PUBLISHED IN THE PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL By Christopher Bjorke  –  Nov 5, 2021 Updated Nov 7, 2021 As president of the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Aaron Fox works with companies on solutions to problems including labor shortages and supply chain...

The Department of Defense is by far and away from the federal government’s biggest spender — but few of those dollars flow into Oregon. Some trade groups are looking to bump up those numbers. Shane Steinke moved to Bend last year with a mission: to get more Department...

Published by the Bend Bulletin 9/1/21 A program at Oregon State University-Cascades gives students the opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job experience while delivering products and services to organizations across Central Oregon. Co-Lab Studio, part of the...

Manufacturers that are disciplined and make conscious decisions about operations, adopting new technology and implementing a targeted strategy, set themselves up to be more prosperous in the future. Published in Oregon Business Magazine January 2021 - Click to Read

As workplaces adapt to Covid restrictions, some manufacturers are ahead of the curve. This story features Oregon's Wild Harvest and Miller Paint Company Published in the Portland Business Journal Nov 2, 2020 Read the full article >

Manufacturers can try out tools in person at the Factory of Tomorrow located at OMIC R&D in Scappoose. Read the full article here >

Gary Conner is featured in an interview for The Fabricator, Published October 2020. Read the full article here   Lean manufacturing in the pandemic era Problem-solving steps up for metal fabricators in uncertain times of the COVID-19 era The problem-solving and...

Wire Harness Manufacturers Get Help Through MEP  - Published in Assembly Magazine MEP is a public-private partnership dedicated to serving small and medium-sized manufacturers. With centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, MEP assisted 28,213 manufacturers in 2019,...

A plan to commercialize a novel patient litter has been laid out and accepted by the U.S. Navy. Composite Approach, a designer and manufacturer of advanced composite structures in Redmond, Oregon, announced Thursday that it signed a patent license agreement with the...

Firstly, manufacturers have been impacted by the closure of so-called upstream suppliers that had to shut because of social-distancing protocols or to protect their workforces. Secondly, some product makers face a lack of raw materials, which are being diverted to...