Kentucky Association of Manufacturers

The 2024 Wage and Workforce Study is now open through June 28th! Manufacturers across the state who participate in the study will gain access to valuable data about wages, benefits, childcare, fair chance employment, employment/retention strategies and other related areas. Sign Up and Complete Your Survey Today: https://lnkd.in/eZFEEb_b #KYmfg

Join us in Somerset on Tuesday, May 7, when, together with SPEDA, the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, and other great Somerset organizations, we help that wonderful community celebrate the Grand Opening of its PCDC Workforce and Re-Entry Center! A KAM Off The Clock event. #KAMOffTheClock #KYManufacturing

As a KAM member, you and your family have access to an exclusive 15% tuition discount at Sullivan University. This benefit covers a wide range of programs and is available for full-time employees AND their immediate families. It's a valuable opportunity to further your education or support your family's academic aspirations. Discover how KAM membership opens doors to new educational possibilities: www.sullivan.edu/kam #KAMMemberBenefits #EducationOpportunities #SullivanUniversity

KAM On The Move! This week, our team visited HempWood, the 2024 KAM Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance WINNER in Murray, KY. Congratulations once again to HempWood! #kamonthemove #KAM #coolestthingky

KAM On The Move! This week, our team visited HempWood, the 2024 KAM Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance WINNER in Murray, KY. Congratulations once again to HempWood! #kamonthemove #KAM #coolestthingky

What a great day Monday at Murray State University to hand off the KAM 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Championship Trophy to the team at HempWood®! There’s an exemplary story of entrepreneurialism behind HempWood®, with a process and materials developed in collaboration with Murray State, the founders with their international experience gained in China, and the company and its two dozen employees, led by president Gregory Wilson, still very much in startup mode. Our deep thanks to all of our sponsors, particularly our Presenting Sponsor, the team at Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. They recognize the extremely high value - measured in better jobs, stronger families, and more successful communities - of Kentucky and American manufacturing. As do the teams at CBT Company, DQS - Solutions & Staffing , and our partners at Built In The Bluegrass. And our thanks as well to our hosts, the exceptional team at Murray State University, starting with its president, Dr. Robert L (Bob) Jackson, Ed.D., and Chris Wooldridge, the director of MuSU’s Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development. And to Senator Rand Paul for joining us to celebrate HempWood®’s victory. Lastly, we’re grateful to all of the great companies whose 100+ products were nominated and competed in this year’s tournament. Remember: there’s always next year’s 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament. And you won’t have to compete against either the Chevrolet #Corvette, our 2023 Champion, or 2024’s HempWood®! #AmericanIngenuity #Kentucky #KYManufacturers #CoolestThingKY Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance HempWood® CBT Company DQS - Solutions & Staffing Built In The Bluegrass #KAMontheMove

HempWood®, an innovative lumber alternative that uses hemp and a soy based glue to make organic flooring and other products, has won the second annual Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. #coolestthingky #kymfg https://bit.ly/3Jxx3Yn

We are excited to be partnering with some great Somerset organizations for this event on May 7th! #KAMOfftheClock #kymfg

The votes are in, the competition was fierce, but at last, we have the champion of the 2024 KAM Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance! Congratulations to HempWood®! This innovative product showcases the incredible talent we have right here in Kentucky. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated, voted, and supported the dozens of outstanding Kentucky products in this exciting journey. #CoolestThingKY #KYmfg

Together with my colleague Amy Wombwell of BlackBox Energy Systems, who chairs KAM’s Defense and Aerospace Council, we had a great tour and discussion earlier this week with the leaders of GE Aerospace’s Madisonville turbine airfoils plant. The 350+ team members there are doing great work building critical components for America’s commercial and military aircraft sectors. Among the newly independent GE Aerospace’s 80+ major facilities worldwide, the Madisonville plant is the very first to sport the new company’s logo to the world, an outward indication of how well the facility is performing. #KAMontheMove #KYmanufacturing #innovationsinindustry