MARYLAND MANUFACTURING BLOG

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

MARYLAND DEFENSE DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MAKES AN IMPACT ON MARYLAND’S DEFENSE SECTOR
Maryland is home to more than 10,000 defense contractor organizations – one of the largest defense supply chains in the country. Collectively, these organizations provide the armed services, the Department of Defense (DoD) and other supporting agencies with goods, services and products that help support the overall mission of protecting

