  {"id":2677,"date":"2026-04-21T09:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/?page_id=2677"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:33:49","slug":"north-missouri-manufacturing-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/north-missouri-manufacturing-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural North Missouri Manufacturing Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">Inaugural North Missouri Manufacturing Summit<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">Early Registration!<br \/>\n$125<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/12\/shavr-ik-tJh73V0Jzw0-unsplash-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/12\/shavr-ik-tJh73V0Jzw0-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/12\/shavr-ik-tJh73V0Jzw0-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/12\/shavr-ik-tJh73V0Jzw0-unsplash-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/12\/shavr-ik-tJh73V0Jzw0-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/12\/shavr-ik-tJh73V0Jzw0-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:75%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:4px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> October 2, 2026<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Place:\u00a0<\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/hcct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MWSU\u2019s Houlne Center for Convergent Technology<\/a><\/strong><b><br \/>\n<\/b><strong>Cost:<\/strong>\u00a0 Early Registration, $125 before 8\/1\/2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li>Learn from each other through shared best practices<\/li>\n<li>Gain critical insights through workshop sessions lead by industry experts<\/li>\n<li>Learn about resources that are available to you that you may not have known existed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Relevant to the manufacturing industry, our workshops offer immediate, practical value and will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Special financing programs<\/li>\n<li>The current state of robotics<\/li>\n<li>Strategies to mitigate the top three business risks<\/li>\n<li>Unique opportunities to upskill your workforce<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Just for attending, you&#8217;ll receive an in-depth industry intelligence report specific to your NAICS valued at $2,000!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Last day to register is September 28, 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:75%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:4px;\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/nomo-manusummit-registration\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Register Now!<\/span><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:75%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-body-color:#000000;--awb-hover-accent-color:#ffc20e;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#ffc20e;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon link-type-button icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" style=\"float:left;\" href=\"mailto:Rlobina@MissouriWestern.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#333333;border-width:1px;background-color:#333333;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-person-booth fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--h2_typography-font-size:18px;--fontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\">Exhibitors\/Vendors<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">For information about reserving an exhibitor table at this event, please email Rebecca Lobina at <a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"mailto:Rlobina@MissouriWestern.edu\">rlobina@MissouriWestern.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"fusion-read-more-button fusion-content-box-button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-default-size button- button-flat\" style=\"float:left;\" href=\"mailto:Rlobina@MissouriWestern.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Email for info<\/span><\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 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Refund requests received 6 or fewer days before the start date of the program, or any time after the start date of the program, will not be approved.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2677","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-01 03:11:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2677"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2772,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2677\/revisions\/2772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}