Carroll County Department of Economic Development

August 21, 2008

Connecting Business & Education

Economic Development is hosting a Business & Education Get Together event on Friday, September 12th to introduce employers to the Carroll County Public Schools Career Coordinators and local college advisors. Representatives from McDaniel College, Carroll Community College and area high schools will be on hand to answer questions about setting up student internships.
Barbara Biller, President of Intellitech, Inc. and a member of the Economic Development Commission’s workforce committee was influential in getting the event established. “Intellitech has experienced wonderful success in working with the Career & Technology Center to place student interns in our business. I know many of my colleagues could benefit from this type of partnership as a way to find new talent. It is often just a matter of knowing the right person to contact to get it set up” she said.
The Business & Education Get Together will be held at the Economic Development office at 225 N. Center Street in Westminster on Sept. 12th from 8:30 – 10:00 am. If you are an employer interested in learning more about student internships, please call Bonnie Staub at 410-386-2070 to attend.

Achievement Counts Speakers Bureau
Join with 2,500 other committed Marylanders who will talk this fall with nearly 85,000 students in their classrooms about where they want to go in life and how to get there.

Volunteer speakers are asked to make four 45-minute classroom presentations in area schools during October/November/December. To prepare for the talks, speakers attend a 3-hour training session in September (Carroll’s speaker training date is Sept. 9th). Speakers then select the schools, dates and times that are convenient to them.

The next generation looks to you for guidance and direction. Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape your future workforce.

To register online or get more information, visit www.mbrt.org/speak or contact Kathy Anderson at 410-386-2820.

Spotlight on Manufacturing in Carroll

Manufacturing is a diverse and thriving industry in Carroll County. From small machined parts to large robotic vehicles, items made by Carroll County manufacturers are in demand in today’s global marketplace.

To help create more awareness of Carroll manufacturers and

the products that they make, economic development has worked with the Carroll County Manufacturing Consortium (CCMC) to dedicate a section of the www.carrollbiz.org website to manufacturing. The section features information about the consortium, links to Carroll manufacturers, information about careers in manufacturing and local jobs. Visit the Carroll County Manufacturing Consortium to learn more about manufacturing in Carroll County.