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…