Bill Stankiewicz shared: beBee growing in the USA with GMA & APICS, following same path as Savannah, Georgia explosion in new business

What is beBee ?

Port of Savannah

• Nine deepwater berths with 9,693 feet of continuous berthing
• Two Class I Railroads on terminal with on-dock rail and line haul services
• Immediate access to major interstates I-16 and I-95 with 150-plus trucking options
• An average single move time of 33 minutes and double move time of 54 minutes
• 146 rubber-tired gantry cranes, 26 ship-to-shore cranes
• More than 3 million square feet of warehouse space available within 30 miles
• 2,496 Reefer Rack Slots
• Largest concentration of import distribution centers on the East Coast
• On-terminal USCBP inspections at the Garden City Terminal

The Georgia Manufacturing Alliance hosted over 100 events last year providing manufacturing professionals opportunities to make valuable connections across the state. Through the events that we host, our mission is to create a community of industry professionals that can share ideas, leads, and best business practices to provide a more vibrant economy in Georgia. By working together through events like these, we are building a stronger manufacturing community.

The Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA) was founded in 2008 by Jason Moss who envisioned a network that would support Georgia’s manufacturing community. At that time, he was a regional sales representative for a software company providing 3D CAD software for manufacturing companies. As he researched groups for the industry, he discovered that most served a very small segment of the overall manufacturing space. Mr. Moss knew strategic alliances could be made if these industry leaders could work together to support the entire manufacturing community.

Originally founded under the name Networking MFG, his organization began with a core group of 15 manufacturers and service providers that saw a need to find local resources for their industry. They wanted to buy, sell and trade locally, but did not have the platform and resources to make the connections. As the organization grew and evolved, the name was changed to the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance to better describe the mission of having Georgia’s manufacturing community working together in harmony, in one alliance.

The Georgia Manufacturing Alliance now has six chapters across the state that are facilitated by volunteer chapter directors. The GMA staff and Chapter Directors work together to identify quality manufacturers, coordinate plant tours, and provide educational workshops in their regions. Each month GMA provides at least 5 plant tours where others can learn best business practices from their peers. Some tours this year included KIA, Kings Hawaiian, Daniel Defense, Bitzer USA, Olympic Steel, and MTI Baths, and a broad selection of tours are planned for the rest of 2017. GMA also provides educational workshops and networking events each month so the manufacturing industry can share ideas and stay up to date on an ever-evolving industry.  With coverage from Savannah to LaGrange and Gainesville to Macon, GMA serves the entire state.

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