LSEDC Makes Impactful Connection to Help Fill Workforce Gap

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Like many manufacturing business owners, Michael Bohning had felt the pain of a tight labor market. Bohning bought Creative Blow Mold Tooling in 2006. The Lee’s Summit company designs, manufactures, repairs and tools products for the blow mold industry. Creative’s products end up on factory lines all over the world to help create the products found on store shelves, but … Read More

Lee’s Summit Manufacturing Day event solves workforce pain point

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LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— December 19, 2018—More than 50 local high school students toured three Lee’s Summit companies on National Manufacturing Day to observe manufacturing processes in real time and learn about career paths in advanced manufacturing. For one Lee’s Summit student, the event offered more than learning: It brought a paid internship with ULTRAX Aerospace. “A couple of students really … Read More