LSI In The Community

The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded $500,000 to the Utah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative—UAMMI—to grow the advanced materials industry cluster in Utah. Congratulations to LSI’s Jeff Edwards, Angie McPherson Tymofichuk, James Taylor, Kori Ann Edwards and the entire UAMMI team on this big win for small business. . . .

DynaGrace Enterprises, a woman-owned, professional services company is the first women-owned firm in Utah to be a vendor on the prestigious GSA schedule, thanks in part to LSI’s Terry Morris and PTAC's efforts . . . .

Have you joined the additive bandwagon? Not too many years ago, additive manufacturing, or AM, was an emerging technology beyond the reach of small businesses, not to mention individuals. Today, our kids have access to it in their classrooms and businesses have incorporated it into their production lines and products. In fact, a significant number of companies are taking advantage of AM’s design flexibility to enhance their products. . . .

I haven't encountered many epic fails in the documentation world, but once in a while I'm asked to fix a train wreck. At the root of one recent near-catastrophe, the principal writer failed to use an outline. The result? Two years of critical research and analysis was not presentable to the customer. Ouch. . . .

Concerns about the shortage of skilled labor in our community continue to be expressed. And we don’t have to look far to see the effects of intergenerational poverty or IGP. Meeting these challenges head-on requires innovation. The Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce 2018 Leadership Northern Utah class, or LNU, has partnered with Weber County to take this on—in particular—to address the talent shortage and help alleviate IGP. And you can help. . . .