AFS/CMI NEWS
AFS/CMI NEWS Students Tour Metalcasting Facility as Part of Western Michigan Chapter Meeting
Te AFS Western Michigan Chapter hosted student night on Feb. 6, where students in Muskegon, Mich., were given a glimpse of the metalcasting industry with a tour of the Compass Technology Group, Fruitport, Mich. Before the tour, Andy Scherf, purchasing manager for CTC and AFS member, told tour members about the industry. “When you look at careers in the
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Economist Calls Bailout Successful at Wisconsin Chapter Meeting Consulting economist Bernard
Lashinsky, Inland Steel, Chicago, told a crowd of 70 at the recent AFS Wisconsin chapter meeting that the economic “bailout” was a success. During the meeting, held on Jan.
24, Lashinsky covered the economic development that led to the recession, the nature of the recovery now under- way and the outlook for the economy in the coming year. Special emphasis was placed on market conditions fac- ing the metalcasting industry. Lashinsky said the bailout worked by
supplying cash to everyone who wanted it and providing time for financial institutions to recover. He also said the cost to taxpayers has been lower than expected. Lashinsky further noted that investors still have the cash, and institu- tions are paying back the government. With respect to the creeping recovery,
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Camron Cook (left), a student at Mona Shores High School, Muskegon, Mich., watches as Michael Vallie, Muskegon Community College, explains how a hard- ness tester is used to test metal at the school’s industrial materials laboratory.
Tom Schell, Wisconsin chapter president (left), thanks Bernard Lashinsky, economic consultant, for his presentation on market conditions facing the metalcasting industry.
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