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MCCV News & Events
Manufacturers Council of the Central Valley
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Happy
New Year!
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January 2009 |
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CA
adopts more new regulations: Are you impacted?
Attend the January 21 MCCV meeting and
find out
A number of environmental policy initiatives emerged from the most recent
California legislative session, many of which became effective the first of
the year and will impact MCCV member companies.
To
help its member companies better prepare and respond, the Manufacturers
Council of the Central Valley has invited Gary Lucks JD, CPEA, a principal
environmental attorney and scientist with
Beyond Compliance
to provide a compliance update at the
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 MCCV Meeting.
The presentation is scheduled for 8:45 to 9:45a.m (the meeting begins at
8:30 and will conclude no later than 11:30 a.m.) No pre-registration is
required. See below for more details.
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MCCV Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009
* 8:30 a.m.
E&J Gallo Winery, Ops Training Room
Santa Rosa & Yosemite Blvd, Modesto, CA
(Agenda to be posted on MCCV website
prior to meeting)
January Meeting Special Presentation:
Gary Lucks, Beyond Compliance
What the Legislative Update Covers
The legislative and
regulatory update covers new state and federal environmental legislation as
well as relevant regulatory developments. It will also reveals some
important compliance implications for commercial and industrial
organizations as well as state and local government entities.
Who Is Gary Lucks
Lucks serves as a regulatory
compliance and sustainability specialist where he advises clients on
multi-media environmental audits, environmental permitting, training, and
regulatory analysis, and multimedia environmental management systems (EMS).
He serves on the California State Bar Environmental Legislation Committee
and has published numerous articles.
Beyond Compliance LLC bridges
EH&S compliance counseling with sustainability principles. Beyond
Compliance is a consulting organization designed to help industry transition
from a regulatory compliance model to one of sustainability where pollution
prevention and concepts of sustainability improve performance and reduce the
costs of doing business while exceeding command and control environmental
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MCCV schedules 2009 meetings: mark your
calendar!
M ark
your calendars for the third Wednesday of
every month in 2008 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for the MCCV's regular
meetings which are open to all member companies and invited guests.
2009 MCCV MEETING SCHEDULE
3rd Wednesday * 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Gallo Ops Training * Modesto (unless otherwise noticed)
January 21 April 15 July 15
October 21
February 18 May 20 August 19
November 18
March 18 June 17 September16
December 17
Regular agenda items include air, water, general regulatory and
workforce issues, and most meetings feature a special presentation to
provide members with pertinent information. Companies may send multiple
representatives.
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Careers in Manufacturing high school outreach program
enters fifth year: More employer partners sought
Join
with other north valley manufacturing firms and seize the initiative to
demonstrate to young people that there are exciting career opportunities
at manufacturing firms in their own communities: sign up now to
participate in the 2009 Careers in Manufacturing.
TO
PARTICIPATE, YOU NEED TO:
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Be
concerned about having a technically qualified work force into the
future;
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Have
at least one entry level job opening suitable for an 18 year-old;
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Participate in some of the evening outreach events for students and
parents
(with a display)'
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Contact Jan Ennenga c: 209.968.5632 o: 209.523.0886 or jan@mccv.org
Several
changes have been made this to help make this process easier for both
employers and students and to ensure that the students local firms select
for interviews have not already been hired! A new tracking system is in
place to provide more reliable feedback and to help transition this into a
year-round program. This year the program is expanding and includes all
Stanislaus County public high schools .In the future, it is hoped this
pilot will pave the way for expansion of the program into other valley
counties.
There are
eight evening outreach or "Road Show" events planned between January 21
and March 31 to help reach students and parents as to the career
opportunities and educational pathways in manufacturing. You can be part
of these exciting events
You can
learn more about this exciting pilot program that has put more than 200
young people to work during the past four years by calling MCCV Executive
Director Jan Ennenga at (209) 968-5632.
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Questions about the MCCV?
If you have questions about the Manufacturers Council of
the Central Valley or would like more information, including membership
information, please contact MCCV's Executive Director Jan Ennenga at
jan@mccv.org or call 209.523.0886
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Manufacturers Council of the Central Valley
PO Box 1564 * Modesto, CA 95353 * 209.523.0886
Visit us on the web at
www.mccv.org
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