BY MEGHIN DELANEY EAST MANATEE — Making everything from microchips to potato chips, there are more than 10,000 manufacturing jobs in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and students learning those skills at Manatee Technical College are among the next set of incoming workers. “Manufacturers are the wealth generators,” said Peter Straw, the executive director of the…
By Herald-Tribune / Sunday, October 4, 2015 Submitted by Maura Howl, Manatee Technical College: Dr. Anita Rose from the Small Business Development Center at USF, Paulo Reis from PGT Industries, Peter Straw from the Sarasota-Manatee Area Manufacturers Association, and Brian Winchell of SAK Enterprises spoke to an audience of over 400 students at Manatee Technical…
By Michael Pollick Published: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 11:21 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 11:21 p.m. About 800 students in Manatee and Sarasota counties will get a peek into the world of manufacturing today, on a field trip organized each year by the Sarasota & Manatee Manufacturers Association. The effort is…
BRADENTON — The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), in partnership with Manatee Technical College and Manatee County Emergency Medical Services, invites the public to participate in a free Hands-Only™ CPR training on Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Manatee Technical College’s SR 70 campus. The event is part of…
MTC to roll out “Barracuda Business,” an MTC version of Shark Tank (Bradenton, FL—September 28, 2015) October 2 is National Manufacturing Day. Manatee Technical College will host three guest speakers to discuss the state of manufacturing on the Suncoast from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Featured will be Paulo Reis of PGT Industries; Brian Winchell,…
(Bradenton, FL—September 25, 2015) Four students in the Law Enforcement Academy at Manatee Technical College were awarded $1,000 each from the Dan DiCicco Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The Dan DiCicco family came to the MTC East Campus to present the scholarships to the students on September 23. Dan DiCicco was a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy and…
(Bradenton, FL—September 24, 2015) The Farmworker Career Development Program at Manatee Technical College has been selected as the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the PepsiCo Foundation to award 10 student scholarships. PepsiCo employees from Tropicana plants across the US have chosen the Farmworker Program to receive a “50 for 50 Community Give Back” grant…
BY RICHARD DYMOND rdymond@bradenton.com MANATEE — Ninety percent of Americans who suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital do not survive, warns Larry Leinhauser, spokesman for the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County. But Leinhauser, along with officials with the Manatee County Emergency Medical Services and Manatee Technical College, believe that a new…
In celebration of World Heart Day, Sept. 29, the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County is promoting heart health by hosting Hands-Only™ CPR training. World Heart Day is an annual event created by the World Heart Foundation to remind everyone that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death. The theme…
The inventor of a new weather station and network that Manatee Technical College will be using as a teaching tool will demonstrate the equipment from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Oct. 7, at the campus on 6305 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. Edward Mansouri created WeatherSTEM, a camera and computer program that captures and distributes atmospheric…
The 9/11 Commemorative Blood Drive at Manatee Technical College exceeded expectations. “We had a goal of 75 donors. We exceeded that goal with 90 donors,” said Kelly Ewing, blood drive organizer at MTC. Alyssa Holst, Medical Administrative students at Manatee Tech, donated blood and said, “This is my birthday, and it’s also 9/11. I try…
BY JESSICA DE LEON jdeleon@bradenton.comSeptember 11, 2015 BRADENTON — Manatee County first responders, officials and members of the community gathered on Bradenton Riverwalk to pay tribute to those lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. After fourteen years of tributes, Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston said it is important to keep the memory alive. “It’s…
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