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"I always consider it to be an honor and an obligation to lead CMMA and to share helpful insight into our activities, intentions, and successes. Teamwork, focus, and commitment contribute to our outcomes, and we have some celebrating to do!
First, let me start with gratitude to all those who participated in and contributed to our recent CMMA golf social and fundraiser. The weather was favorable, the play was fun, and a good time was had by all. We raised significant funds to continue to positively impact our industry, particularly our workforce development goals. All proceeds from this meaningful event are earmarked to support the CMMA Foundation. The Foundation distributes scholarships and grants that support youth manufacturing programs in the region... Read more.
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CMMA Summer Social
August 20 • 4:00 pm
Bad Habit Brewing • St. Joseph
Join us for a patio party. Beer and pizza for $20!
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CMMA September Meeting & Tour
September 25 • 7:15 am
Falls Fabricating • Little Falls
Join us for morning networking, presentation, and tour of Falls Fabricating!
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6th Annual CMMA CTE Jamboree
November 20 • 7:15 am
Big Lake High School
The CTE (Career and Technical Education) Jamboree is intended to close the gap between education and industry. The event features an experienced lineup of speakers that are active in CTE in Minnesota. Following the presentations, join us for a tour of Big Lake High School CTE facilities and tour of LISI Medical Remmele!
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MMA YouTube Channel
Watch over 120 educational webinars and past meetings.
Past events
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Central Minnesota Tour of Manufacturing October 1 - 4, 2025
CMMA is pleased to announce plans are in full swing for the 2025 Central Minnesota Tour of Manufacturing to be held October 1 - 4. The manufacturing industry in Minnesota has designated October as Manufacturing Month. Manufacturing is Central Minnesota’s second largest employing industry, accounting for over 15% of all employment in the region. Manufacturing workers made an average annual wage of just under $79,000, which is $7,500 higher than Minnesota’s overall average wage in 2023 - and the highest paying industry in MN. And it's the second largest industry in Minnesota with roughly 326,000 people in manufacturing.
CMMA’s goals are to ... Read more.
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New CMMA membership emblems
CMMA is excited to create and launch new CMMA membership emblems. All CMMA members should have recently received a CMMA membership emblem with the year you joined the association. You can use the electronic emblem on your website, in your email signatures, in your marketing, and on your company literature. Please reach out to Katie if you didn't receive one.
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Recap of grants awarded in 2024
The CMMA Foundation awarded grants totaling $21,543 in 2024. The grand total of CMMA’s community impact since 2008 is $203,068 in grants/scholarships.
The 2024 Grant recipients are as follows:
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K12 schools can apply for CMMA grants and scholarships here.
Donations are welcome and encouraged
Funds support youth manufacturing programs. Donations are eligible as a 501(c )3 charitable contribution. Donate online at Community Giving, or send to 101 7th Ave. S. #100, St. Cloud, MN 56301 with CMMA Fund in the memo line.
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CMMA Prepaid Meeting Tickets Available
You can purchase (10) prepaid CMMA meeting tickets for $250 through our eCommerce store. The tickets can be used for attendance at CMMA meetings, with no expiration date. Use the tickets however you wish; i.e. one person can attend ten meetings; ten people can attend one meeting, etc. Purchase here.
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The K12Navigator
The K12 Navigator is an online directory that allows employers of all industries and sizes to engage with schools and students interested in exploring careers within career fields that they offer. The tool allows students to connect with employers that are willing to provide classroom speakers, company tours, job shadowing, apprenticeship programs, student mentors, and more. Register your business on the Navigator today.
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Youth Apprenticeship Toolkit launched to help manufacturers
If you're interested in starting a Youth Skills Training or Youth Apprenticeship program, you now have access to step-by-step instructions, costs, forms, and other resources here. Help spread the word.
| | Lower your operating costs through CMMA Membership | | Responding to your needs, we have carefully selected three vendors — vetted by our board and endorsed by fellow members— to provide a cost savings to your operation, including... | | |
Lower your health insurance costs
MMA began offering health insurance plans to CMMA members in 2017. The plans are totally customizable and have provided significant savings to fellow TSMA, CMMA, MDMA, and AMFA members. We partner with Hahn Financial Group, Inc. in Sioux Falls, SD, to offer Employer Health Plans.
Minimum of two participating employees. Contact us to learn more: 800-654-5773 or Lynda@MidwestManufacturers.com.
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Paid leave mandate information
In 2023, the legislature passed the most broad-sweeping workplace mandates in recent history, including two new paid leave mandates that impact every employer in the state – regardless of the size of business.
The Sick and Safe Time (SST) mandate requires up to 48-80 hours of fully paid time off, for an extremely broad list of reasons with little notice to employers. Shockingly, this mandate now forces more generous, voluntarily offered PTO programs to comply with this mandate. Employers of all sizes are reporting increased use of SST and significant misuse by employees as a result of this new law, challenging their operations and increasing costs.
The Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) mandate eliminates a business’s right to tailor benefits specific to their industry and workforce by forcing employers to offer 12 weeks paid medical leave and 12 weeks of paid family leave (maxing out at 20 weeks total in a 52-week period), starting on January 1, 2026. The program will be... READ MORE on PDF.
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