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Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center Announces New President/CEO
Wilkes-Barre, PA, July 7, 2025 –Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is under new leadership. NEPIRC’s Board of Directors recently announced the promotion of Drew Mackie to the role of…
NEPIRC Receives 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council
[Wilkes-Barre, PA October 25, 2024] – Communities greatly benefit when talented people with vision, creativity and intelligence stay in the region, which is why it’s important to educate Northern Pennsylvania’s…
NEPIRC’S Manufacturing Day Brings Manufacturers and the Community Together to Learn & Connect
(Wilkes-Barre, PA October 4, 2024) There was not one winner today at Mohegan Pennsylvania Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre Twp.; there were hundreds, because the 2024 Manufacturing Best Practices Summit and…
NEPIRC Secures Significant Grant from the Luzerne Foundation to Expand its Dream Team Program
(Wilkes-Barre, PA July 2024) — Eric Joseph Esoda, president and CEO of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC), is pleased to announce the receipt of a significant grant aimed…
NEPIRC Receives Community Needs Grant from Scranton Area Community Foundation to Expand Dream Team Program
(Scranton, PA, July 1, 2024) – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is pleased to announce that it is a first-time recipient of a $10,000 Community Needs Grant from…
MFG Day Sponsors and Speaker
Wilkes-Barre, PA., April 2, 2024 – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announces its upcoming Manufacturing Day Best Practices Summit & Expo, scheduled for Friday, October 4 at…
NEPIRC Announces Promotion and Hiring
Wilkes-Barre, PA., April 4, 2024 – Eric Joseph Esoda, president and CEO of NEPIRC, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jenelle Osborne and the hiring of Ashley Tice…
NEPIRC’s Manufacturing Education Guide Promotes Advanced Manufacturing Curriculums at Area Colleges
Wilkes-Barre, PA., March 6, 2024 – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) recently launched The Northeastern Pennsylvania Manufacturing Education Guide, a publication that promotes the abundance of certificate…
Regional Firms Report Significant Savings, Revenue Growth & Expansion Through Expertise and Training Provided by NEPIRC
Wilkes-Barre, PA., January 2024 – Throughout 2023, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) provided assistance to 183 regional small and mid-sized manufacturers. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing…
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Report Significant Benefits and Impacts from Statewide Industrial Resource Center (IRC) Program
Wilkes-Barre, PA., January 2024 – According to data voluntarily provided by 575 small and mid-sized manufacturing firms across Pennsylvania throughout 2023, the statewide Industrial Resource Center (IRC) initiative, the Commonwealth’s…
NEPIRC ADDS SAFELANDUSA CERTIFICATION TO EXPANDED SAFETY TRAINING PORTFOLIO
(Wilkes-Barre, PA — November 3, 2023) — The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announces that Brian Matyjevich, Lean enterprise consultant and authorized OSHA outreach trainer, recently obtained SafeLandUSA trainer…
NEPIRC MARKETING MANAGER APPOINTED TO NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE
(Wilkes-Barre, PA — November 2023) — The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announces that Chelsey Coslett, manager of marketing and stakeholder engagement, recently accepted an invitation to join the…
NEPIRC Annual Board Meeting Welcomes New Members and Recognizes Long-Term Members
(Wilkes-Barre, PA — November 2023) — Eric Joseph Esoda, president and CEO of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced the addition of new members to the organization’s board…
NEPIRC’S MANUFACTURING BEST PRACTICES SUMMIT AND EXPO BRINGS MANUFACTURERS AND THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO LISTEN, LEARN AND COLLABORATE
(Wilkes-Barre, PA October 13, 2023) — The 2023 Manufacturing Best Practices Summit and Expo, the region’s largest manufacturing trade show and networking event, was held on October 13 at Mohegan…
CRAYOLA COO NAMED KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT NEPIRC’S MANUFACTURING BEST PRACTICES SUMMIT AND EXPO
(Wilkes-Barre, PA August 2, 2023) — Pete Ruggiero, Chief Operating Officer of Crayola, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2023 Manufacturing Best Practices Summit and Expo, the region’s…
TICKETS ON SALE FOR NEPIRC’S MANUFACTURING BEST PRACTICES SUMMIT AND EXPO
(Wilkes-Barre, PA July 6, 2023) — Tickets are now available for the 2023 Manufacturing Best Practices Summit and Expo, the region’s largest manufacturing trade show and networking event, organized by…
Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) Enters Alliance Agreement with OSHA
(Wilkes-Barre, PA July 14, 2023) – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced that it has entered into a two-year Alliance Agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational…
NEPIRC DREAM TEAM AMBASSADORS INSPIRE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS NEPA TO CONSIDER CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING
