Our Mission:

To become a catalyst for strengthening community manufacturing; accelerating transformation into a more efficient and powerful engine of innovation, job creation and economic growth.

 

The Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce is the regional Manufacture Advocate. We are offering a unique member cohort experience addressing workforce issues. Expect to interact with like-minded leaders in manufacturing while identifying AND developing real time solutions to challenges around workforce needs.

What we know:

• Today, the greatest common issue is around workforce development.
• Secondary issue in high regards; continued need for operational excellence.
• There is common need for collaboration.
• There is value in sharing resources and having one central point of contact in the region.
• A local organization (like AACC) is better suited to or could be better plugged into the needs of manufacturers.
• We have an opportunity to play a role that could alter/ develop/ grow our community organizations with this initiative.

We would expect the following activities to represent the ROI

Manufacturing 2014/15 work outline:

• Facilitate a series of relevant programs
• Respond and advocate for issues that are of concern to manufacturing
• Create and facilitate a networking opportunity to serve the needs of membership
• Establish a code of conduct to guide the group.
• Create an online database representing local sourcing options for members.
• Take direction/ deliver outcomes from committee chair, committee and manufacture members.