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Third Annual Champaign County Design Challenge

11/12/2021

 
The Champaign Economic Partnership (CEP) was thrilled to hold the 3rd Annual Champaign County Design Challenge. This partnership between education and manufacturing presents students the chance to explore careers in manufacturing. Hands on experience and industry mentors offer Champaign County students to see what our community has to offer.

Students from Graham, Mechanicsburg, Triad, Urbana, and West-Liberty Salem all participated in this year’s challenge. The student teams were asked to create a spaghetti bridge with specific criteria and constraints. They were given spaghetti and marshmallows and had the option to use additional items commonly found in the classroom.

The teams competed at their school district and the winning team from each school district advanced to the county level competition held at the Champaign Community Center. This year’s school winner was Urbana High School.

Sutphen Opens Local Facility

4/26/2019

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The Sutphen Corporation has opened a service, parts and refurbishment center in Champaign County. After the departure of DuPont Pioneer, the property at 49 N. Ludlow Road remained vacant for four years. As part of Sutphen’s move, the facility will have 20 to 25 full-time employees.
By Nick Walton, Urbana Daily Citizen, 
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The Sutphen Corporation, based in Dublin, has opened a service, parts and refurbishment center at a Champaign County property that had been vacant for four years.

Todd Winnenberg, Sutphen general manager of the service and chassis divisions, said the company is a family-owned fire apparatus manufacturer in business since 1890. The company sells a full line of fire apparatus products ranging from smaller commercial vehicles to normal pumpers used for house fires and heavy rescue vehicles.


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Workforce Extravaganza for Champaign County High School Students

3/7/2019

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West Liberty Career Fair
West Liberty-Salem High School invites all Champaign County high school students intending to join the workforce after graduation to a March 19 Workforce Extravaganza on Tuesday, March 19, at the school. Parents also are invited.

Parents and students can attend a 6-7 p.m. Parents Meeting in the elementary cafeteria to learn about work-based learning, career pathways, apprenticeships and job shadowing.

A 6:30-8 p.m. Jobs Fair in the elementary gym will allow students to connect with local employers, interview for jobs and talk to community college reps about opportunities.

Submitted by the West Liberty-Salem school district.

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CEP Uses Monitors to Help Spread Good Economic, Workforce News

11/28/2018

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​The Champaign Economic Partnership in Champaign County has found a new way to share good news about economic and workforce development – and local job postings:  eleven 60-inch TV monitors strategically placed around the county.
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The CEP continually updates content displayed on the 11 monitors – one at each of the five Champaign County high schools; one each at Urbana University, Ohio Hi-Point Career Center and in the CEP’s office window in the center of Urbana’s downtown business district; and one each in the windows of three downtown businesses in Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg and St. Paris.

The project is being supported by Urbana University, Ohio Hi-Point, Dayton Power & Light, FASTLANE, Darby Dental Smiles, Urbana Dental Smiles, Berry Digital Solutions and Weidmann Electrical Technology, Inc.

CEP Director Marcia Bailey said the monitors help inform students, county residents and visitors about local economic and community development growth, job opportunities, and education and workforce training. The monitors, she added, complement CEP’s partnership with local schools and manufacturers to prepare students for local career opportunities. Job openings advertised on the monitors come from the CEP’s local job posting website, Community Job Connect.

“I’m a strong believer in the education-workforce ecosystem. And the CEP is leading the way to organizing education and employers, preparing talent to meet the needs of our employers,” Christopher Washington, Executive Vice President and CEO of Urbana University, a branch campus of Franklin University, said.

The monitors are the ideal way to deliver the information, he adds. “Kids today are digitally wired and pay attention to what’s on the screen.”
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Kelsey Webb, Ohio Hi-Point Director of Communications and Marketing, said, “We’re participating because this is completely in our wheelhouse to prepare students for career or college. We’re excited to help spread the message that there are great opportunities here for students.”
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Screens Provide Career, Education News

8/14/2018

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Downtown Urbana Monitors

CEP placing monitors around county

With the help of financial sponsors, the Champaign Economic Partnership (CEP) will be placing TV monitors around the county – like the one in the CEP’s Monument Square office window – to broadcast information about economic and workforce development, career training and local jobs.
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Ten monitors will be placed in public areas – one each at the five Champaign County high schools; in the villages of Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg and St. Paris; Urbana University; and Ohio Hi-Point. The monitors will be installed beginning in late August. Content shown on the monitors will be generated by the CEP.