(Wilkes-Barre, PA May 23, 2023) — The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center’s (NEPIRC) Manufacturing Ambassador Dream Team Program is making an impact on high school students throughout northeastern, northern and…
NEPIRC Announces Opening of Effort, PA Office; Now Serves Manufacturers Through Four Regional Facilities
Wilkes-Barre, PA., March 2023 – Earlier this month, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) celebrated the opening of its Monroe County office. With the addition of its presence within…
NEPIRC Manufacturing Ambassador Dream Team Program Exceeding First-Year Expectations
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center’s (NEPIRC’s) Manufacturing Ambassador Dream Team Program, which introduces high school and community college students and their faculty to exciting industrial career opportunities, has received…
NEPIRC Professional Achieves ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Designation
Wilkes-Barre, PA., January 2023 – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is pleased to announce that the organization’s Lean Enterprise Consultant, Brian Matyjevich, recently completed the British Standards Institution’s…
NEPIRC Ramps Up Manufacturing Ambassador Program to Introduce High School Students and Faculty to Industrial Career Opportunities
Wilkes-Barre, PA., January 2023 – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) recently ramped-up its newly-announced Dream Team Manufacturing Ambassador Program by adding a Project Coordinator to its team. Ms.…
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Attribute Significant Job, Revenue and Technology Benefits to Statewide Industrial Resource Center (IRC) Program
Wilkes-Barre, PA., January 2023 – Data voluntarily provided to independent researchers by 541 small and mid-sized manufacturing firms across Pennsylvania throughout 2022, and subsequently verified by the U.S. Department of…
Gov. Wolf: New Funding Awarded to Create ‘Dream Team’ Ambassador Program in Northeast PA to Encourage High School Students to Consider Careers in Manufacturing
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced $150,900 in new funding for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC), through Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program (MTTC), to support a…
NEPIRC Welcomes Two New Business Advisors to its Team
Wilkes-Barre, PA (July 2022) – To better assist manufacturers in capitalizing on growth opportunities, addressing workforce challenges and implementing new technologies, NEPIRC gladly welcomes Victoria Bradley and Courtney Deignan to…
NEPIRC Celebrates Hazleton Field Office with Ribbon Cutting
Wilkes-Barre, PA (May 2022) – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC), headquartered in Hanover Twp., celebrated the opening of its Hazleton field office on Friday, June 10. NEPIRC’s new…
NEPIRC Mobilizing to Assist Displaced Preferred Meals Employees
Wilkes-Barre, PA (May 2022) – In response to the recent announcement by Elior North America that they will be closing the Preferred Meals plant in Moosic, PA – putting 285…
NEPIRC COVID-19 Response Efforts for Manufacturers Earns National Award
Wilkes-Barre, PA – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the world’s largest association of economic development organizations and practitioners, recently presented the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) with an…
Regional Manufacturing Day Event Rescheduled to May 2022
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced that its Manufacturing Day 2021 Best Practices Summit & Expo, scheduled for October 1st at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Convention Center, has…
NEPIRC Manufacturing Day 2021 Expo to Highlight Manufacturers and Encourage Regional Supply Chains
Wilkes-Barre, PA., August 9, 2021 – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) announced the return of its regional National Manufacturing Day (MFG DAY) 2021 Manufacturing Best Practices Summit &…
NEPIRC Launches Regional Manufacturer Job Board; Connects Job Seekers to Exciting Careers
Wilkes-Barre, PA., July 28, 2021 – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) recently launched the region’s first manufacturer job board to connect job seekers throughout northeastern, central and the…
Regional Manufacturers Experience Dynamic Growth; Rebound Quickly with NEPIRC Assistance
Wilkes-Barre, PA., July 12, 2021 – The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) closed out its most recent fiscal year on June 30, 2021, with reports of dynamic growth and…
NEPIRC Manufacturing Clients Increase Sales, Create Jobs & Invest in Expansion Despite Pandemic-Related Challenges
Wilkes-Barre, PA., March 24, 2021 – According to the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center’s (NEPIRC’s) recently-released annual impact report, the organization’s manufacturing clients realized $95.5 million of new and retained…
Legal Aspects of COVID-19 Vaccination for Employers Webinar Resources
Click HERE to easily download the presentation slide deck, along with the webinar’s FAQ document, which contains the questions posed by attendees during the presentation. Click HERE to see the…
Leading Technology Institute Report: Manufacturing Sector Top Contributor to Economy in 31 of 67 Pennsylvania Counties; 2nd Largest Sector in Commonwealth
