CONNECTING COMPANIES WITH SKILLED WORKERS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN THE NEW NORTH CONNECTING COMPANIES WITH SKILLED WORKERS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN THE NEW NORTH
September 2012 • Volume 6 • Number 4 • $2.95 INSIDE:
GOING GLOBAL Companies find exporting worth the effort
BACK OFFICE Employers can train
unskilled employees
BY THE NUMBERS Facts and figures on the manufacturing industry
manufacturing ... yet
Women make up half of the workforce, but not half of
Welding a future
Student Holly Putterlik knows the benefits of a manufacturing career — and she's not alone