Greater Houston Manufacturing Association First Meeting of 2012
As a leader of the manufacturing industry in Houston, you are invited to attend the Greater Houston Manufacturing Association (GHMA) first meeting of 2012. Join fellow manufacturers and founding members of the GHMA to discuss the official induction of Board and Committee members.
Who: Houston manufacturing leaders
When: February 23, 2012 at 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Where: ARC Specialties, 1730 Stebbins Drive Houston, TX 77043
What: Discuss induction of Board and Committee members.
Tour of Arc Specialties operations
Hosted by: Dan Allford, President
To learn more visit www.houston.org/ghma
LUNCH TO BE PROVIDED!
(seating limited to first 30 people)
Greater Houston Manufacturing Association (GHMA) Overview
Why a Manufacturing Association
More companies choose to manufacture their products in Houston than any other U.S. city, with
operations ranging from oil & gas support, food and beverages, electronics to plastics and metals:
- 4,000 manufacturing establishments
- 250,000 skilled workers focused in manufacturing
- Over $63 billion in manufacturing output
- Houston metropolitan area accounts for 31% of the total value of Texas manufacturing
shipments
Houston has been successful in developing and expanding the manufacturing industry. However,
we need to improve the support services and infrastructure for the industry. The GHMA will fill
the need for a pro‐active organization committed to enhancing the economic strength of its
individual manufacturers and enhance the prosperity of the industry and region as a whole during
these ultra competitive times that all businesses are facing.
San Antonio, Dallas and the border regions have done a great job organizing and representing the
common interests of the manufacturing community to local, state and federal initiatives. They
have found that these efforts have resulted in better profits and improvement in the impact of
government involvement in their operations. Its time Houston manufacturers work together.
Importance
The importance of forming the GHMA is to promote the common interest of the manufacturing
industry and develop the strategies and resources to ultimately:
- Build a community of manufacturers to establish long term mutually beneficial
relationships between manufacturers.
- Establish a personal network to create and share regional revenue opportunities
- Growing relevant and strategic manufacturing trade skills in our region through
cooperative partnerships with our local education partners
- Represent the collective voice and priorities of the manufacturing community to the local
and state representatives.
What we are asking of you
We are asking you to commit to be a part of a strong core of founding members to build an
organization and launch the GHMA in our region. Through your committed involvement in the
GHMA, participants will expand their understanding of issues and opportunities facing our
manufacturing industry, develop new contacts in complementary fields, and positively impact the
economic prosperity of our industry.
You have been indentified as an industry leader and want to extend this limited invitation to a
core group that will ultimately steer the mission and objectives for Houston’s manufacturing
association.
RSVP by February 16, 2012 to Chad Carson: 713-844-3614 /
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*Seating limited to first 30 people!
