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 Silver Crescent Award Nominations Deadline
is June 12

The deadline for submitting entries for the 2009 Silver Crescent Manufacturer of the Year Awards is Friday, June 12, 2009. Application forms are available at www.silvercrescentsc.org. Completed forms should be submitted to the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 1201 Main Street, Suite 1700, Columbia, S.C. 29201 or faxed to (803) 779-6043.

If you know of a small, medium or large manufacturer that deserves recognition for their accomplishments, please consider nominating them. The application and selection process is simple and straightforward. Selection is based upon:

• Quality Improvement Efforts
• Quality of Life Programs
• Improvements in the Environment
• Involvement in Local Community & Economic Development
• Education and Workforce Development
• Overall Effectiveness

The winning companies will be recognized at the Salute to Manufacturing on Tuesday, September 22 at the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing Technology in Florence.

Thanks to our Platinum Sponsors:
Ogletree Deakins and Santee Cooper.

 Connect 2 Business Helps Promote Career Opportunities

As part of the Personal Pathways to Success™ initiative, a web-based portal has been developed to link businesses with South Carolina students and unemployed adults to promote available career opportunities. Companies are encouraged to visit the site (www.scpathways.org), post a company profile and list any job openings or extended learning opportunities (mentoring, job shadowing, internships, etc.) that may be available for young people to pursue as part of their career exploration journey.

There is no fee for joining C2B and it's easy to enroll.

1. Go to www.scpathways.org
2. Click on the "Businesses" tab at the top
3. Click the "New Users" link on the right side
of the page and
4. Answer a few simple questions to create
your company's profile

If you want more information about C2B, contact Bill Barlow with Kuder Connect 2 Business for South Carolina at (515) 326-1229 or barlowb@kuder.com.

Florence Darlington Technical College
   •  June 14-20 & July 19-25, 2009
Aiken Technical College and USC (Aiken)
   •  June 21-26, 2009
Greenville Technical College
   •  July 12-18, 2009
Piedmont Technical College
   •  July 12-17, 2009
University of South Carolina (Columbia)
   •  August 2-7, 2009

It's still not too late to register your child for one of the six sessions of Camp Success. Visit the web site for more details.

Next issue: A recap of the Discover Manufacturing Design Challenge winners