Manufacturing group to meet in Alexandria

Tri-State Manufacturers’ Association will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, January 4, at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria with Dr. Bruce Miles scheduled as guest speaker.

Miles, owner of Ed.D. & Big River Group, will share information from a book he recently published entitled, Looking out for Number 2.

His presentation will help owners, leaders and managers get the most out of their most important asset: their number-two employee. Session participants will receive a lecture/interactive presentation with ongoing questions and answers along with handouts detailing strategy, tool and research summary. Each attendee will also receive a complimentary copy of Miles’ new book.

The annual meeting will be preceded by a gathering of the Tri-State Quality Council.

Jeremy Schwartz, Alexandria Technical and Community College, and Roger Cullen, Innova Industries, will lead participants of this group in a discussion to prioritize and plan for 2011.

The Quality Council meeting, open to members and nonmembers, is scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Alexandria Holiday Inn.

Social time is scheduled from 5 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a pasta-buffet dinner and a business meeting, including guest speaker Bruce Miles, from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.

Tri-State Manufacturers’ Association (TSMA) is a membership-based organization serving manufacturers and related industries in west central Minnesota and eastern North and South Dakota.

TSMA’s 209 members benefit from peer networking, low cost training, plant tours, benefit programs, promotional opportunities and more.

For more information about TSMA or the meeting and tour, contact LeeAnn Rostberg

at 1-800-654-5773 or leeannr@runestone.

net.

Tags: business, manufacturing