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TMEP Launches Pilot Program in Middle Tennessee to Reach Small Manufacturers

Funded through a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (MEP), the Tennessee Small Manufacturer’s Advantage Program is a pilot program…

Workforce Development Comes Home

By Tim Waldo, CIS Workforce Development Specialist Find Tim on LinkedIn Home is where the heart is. We seldom think of this old adage when it comes to developing a workforce. But we should because we all know that home life…

Supervisor Skills Training Program for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Supervisors

NEW!If you are an EHS supervisor that is new on the job or recently been assigned to take on safety or environment responsibilities at your facility, this new 2019 training program will help you. We developed this flexible,…

Supply Chain Excellence

By Kevin Cooper, CIS solutions consultant I have thoroughly enjoyed my 30-plus year of working with manufacturing supply chains. Some days have been more enjoyable than others, but even these challenging days have been a gift…

CIS MEP Team to Attend Tennessee HR Conference

There are more mountains in Tennessee than those that lift up a huge part of the eastern third of our state. Tennessee’s human resource professionals face a mountain of challenges in today’s tight labor markets. It seems…