Urbana University and Ohio Hi-Point Career Center are providing funds to purchase the monitors and associated equipment, while DP&L and FASTLANE are assisting with funding for ongoing media service to broadcast content on the monitors.

CEP Director Marcia Bailey added that Berry Digital Solutions is helping the CEP manage the project and that Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc. funded the original monitor at the CEP.

The purpose, she said, is to inform students and other county residents about local career opportunities and education and training available to prepare students for the workforce “I’m a strong believer in the education-workforce ecosystem. And the CEP is leading the way to organizing education and employers, preparing talent to meet the needs of our employers,” said Christopher Washington, executive vice president and CEO of Urbana University, a branch campus of Franklin University.

The monitors are the ideal way to deliver the information, he adds.

“Kids today are digitally wired and pay attention to what’s on the screen.”

​Kelsey Webb, Ohio Hi-Point director of communications and marketing, said, “We’re participating because this is completely in our wheelhouse to prepare students for career or college. We’re excited to help spread the message that there are great opportunities here for students.”
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High School Seniors Make Local Career Connections

5/2/2018

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Jeramiah Stocksdale, a sales manager with The Hall Company, explains what his company does to several Mechanicsburg High School seniors at the County Career Connections job fair at Triad High School on Tuesday. About 29 companies sent representatives to speak with seniors from all Champaign County high schools. The first two hours of the fair were open exclusively to seniors, after which the fair was open to the public.
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New mobile lab to train workers in manufacturing debuts in the area this week

4/30/2018

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Marion Technical College mobile lab
A new mobile manufacturing lab housed at Marion Technical College will be on hand for a pair of job fairs at Triad High School in Champaign County in early May.
by Matt Sanctis, Springfield News-Sun Staff Writer
A mobile manufacturing lab designed to train local workers and make students more aware of careers in the industry will make its Champaign County debut this week at a job fair at Triad High School.

Champaign County has been working with various partners, including Logan, Madison and Union Counties, to track down funding and gather support for the project over the last several years, said Marcia Bailey, executive director for the Champaign Economic Partnership. That agency acts as the economic development entity for Champaign County.
The lab, which was delivered to Marion Technical College in Union County late last year, will be on display throughout much of the day at Triad during the job fair. The project’s primary goal is to provide a mobile training area for manufacturing firms throughout the region, Bailey said. In Champaign County, companies like KTH Parts Industries, Inc., Rittal and Bundy Baking Solutions contributed to the project, Bailey said.

“It’s meant to be shared with those employers for incumbent worker training,” Bailey said.

But it can also be used to give local students hands-on experience to encourage them to take a closer look at careers in the industry.

Technical colleges in Central Ohio submitted a proposal for a state grant several years ago to fund a portion of the project, said Robert Haas, chief strategy officer at MTC. The partners combined that grant and various other funding sources to pay for the lab.

One reason it took several years to get the lab running was manufacturers throughout the region were asked to provide input on the kinds of equipment the lab should offer. Instead of training equipment, it was clear the companies wanted real equipment typically used in a manufacturing environment, he said.

The lab includes a CNC milling machine, six control units at which students can learn to program the mill, room for nine students and an instructor and enough power to allow some electrical training. The training can be customized to a business’ needs.

“They tried to make it as broad as they could to cover different types of industries,” Bailey said. “The Hall company might not do robotic welding but they may have a need for CNC.”

Faculty from MTC will be able to provide the training, or companies with qualified staff can conduct the training on their own. Haas said the goal now is to make businesses more aware of the lab. He estimated it will be used for training about 80 percent of the time with the rest used to promote manufacturing careers for students.

“It’s meant to be an asset that can be used across the state, not just the Marion area,” Haas said.

The lab will be on hand at Triad most of the day on Tuesday. A job fair open to high school seniors in Champaign County will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the high school. A second job fair, open to the general public, will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the high school.

The Springfield News-Sun will continue to provide unmatched coverage of jobs and the economy in Clark and Champaign Counties. For this story, the paper previewed a job fair scheduled at Triad High School and explained how a new mobile lab will be used to train local workers.
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What: Two job fairs at Triad High School
Where: 8099 Brush Lake Roa, Woodstock
What: A job fair open to high school seniors in Champaign County, followed by a separate job fair for area residents.
When: A job fair for local students will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the high school. A second job fair, open to the general public, will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the high school.
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