SAMA Mission & Vision

Mike McIver
Vice President of Manufacturing
Pressure Systems International
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"SAMA is working enthusiastically with Alamo Area Colleges, Workforce Solutions Alamo, and manufacturers to chip away at this iceberg we call workforce development." Mike McIver, Vice President of Manufacturing, Pressure Systems International.

Quarterly Newsletter

1st Quarter Issue 2012

4th Quarter Issue 2011

3rd Quarter Issue 2011

2nd Quarter Issue 2011

1st Quarter Issue 2011

Tidbits Editions

• June10, 2011 Edition - Surveys Find Manufacturers Upbeat about Future; Regions Hit By Factory Closures Turn to New Industry Clusters; Manufacturing Jobs Fell In May, But Experts See Positive Signs; Experts Offer Ideas on Boosting Employment; and more...

• May 24, 2011 Edition - Difficulties Obscure View of Economic Rebound; Monday Economic Report, May 23, 2011; Workforce Solutions Alamo: Monthly Job and Unemployment Report – May 20, 2011; Persistently Poor Job Market Is Worst Since Great Depression; and more... 

• May 18, 2011 Edition - US Manufacturing Sees "An Unlikely Boom"; EPA to Delay New Boiler Rules; Monday Economic Report, May 16, 2011; Trucking Tariff Issue at Core of US-Mexico Agreement; and more...

• May 10, 2011 Edition - Moutray: Unemployment Rate Rises, But Manufacturing Shows Gains; Greater Productivity Bolstering Manufacturing's Success; Smaller Manufacturers Increasing Exports, Adding New Jobs; Monday Economic Report, May 9, 2011; and more...

• April 13, 2011 Edition - Safer Products.gov Site Launches; CPSC Reviewing Manufacturers' Petition; Tell Your Manufacturing Story - Register Now for the NAM's 2011 Manufacturing Summit!; and more...

• March 29, 2011 Edition - President's Corner; Growth for Final Quarter of 2010 Revised Upward; Local Manufacturing Seen as Successful Model for US; Healthcare Reform Called Key Issue for GOP in 2012; and more...

• March 14, 2011 Edition - President’s Corner; Japanese Factory Closings Threaten Global Supply Chain; Economists Forecast 7.7% Unemployment Rate in November '12; and more...

• March 8, 2011 Edition - Bills Seeking To Stop EPA Regulations Introduced In US House and Senate; Manufacturers Pleased About US-Mexico Trucking Agreement; Manufacturers Commend House Vote on Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; and more...

• February 9, 2011 Edition - Obama Will Seek Backing from Business for Economic Agenda this Week; Manufacturing Employment Growth Outpaces General Hiring; and more...

• January 24, 2011 Edition - Monday Economic Report, Jan 18 2011; Exciting Changes at the NAM; Manufacturers: Excessive Regulation Harming Economic Growth; and more...

• December 23, 2010 Edition - President’s Corner; EPA Announces Delays on Ozone and Boiler MACT Rules;Economists Boost Growth Forecasts For 2011; Monday Economic Report, December 13, 2010; and more...

• November 16, 2010 Edition - Pressure Systems International (PSI) is looking to replace their forklift; Sustainable Business Workshop–Institute for Economic Development, Sustainable Business Program, UTSA; Monday Economic Report, November 8, 2010; Monday Economic Report, November 15, 2010; and more...  

• November 8, 2010 Edition - SAMA Plant Ops SIG for November – CPS Rebates; Economists Estimate Manufacturing In US Probably Grew At Slower Pace In October; Monday Economic Report - November 1, 2010, and more...

• November 4, 2010 Edition - SAMA’s 7th Annual FunBowl, presented by TECHFORCE – Come out and support it!; An Example of Kindness and Loyalty; Article Says Drug Testing At Workplace Poses Challenge for Employers; Healthcare Law Could Impact Employer-Sponsored Coverage and more...

• October 25, 2010 Edition - Manufacturers Warn Against Government Interference, Call for Success Strategy;NAM Capital Briefing – Small and Medium Manufacturers UpdateSurvey Suggests Manufacturers to Continue Expanding, But At Slower Pace; and more...  

• October 19, 2010 Edition - SAMA Plant Ops SIG for November – CPS Rebates; Manufacturing Plant Bus Tour; Manufacturers Warn Against Government Interference, Call for Success Strategy; and more...

• October 14, 2010 Edition - Ms. Cecilia Garcia, Division Laundry; ATMA & SAMA Mixer, Oct 14th; SAMA Food Drive for San Antonio Food Bank; SAMA’s 7th Annual Fun Bowl; and more...