2009-02-17 Bristol Compressors - Newest Member of SVAM
SVAM Welcomes Bristol Compressors as Newest Member, Trains 194 Employees in Process Improvement
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2008-10-20 SteelFab Appreciates Dream It Do It
Local manufacturer touts program in tough business environment
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2008-08-01 SVAM CEO and Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator Executive Director discuss career opportunities with Washington County High School Students.
Junior Achievement Success Skills Program
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2008-01-14 Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing Appoints Kravitz as CEO
ABINGDON, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing, a Dream It. Do It. manufacturing careers awareness program partner, has promoted Bruce L. Kravitz to chief executive officer.
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2008-01-02 Dream It. Do It. Careers Campaign Providing Training for Manufacturing
ABINGDON, Va. – For more than a year, employers, educators and county economic development professionals in Southwest Virginia have partnered to address the challenge of finding qualified technicians to fill hundreds of available manufacturing positions in the region. In fact, the nation’s first rural Dream It. Do It. campaign has taken significant steps to reverse this shortage trend.
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2007-10-02 Career Fairs Address Needs of Smyth, Washington Manufacturing Companies
ABINGDON, Va. – Two career fairs on Thursday, Oct. 11, will afford Southwest Virginia’s students, unemployed and laid-off workers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with prospective employers seeking to fill hundreds of manufacturing jobs in Smyth and Washington counties.
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2007-06-26 Local “Dream It. Do It.” Program Receives $25,000 from Appalachian Regional Commission
MARION, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing has received a $25,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to support its “Dream It. Do It.” campaign, an initiative designed to create a skilled workforce for the 88 manufacturing companies in Smyth and Washington counties.
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2007-06-06 “Dream It. Do It.” Campaign Awards 21 College Scholarships to High School Students in Southwest Virginia
MARION, Va. – Through the local “Dream It. Do It.” program, 21 high school graduates in Southwest Virginia’s Smyth and Washington counties were recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to assist with their tuition costs for manufacturing-related courses at local colleges.
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2007-06-01 “Dream It. Do It.” College Scholarships Awarded to 12 Smyth County High School Students
MARION, Va. – Through a local “Dream It. Do It.” program, 12 high school graduates in Smyth County, Va., will receive $1,000 scholarships to assist with their tuition costs for manufacturing-related courses at local colleges.
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2007-05-23 “Dream It. Do It.” Campaign Awards Nine College Scholarships to Local High School Students
ABINGDON, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing has awarded nine $1,000 scholarships to recent high school graduates in Washington County.
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2007-05-15 Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing Recognizes Business Appreciation Week
MARION, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing will recognize Business Appreciation Week with a reception and dinner on Wednesday, May 16. The organization will also provide an update on its “Dream It. Do It.” campaign at the event.
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2007-05-11 Local “Dream It. Do It.” Program Gets Major Grant Award From Virginia Tobacco Commission
MARION, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing has received a $100,000 grant to supplement marketing efforts for its “Dream It. Do It.” campaign, a program designed to build a skilled workforce for the almost 90 manufacturers in Smyth and Washington counties.
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2007-02-16 “Dream It. Do It.” Campaign Awards Manufacturers for Skills Training
ABINGDON, Va. – The Smyth-Washington Regional Workforce Consortium recently awarded more than $10,000 in reimbursement funds to manufacturers and education partners who are providing skills training to fill manufacturing jobs as part of the regional “Dream It. Do It.” campaign.
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2006-10-04 Manufacturing Career Fair Addresses Needs of Smyth, Washington Companies
ABINGDON, Va. – The Smyth-Washington Regional Workforce Consortium is sponsoring a career fair on Tuesday, Oct. 24, to help fill hundreds of available manufacturing jobs in the two counties and generate a greater awareness of the training opportunities available in Southwest Virginia.
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2006-06-14 Smyth-Washington Regional Workforce Consortium Kicks Off Regional “Dream It. Do It.” Campaign
ABINGDON, Va. – Intent on reversing the growing shortage of skilled manufacturing workers in Southwest Virginia, the Smyth-Washington Regional Workforce Consortium kicked off the Dream It. Do It. campaign Wednesday at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center.
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