MARYLAND MANUFACTURING BLOG

MARYLAND MEP OFFERS FREE CYBERSECURITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR MARYLAND SMALL BUSINESSES
The Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MD MEP) is offering a new series of free, weekly, virtual programs designed to help Maryland small businesses advance their cybersecurity knowledge and capabilities. Each session of the Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program (DCAP) Cyber Series will feature local cybersecurity providers presenting essential information to protect

LEARNING ON THE JOB: 15 STUDENTS COMPLETE 2020 MD MEP MANUFACTURING SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The summer of 2020 may have looked different than what we’re used to in many respects, but one initiative that was not derailed by the pandemic was MD MEP’s annual Manufacturing Summer Internship Program. Now in its fifth year, this program helps expose young talent to valuable career opportunities within

BOONSBORO RESIDENT KEVIN KOONTZ IS THE FIRST TO GRADUATE FROM APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AT DVF CORPORATION IN HAGERSTOWN
The Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MD MEP) announces that Kevin Koontz of Boonsboro recently became the first person to graduate from a new competency-based apprenticeship program at DVF Corporation in Hagerstown. Now a journeyman CNC (computer numeric controlled) machinist, Koontz completed the program over two years, participating in three levels

YOUR INPUT MATTERS: UNDERSTANDING THE MEP CLIENT SURVEY PROCESS
Every quarter, 30 – 40 MD MEP clients have the chance to tell MD MEP and our national partners terrific stories about the improvements made through their collaboration with the MD team in projects and events. Through a third-party administered survey, we ask clients to self-report accumulated impacts of cost