersey Legislative Bi-Partisan Manufacturing Caucus in Trenton, which was attended by other manufacturing leaders including Scott Mele, President of Tektite Industries, Matt Putt, Executive Director of Employment Horizons, Jim Minadeo, President of Zero Surge, Casey Muench-Bickhardt, President of GEMCO, and Gail Friedberg of ZaGO Manufacturing to discuss the minimum wage, the skills gap, workforce development and oppressive taxation with New Jersey State Senators Robert M. Gordon, Robert Singer and Linda Greenstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview Royce Loew, Senior International Correspondent for Manufacturing Talk Radio covering Europe and the UK.  Economic indicators are all moving in a positive direction and there is even a remote possibility that the U.S. could see a 4.0 GDP at least in one quarter of 2018, especially as our trading partners around the world experience their own manufacturing renaissance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they interview Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners. Economic indicators are all moving in a positive direction and there is even a remote possibility that the U.S. could see a 4.0 GDP at least in one quarter of 2018, especially as our trading partners around the world experience their own manufacturing renaissance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join forces with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they interview Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers.  Economic indicators are all moving in a positive direction and there is even a remote possibility that the U.S. could see a 4.0 GDP at least in one quarter of 2018, especially as our trading partners around the world experience their own manufacturing renaissance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business is booming!  Anthony Nieves, committee chair for the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the 12-month index high and the strength of the underlying factors that have pushed the report into the rarified air.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For months now, Dr. Chris Kuehl, noted economist for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International and managing partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence enlightens listeners on the month-by-month ups and downs of the Credit Manager's Index for the National Association of Credit Managers. Join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Time Grady who query Chris why, in spite of a growing economy, the index has not been able to establish a steady course in either direction. Then, learn a bit about the overall economy and manufacturing as Dr. Kuehl discusses the general state of affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady have been discussing the Skills Gap problem and exploring solutions. On this show, Judy Savage, Executive Director of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools shares how these high schools and adult education facilities prepare students for jobs when they graduate or a head start and focus on their college degree. They also work directly with employers to gear students up to meet the skill sets required for jobs.  Each county has these Vo-Tech schools preparing students for up to 30 different career paths. Listen and then visit www.careertechnj.org for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Wildes, partner in the law firm Wildes and Weinberg, discusses DACA with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Time Grady. If DACA isn't fixed by Congress, what is the impact on manufacturing? How many employees working in manufacturing plants will be deported? Can Congress step up and do its job without poisoning the well with aspects of a bill that simply won't pass the House or Senate? These unknown issues will clearly adversely impact manufacturing across the country if Congress can't fix DACA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to Gary Slawik, Manager of Apprenticeship and Training Programs at Bihler of America talks about vocational training then and now for careers in manufacturing which are the future of good-paying, steady, interesting and challenging careers. The solution is showing teenagers and young adults that this career path can be more rewarding than others they are considering, and providing parents proof that manufacturing has a plethora of pathways for the future of their children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior International Correspondents Royce Lowe and Chong Wang update listeners on manufacturing activity in the EU, the UK and Asia, including the ongoing Brexit saga along with the positives happening in Europe and China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices