A Chester County Economic Development Council initiative

From AON: How To Respond To Rising Global Medical Costs

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  Aon’s 2018 Global Medical Trend Rates survey reveals that the cost of health care is rising faster than inflation. In 2017, the global average increase in medical costs was 8.2 percent, against a worldwide inflation rate of 2.8 percent. To keep workforces happy, healthy and productive, companies should accelerate their efforts in helping employees …

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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PREMIER: DECEMBER 11, 2017

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Join us for a  day at the TCHS Pickering Campus to get high school students, their parents and adults excited about careers in advanced manufacturing. Our direct engagement can demonstrate the connection between our field and STEM education to get the future STEM workforce pumped about advanced manufacturing! See attached flyer for details: TCHS0617002 AMP Partner …

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MACC/DC Partner’s Meeting Focuses on Cyber Security

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On September 13, 2017 the Manufacturing Alliance of Chester County and Delaware County held an Industrial Partners’ meeting on the topic of Cyber Security.  Charles Sgrillo of Kreischer Miller, a “Certified Ethical Hacker”, presented an interesting and chilling assessment of today’s cyber risks and what all organizations should do to mitigate them. See this link …

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Omega Design and Netzsch Premier Technologies Sign Up for Manufacturing Day Events – 10/6/2017

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WHAT IS MANUFACTURING DAY? Manufacturing Day℠ is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. Manufacturing Day occurs on the first Friday in October — this year Manufacturing Day is Oct 6, 2017. While Manufacturing Day is officially Oct. 6, companies and community organizations should plan their events on the …

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Tuition Free Manufacturing Courses at DCCC

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Attached are the Fall 2017 courses available for the Manufacturing Alliance’s exclusive Tuition Free Manufacturing Course Program at DCCC. If any of your employees needs or has an interest in one of these Fall 2017 courses, please call or email:   Karen P. Kozachyn Ed.D. Dean, Workforce Development and Community Education. Delaware County Community College …

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From AON: 4 Lessons And 7 Questions From The WannaCry Ransomware Attack

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OVERVIEW All around the world, hundreds of thousands of computer users have been confronted with a big red screen demanding in big red letters a payment of up to $600 in bitcoins to unlock it. They had fallen victim to the ransomware virus WannaCry, which locked up more than 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries on …

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Delaware County Community College Receives Nearly $200,000 Grant for Process Control Technology Training

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(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA • May 9, 2017)—The College received a nearly $200,000 state grant to augment training for adult students interested in pursuing technology careers. The College was one of 14 higher education institutions statewide to receive one of the tech grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The grants were …

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