Technical Development Committee Report February 2026 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee (TDC) meeting was held virtually on February 11th, 2026. Here are a few updates between then and now. We have begun working on updating the TDC “roster”, meaning those who will receive communications relative to the committee, such as meeting invitations, event announcements and ...Read more
Technical Development Committee Report January 2026 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee (TDC) meeting was held virtually on January 14th, 2026. It was hoped that at the time of the meeting, and as the next school semester begins, there might be a flurry of announcements of career readiness events in the region, but they are only ...Read more
CMC Report December 2025 Following is a recap of this month's CMC meeting from December 10, 2025. The Connecticut Manufacturing Council (CMC) convened on December 10, 2025, with Administrator Paul Amarone opening the meeting and welcoming members alongside newly appointed Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO) Kirti Patel. The session focused on leadership updates, workforce and technology challenges in manufacturing, and ...Read more
CMC Report December 2025 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee meeting was held virtually on December 10, 2025. Phoebe Gonzales from CONNSTEP was welcomed as a first-time attendee, and the meeting format and expectations were reviewed . Attendees included representatives from various organizations such as Southington Tool & Manufacturing, Plainville Schools, CT Technical High School System, ...Read more
CMC Report November 2025 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee (TDC) met on November 12th, 2025. We started the meeting by reminding attendees that although Manufacturing Month (October) is behind us, NESMA member companies remain willing to host plant tours for students. On October 22nd and 24th, 8 students (employees) of Lee Spring volunteered to take ...Read more
CMC Report November 2025 Following is a recap of this month's CMC meeting from November 10. Meeting Overview The November CMC meeting opened with remarks from Administrator Paul Amarone, who introduced the newly launched CBIA Manufacturing Coalition, an initiative designed to expand educational support and resources for manufacturing organizations across the state. Paul explained that the coalition will focus ...Read more
CMC Report October 2025 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee (TDC) met on October 8th, 2025. Our meeting began with follow-ups from the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Forum and the AMEP biannual meeting. We are continuing discussions with Sam Spain regarding the FIRST program and have received a calendar of competition events to share. We expect a ...Read more
CMC Report October 2025 - by Justin Swanson Following is a recap of this month's CMC meeting from October 13. Meeting Overview Administrator Paul Amarone opened the meeting by welcoming attendees and providing updates on current policy priorities. He introduced two new members, Danielle Cloud, CBIA’s Public Policy Associate, and Steven Berkowitz of Albert Brothers. Both shared their professional ...Read more
CMC Report September 2025 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee (TDC) met on September 18th, 2025. As expected, the Fall season has taken off with a flurry of activities, some of which are presented below in approximately chronological order. On September 10th, the NESMA Board met at the MASC Center to view a demonstration of a Pensa ...Read more
CMC Report September 2025 - by Justin Swanson Following is a recap of this month's CMC meeting from September 8. The September 8 CMC meeting focused on leadership updates, legislative developments, and strategic priorities for the manufacturing community. Administrator Paul Amarone provided an update on the ongoing Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO) search, noting that a candidate with expertise in ...Read more
