| David Newman the ResourceMFG area manager in | | | | a qualified, certified, contingent workforce which is |
| Salt Lake City recently commented about the | | | | more productive for customers; it also creates great |
| importance of the relationship with the Utah | | | | opportunities for trained employees. With the |
| Manufacturers Association (UMA) and the Economic | | | | growing demand for skilled employees in the |
| Development Corp. of Utah noting that, “We are | | | | electronics industry this strategic partnership provides |
| very excited and encouraged by the support we | | | | a seamless solution. |
| have received from the UMA and the EDCU. The | | | | The U.S. is the world's largest producer of electronic |
| market research and networking functions they | | | | products, accounting for around 21% of the world |
| provide enable us to keep our finger on the pulse of | | | | total. It also represents the world's largest market |
| manufacturing in the Salt Lake market. It is, in part, | | | | with around 29% of the total and with the |
| because of their expertise and the relationships | | | | outsourcing trend of sending many of our high |
| formed through membership and participation in these | | | | volume, repetitive, high tech jobs offshore; we are |
| associations, we decided to launch the first offering | | | | left with the lower volume, but more complex jobs |
| focused on the electronics manufacturing sector, | | | | which require much higher skills. Job growth pushed |
| ResourceMFG Electronics. It is evident there is a need | | | | down the unemployment rate to 2.5 percent in Utah, |
| for skilled electronics manufacturing personnel and we | | | | significantly lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of |
| are confident our unique approach to recruiting, | | | | 4.5 percent. |
| assessing, and training will be part of the | | | | ResourceMFG ( is involved with the total spectrum of |
| solution.” | | | | manufacturing positions including production, quality, |
| ResourceMFG recognizes the core competencies of | | | | maintenance, supervision, and all levels of |
| recruiting, screening, hiring, placing and retaining a | | | | management. The company serves a wide variety of |
| temporary workforce. ResourceMFG has to be | | | | industry segments that include automotive, electronic, |
| proactive in training the skilled electronics workforce | | | | machining, sheet metal, fabrication, and many other |
| of tomorrow and partnered with Blackfox Training | | | | specialized producers. |
| Institute to provide and end to end solution to the | | | | Manufacturing is the sole focus of ResourceMFG |
| Electronic manufacturing sector. This solution provides | | | | allowing a better manufacturing workforce. |