Greenville, SC – Edgar Ramirez joined the KTM Solutions technical staff as a Mechanical Design Apprentice supporting all engineering product lines. Ramirez is a student at Greenville Technical College and is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. “We are enthused to have Edgar join our technical…
DATE/TIME: Wed Sep 16, 2020 @ 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT Heather Collins, MS, has spent her career assuring optimal lab results were provided to her patients for the betterment of their health and happiness. Prior to coming to Abbott Diagnostics, Heather specialized in Reproductive Medicine…
Greenville, SC – Two upstate high school students have been selected for an engineering internship for the 2020-2021 academic year. Christian Butler, a senior at Mauldin High School, and Christopher Garrick, a senior at Greenville Tech Charter High School (GTCHS), were selected from a strong pool of…
Nellie, it would seem, collected beaux the way some women of her day collected thimbles. The letters, handwritten and all still in their original envelopes, date from 1941-43, right up to just a month before she married my grandfather while he was on leave from the Marines,…
As a business owner, I am repeatedly asked, “How is the current environment affecting your business and what is your forecast to finish the year?” Generally, we look to the past as an indicator of future performance. Of course, there are many factors and variables that can…
The majority of sales people who operate in the highly competitive field of manufacturing supply have internalized the fallacy that “it just comes down to price.” These are sales people who have accepted that they will bid on all (or most) opportunities and cross their fingers that…
Leadership in the manufacturing environment is complex. Leaders must be concerned with safety, reliability, quality, delivery, and cost. The results in each of these performance areas are dependent on people. What leadership traits must a person have to be a successful manufacturing leader? There are many books…
Last week, you were introduced to Nellie Chapman McDonald – wife, mother, grandmother, and force of nature. This week we look back at a young Nellie, lovely and ambitious, and determined to rise above her station. We begin with her time working at Fork Shoals Mill… I have…
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KTM Solutions celebrated 15 years in business on April 21, 2020. Although COVID-19 impacted our celebration plans, this milestone gave me pause to reflect on 15 years in business and the life lessons learned. I would like to continue to share those with you as maybe they…