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
Kirti Patel is an accomplished business leader, board member, and strategic advisor with more than two decades of international experience in launching, expanding, and reshaping companies and business units. He currently serves on the board of A Better Chance – Simsbury, a nonprofit organization. From 2013 to 2023, Patel was President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Director of Eppendorf ...Read more
CMC Report July 2025 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee (TDC) met on July 9th, 2025. Given the time of year, and as we had expected, we were only a small group, so we had a simple open discussion attempting to answer these two questions: 1) What new technologies are likely to be widely used by ...Read more
CMC Report July 2025 - by Justin Swanson Following is a recap of this month's CMC meeting from July 14. 1. Introduction Facilitator: Administrator Paul Amarone opened the meeting. Speaker: Turned over to David Steuber, Chief of Staff, DECD (Department of Economic and Community Development). 2. Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Search Update Presented by: David Steuber (DECD) Status of ...Read more
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CMC Report June 2025 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee met on June 11th, 2025. As the school year was winding down, we took the opportunity to take a somewhat retrospective look at the school year, during which the NESMA TDC announced, promoted, sponsored and otherwise participated in over thirty events. We asked each attendee about ...Read more
CMC Report June 2025 - by Justin Swanson 2025 Legislative Session Recap The 2025 Connecticut legislative session was one of the busiest in recent history, with over 4,000 bills introduced and several major policy changes impacting manufacturers. NESMA, through the Connecticut Manufacturers' Collaborative (CMC), tracked 134 bills, with key wins including expanded “right-to-repair” access (SB 3), new funding for ...Read more
The Connecticut Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship Training is now part of Connecticut’s e-licensing system. Registered Apprentices and sponsor employers will now use e-Apprenticeship to: Register new apprentices Update journeyperson lists Update wage progressions Complete apprentices Separate apprentices Add new trade programs Make payments Access and update your account Click here to learn more
CMC Report May 2025 - by Al Mangels The NESMA Technical Development Committee met on May 21st, 2025. It’s been a busy few weeks given the number of events, some of which I will recount approximately in date order. On May 7th, NESMA hosted a Wafios Student Webinar on Electric Vehicle (EV) Products. Three schools signed up, and several ...Read more
CMC Report May 2025 - by Justin Swanson The Connecticut Manufacturing Collaborative (CMC) held its meeting on May 12, 2025, where key updates were provided by CMO Paul Lavoie, including $5 million in new funding for MIF programs, the launch of Manufacturing 3.0, and notable growth in Connecticut’s manufacturing sector with a $3 billion increase from 2022 to 2024. ...Read more