A February 2021 report issued by the State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI), a national research, education and information organization dedicated to supporting prosperity nationwide, identified the manufacturing sector as…
Study Quantifies Impact of Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program – With Pennsylvania Affiliates a Prominent Contributor
A January 2021 study by Summit Consulting, a New Jersey-based quantitative research firm, and independent analysts from the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research of Michigan found that the National…
Manufacturing and the PA Industrial Resource Centers: Drivers of Pennsylvania’s Economy Video
Many thanks to Coal Creative for partnering with the Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Centers (IRCs) in the creation of their 2020 annual report video. This video outlines the strides our state’s…
NEPIRC’s Ray Kryeski and Brian Matyjevich Attain AS 9100:2016 Certification
WILKES-BARRE, PA (November 2020): The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is pleased to announce that two of its staff members, Ray Kryeski, Mechanical Engineer, and Brian Matyjevich, Lean Enterprise…
NEPIRC President & CEO Appears on Local TV Show, PA Live
In early November, NEPIRC President & CEO, Eric Joseph Esoda, was interviewed by Chris Bohinski for Eyewitness News WBRE WYOU’s PA Live show. During the interview, Eric discussed the importance…
NEPIRC TO HOST FREE VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING DAY
WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 2020): The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) will host its annual Manufacturing Day event on Friday October 2nd, 2020. This year’s Manufacturing Day is free to…
Strong First Six Months for Manufacturers
Pennsylvania Manufacturers, IRC Clients Report Strong Sales, Jobs & Investment Levels Over First Six Months of 2020 WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 2020): The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) reported that…
NEPIRC Provides Free COVID-19 Recovery Recommendation Reports To Regional Manufacturers
WILKES-BARRE, PA (July 2020): The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is providing free COVID-19 Recovery Recommendation Reports to small and mid-sized manufacturers throughout northeastern and the northern tier of…
Governor Wolf Announces PA Innovation Plan
Additional investment in Industrial Resource Centers will accelerate use of advanced manufacturing technologies. WILKES-BARRE, PA (Jan 30, 2020) – Governor Tom Wolf recently revealed his proposed 2020-21 budget for the…
2020 Upjohn Report Identifies Significant Returns on State Investment in PAMEP and IRCs
WILKES-BARRE, PA (Jan. 27, 2020) A study released earlier this month by the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research concluded that Pennsylvania Manufacturing Extension Partnership (PA MEP) operations, as implemented…
ARC PA MAKES Mini-Grant Program
ARC PA MAKES Mini-Grant Program Introduction The ARC PA MAKES Mini-Grant Program is funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission and features grants available only through local Industrial Resource Centers, including…
NEPIRC Board of Directors Elects New Officers
Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Board of Directors of NEPIRC – the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center – elected new officers at its Annual Meeting held in Hanover Township on October…
NEPIRC to Host Three Annual Manufacturing Day Events
National Manufacturing Day recognizes the impact of manufacturing upon the U.S. economy, highlights manufacturing’s value to communities across the nation and raises awareness of high-paying manufacturing careers. Manufacturing Day efforts…
Efforts to Accelerate Manufacturer Growth and Job Creation Yield Dynamic Return to Treasury, Community and Families
An April, 2018 analysis by the W.E. Upjohn Institute concluded that the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program generates an economic and financial return…
NEPIRC’s Manager of Information Systems Receives Certified Ethical Hacker Certification
Randy Yash, Manager of Information Systems at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC), recently attained Certified Ethical Hacker Certification (CEH). The prestigious CEH designation is awarded to individuals who…
Public Voting Begins for “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Northeast Campaign
Public voting for northeastern Pennsylvania’s inaugural “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” (WSCM) Student Video Contest will open Monday, March 19, 12:01 am and run until Wednesday, March 21, 11:59 pm…
NEPIRC Highlights Manufacturing Job Creation and Growth with Release of 2017 Year In Review
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) released its 2017 Year in Review, a document that summarizes NEPIRC’s single-year accomplishments in four (4) key areas for local manufacturers: • Generating…
NEPIRC Brings “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” To Northeastern PA
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is proud to announce their inaugural year of a regional “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” video contest for middle school students. The “What’s…