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Are You Prepared for a Successful Descent?
By Ron Wolfe, Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager, KeyBank Linda Hamilton, Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager for KeyBank According to a study put out by the Pepperdine...
One Thing You Need To Do To Save Your Computers From Virus Attacks
Laptops and PCs lock and freeze all the time, right? It's no big deal, we all know to "turn it off and on again." It’s a pretty standard problem and one that happens daily in your business. You have...
CTE – Connecting You to Your Future Workforce
One of the biggest struggles for employers is finding and retaining skilled employees. Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs offer educational training and career development pathways to...
Oregon’s New Commercial Activity Tax Law Could Affect Manufacturers
By: Ashley Klaus In May 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed into law HB 3427A (the Commercial Activity Tax) after the bill successfully moved through the House and the Senate. The bill will impose an...
Toyota Kata: A Lean Strategy for Keeping Up with the Pace of Change
By: Brian Lagas “Why are our changeovers taking so long?” If you’ve asked this question on the shop floor, more than likely you were met with blank stares by your employees. Open-ended questions...
Reduce Your Company’s Tax Liability to Reinvest in Your Employees
By Roy Deaver, Partner, International Services; Mark Woodward, Partner, State & Local Tax Services; and Susan Mehlman, Director, Compensation & Benefits Tax Services Your employees can be...
RAPID and the MEP – A Boon for Small Businesses
OMEP was recently featured in the RAPID newsletter. The original post is below. RAPID’s partnership with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) continues to bear fruit. An invaluable...
How Manufacturers Can Detect, Prevent, And Deter Fraud
Emily Bradford, a Senior Manager at Geffen Mesher, recently recorded a thought leadership podcast with the Portland Business Journal. She spoke at length about why manufacturers are particularly...
Becoming A Lean Savant Book Launch – Interview with Author Gary Conner
Two time Shingo Prize winner Gary Conner recently published his latest book, ‘Becoming a Lean Savant’. Gary is a veteran consultant having spent thirty years consulting to over 350 companies and...
OMEP Recommends
To jumpstart your continuous learning initiatives, we are creating a curated list of our recommended materials. You will find these listed on our blog page, and we will add to this list in every newsletter.
Here are three recommendations to kick this off!
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