(BUSINESS WIRE) — May 5, 2014 — The United States manufacturing and energy sectors employ more than 16 million U.S. workers directly and creates millions more jobs in related industries. But U.S. manufacturers are struggling with the problem of the "skills gap"—employers looking to hire, but unable to find qualified, skilled workers. Adding to the problem, three million employees are expected to retire in the next decade.
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A National Press Club (NPC) Newsmaker, a news conference that is open to all credentialed press, members of the National Press Club and their guests, and all National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) and Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) members who are in Washington, DC for the One Voice legislative conference |
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Who: |
Panelists will include: | |
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-- Jody Fledderman, Chairman, Precision Metalforming Association |
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-- Ted Toth, Chairman, National Tooling and Machining Association |
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-- Steve Nowlan, American Jobs for American Heroes |
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-- Mark Volk, President, Lackawanna College |
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Where: |
Zenger Room, National Press Club |
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| 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC | ||
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When: |
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M ay 6, 2014 at 2:00 PM |
