Hillsborough County Manufacturers Open their Doors for Students for National MFG Day in FL on Oct 3

On Oct. 3, as part of national manufacturing day in Florida, 3000 students from 35 counties will tour 95 high-tech manufacturing facilities across Florida. In Hillsborough County over 300 students will tour 11 manufacturers in the Tampa Bay area.
 
TAMPA, Fla. - Oct. 1, 2014 - PRLog -- On Oct. 3, as part of national manufacturing day (http://madeinflorida.org/manufacturing-day/) in Florida, 3000 students from 35 counties will tour 95 high-tech manufacturing facilities across Florida. In Hillsborough County over 300 students will tour 11 manufacturers in the Tampa Bay area. Other tours include: Gaither High School on Oct. 2, Buchannan High school on Oct. 7, and Robinson High School on Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. Additionally Hillsborough County Commissioner, Al Higginbotham will be issuing an official proclamation for Hillsborough County declaring October as Manufacturing Month in Florida. The Proclamation will be issued Oct. 1, 2014 at 9 a.m. on 601 E. Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL.

The Made in Florida (http://www.madeinflorida.org/) industry tours are made possible by FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education), the National Science Foundation Center of Excellence at Hillsborough Community College in Brandon, the Manufacturers Association of Florida, Regional Manufacturing Associations, and manufacturers/educators across the state. The tours celebrate the state’s more than 14,000 high-tech manufacturers across Florida, and will serve as an educational opportunity for students to expand knowledge about and improve perception about high-tech careers & educational pathways in manufacturing, in Florida.

For more information on these tours and press related coverage please contact Becky Burton, Bay Area Manufacturers Association at becky@bama.org and Jerry Custin, Upper Tampa Bay Manufacturers Association at JCustin@utbchamber.com.

For more information on statewide Manufacturing Day in Florida outreach initiative conducted by FLATE, contact Dr. Marilyn Barger, executive director of FLATE at barger@fl-ate.org/813.259.6578, and Desh Bagley, FLATE outreach manager at bagley@fl-ate.org/813.253.7838, or visit the official Manufacturing Day in Florida website at www.madeinflorida.org/manufacturing-day. For press related inquiries contact Janice Mukhia, communications specialist at mukhia@fl-ate.org/813.259.6581.

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Marilyn Barger
barger@fl-ate.org
813.259.6578
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