Manufacturing excellence awards given Wednesday by the Tennessee Association of Manufacturers
Company of the Year: Lodge ManufacturingEnergy: AdTech CeramicsSafety: BASFEnvironment: GraceAssociate member: Elliott
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About half of Americans in their mid 20s still haven’t figured out their career path – even if they have completed a college degree.
This “forgotten half” could benefit in their teens from getting out of the classroom and stepping into the workplace as interns or apprentices, said Nancy Hoffman, a vice president at Boston-based Jobs for the Future. She was the keynote speaker Wednesday morning at the Tennessee Association of Manufacturers’ annual excellence awards luncheon at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
“We have way too dim a view of what teenagers can do in this country,” Hoffman said at a press conference before the luncheon. “We see 16-year-olds in European companies really contributing to the bottom line.”