COMING UP! Angelia's retirement celebration (11/20), Annual Meeting (12/3), and Operations Meet Up (1/20)! Be sure to scroll down to the Events section to find out more.

Check your email box! Membership renewal invoices were emailed 11/4. Contact Shay with questions about renewing your membership! 

It’s Time to Celebrate Angelia! Please join us for an Open House on 11/20, 4 - 7 p.m. (with brief presentation at 5:30 p.m.) at Carillon Park to celebrate Angelia Erbaugh’s 28 years of service to DRMA. This promises to be a fun and lively event – complete with champagne toast. Be sure to wish Angelia farewell before she retires! Plus-ones are welcome. Register here. 

Looking to invest in your employees in 2026? Presented by Brixey & Meyer, you don’t miss these workshops, exclusively for DRMA member companies. Contact Shay with questions or to register.

• Supervisory Excellence - Unlock your employees’ leadership potential with practical insights that are vital for excelling in a supervisory role. $1,500 for 6 in-person sessions and a talent summit. More information here.
• Emerging Leaders Circle - Nurture visionary leaders of tomorrow. $3,200 for 10 in-person sessions and a talent summit. More information here.
• HR Leadership Circle - Grow your HR leaders to be indispensable business partners. $3,200 for 10 in-person sessions and a talent summit. More information here.

DRMA’s Wage and Benefit Survey Report will help you adjust your compensation program in order to attract and retain employees. Contact Shay to purchase the 2025 report.

JUST ANNOUNCED! Breakfast with DRMA presented by MLA Companies, taking place on 2/25/26. Learn more here.

THANK YOU to our Ambassador Club for another year of impactful outreach! Consisting of Daniel Brookman (Stolly Insurance Group), Richard DeBorde (Huntington National Bank), Heather Gambrell (U.S. Bank), TJ Lee (Huntington National Bank), Wayde Lombardo (Hylant), Jack Pentenburg (Spherion Staffing), Chris Rhoden (Huntington National Bank), Austin Sipe (McGohan Brabender), Erin Velasquez (PNC Bank), & Eli Winkler (McGohan Brabender), this group works hard to connect with members on behalf of DRMA to check in so we can stay on top of members wants and needs! DRMA appreciates and thanks the entire Ambassador Club for their commitment to our organization and to the Dayton Region manufacturing industry as a whole.

THANKS to the 21 members who hosted student tours last month (see some great pics here). If you’ve hosted a tour, please let us know! Submit your tour data here. Remember, we’re doing MFG Day year-round, so you didn’t miss your opportunity to build your pipeline of future workers. Learn more here.

Offset your training costs for tech credentials! Funding is available thru TechCred, a program that reimburses employers for employee training up to $2,000 per industry-recognized credential and up to $30,000 per company each application round! The next application round is open through 12/1! Contact a DRMA education partner now – they can help you apply! Learn more here.

Industry-recognized credentials (IRCs) level the playing field when evaluating candidates or incumbent workers. You will know exactly what skills and knowledge the person possesses; you no longer have to take their word for it. IRCs prove they learned it and they can do it. Learn more here. 

Taking advantage of work-based learning programs such as offering job shadow or internship opportunities to students exposes them to great careers the region’s manufacturing industry offers AND is a powerful strategy to build your future workforce. Learn more here. 

We have a ton of career events coming up that need volunteers! These events are mission-critical for your company to grow YOUR future workforce AND they are a lot of fun! DRMA staff does all the hard work; your job is to talk one-on-one with students when they come up to our display table. Events are a couple of hours long, no public speaking is required, and talking points will be provided. We’ll send you an email when we have an opportunity, and you will let us know if the location and date work for you. Upcoming events: Milton Union High School (West Milton) on 11/20 and Miamisburg Middle School on 11/24. Contact Kara for more info.

Member exclusive! WorkAdvance, a proven initiative to supplement your recruitment strategies, will bring you quality candidates to fill your manufacturing entry-level positions. Candidates are ready now to interview! Contact Amy to learn more.

Looking for ways to share your manufacturing expertise and give back to the industry? Dayton Public Schools is adding a new manufacturing program at Belmont HS in 2026-27 and is recruiting volunteers to serve on a Business Advisory Council to offer input on equipment purchases, educational instruction, program outcomes, and more. If you don’t want to serve on the BAC, but still want to offer input, DPS is also hosting two public input meetings: one on 12/4 from 5:15 to 6:30 and another on 12/9 from 12:15 to 1:30pm. For more info or to rsvp, contact David Andrews at ddandrew@daytonpublic.com or 937-272-8798.

12/3, 4:30 – 7 p.m., – Annual Meeting, NCR Country Club, Dayton. Presented by Sunbelt Business Advisors. Join us for our most essential meeting of the year. The short program will cover 2025 accomplishments, the 2026 budget, and the ratification of new board members, followed by networking festivities – cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and socializing with your DRMA peers. Register here.

2/25, 8 - 9:30 a.m., Breakfast with DRMA: Exploring the 2026 Economy with the Fed, Springboro. Registration is open! Presented by MLA Companies, join us as the Fed pinpoints the facts and provides insights into the dynamics that may affect you, your employees, and your business in 2026! Register here.

Meet-Ups - FREE and for members only. Join the conversation!

• 1/20, 8 - 9:30 a.m., Manufacturing Operations, Clopay Corporation, Troy. Register here.
• 1/27, 11 - 12 p.m., Workforce/HR, virtual. Register here.

DRMA 101 - Whether you are a new member or a seasoned member, kickstart your membership ROI and learn what DRMA does to help you strengthen your business. Contact Shay to sign up!

• 4/23, 8 – 9 a.m., FASTLANE, Dayton (breakfast provided).

For more information on any of our events, visit our website.

Save the Date - Upcoming DRMA Events

4/9/2026 Business & Bourbon Event - Moraine Country Club

6/1/2026 Spring Golf Outing - Troy Country Club

8/20/2026 Economic Update - Sinclair Conference Center

9/28/2026 Fall Golf Outing - Miami Valley Golf Club

10/15/2026 Trap Shoot - Wright-Patt Rod and Gun Club

Community Events

• 11/20, 8 - 9 a.m., Miami Valley Safety Council Breakfast, Dayton. More information/registration here. 
• 12/10, 12 p.m., Sinclair Workforce Development’s Goldman Sach 10,000 Small Businesses General Info Session, Virtual. More info/register here.

Membership renewal invoices were emailed on 11/4. We trust that you find value in your DRMA membership and will choose to renew for 2026. From workforce to advocacy to business and economic development to peer-to-peer connectivity, DRMA continues to be the voice of the manufacturing industry in the Dayton Region. Contact Shay if you have questions.

Did you see the blurb above about our Annual Meeting? This is the most essential meeting of the year AND it won’t be boring! We’ll do a short program, then we’ll have some fun with networking festivities – cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and socializing! Remember your membership is corporate-wide, so bring your employees to the event! Register here.

Looking for a way to engage, connect, and contribute to your and your fellow members’ successes? Join the DRMA private LinkedIn Group, exclusively for people at DRMA member companies. The group provides an on-line venue to ask questions, learn from each other, and collaborate on a private platform dedicated to our members. And we make it easy! Just click here to request to join.



Attention Manufacturer members: Click here to see manufacturing-pertinent resumes I have received.

Welcome new DRMA members:

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• Ferguson Construction
• Focal Point Business Coaching of Dayton
• Peerless Steel
• Schooley Mitchell
• West Ohio Tool Co.