Ronnie and Kenny Lees launched
Outlandish Brewing Company in November, offering beers with names inspired by local lingo, such as Swally and Beamer. The brothers have invested £40,000 of personal funding in the venture, which has seen them purchase second-hand brewing equipment and establish a microbrewery in a renovated cowshed. The core range includes an amber ale, session ale, and an IPA. The brothers, who have been supported by start-up services from Business Gateway, plan to launch a crowdfunding drive to raise additional capital later this year. Ronnie Lees said: “Business Gateway’s online workshops have been highly effective in improving our knowledge of digital marketing and sales and allowed us to engage with other local businesses who are at a similar stage of launching a business.
Segue Manufacturing Services Expands Contract Electronics Manufacturing Footprint in Northeast U.S.
Segue Manufacturing Services, a global contract manufacturer specializing in complex electro-mechanical integration, cable and harness assembly and engineering services, has completed its expansion into new operations in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Segue’s new Boston-area facility was custom-designed to optimize rapid New Product Introduction (NPI) and ramp-to-volume of its customers’ complex electronic products in Medical, 3D Printing and Robotics, Industrial and Defense. Responding directly to the growing needs of its customer base, the expansion was integral to Segue meeting the accelerated production requirements of its customers’ medical devices, in particular life-saving ventilators, during the 2020 global pandemic. The Billerica facility combines with Segue s facility in Xiamen to offer Segue s customers b
Segue Manufacturing Services Expands Contract Electronics Manufacturing Footprint in Northeast USA to Meet OEM Customer Needs Amid Pandemic
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Premier electronics manufacturer invests and grows to support customers’ changing global requirements
The new 45,000 sq ft Segue Manufacturing Services facility is located just north of Boston, Massachusetts and features a dedicated NPI Center for quick-turn and rapid ramp to volume.
As global supply chain and cost pressures mount, and regulatory requirements continue to evolve and tighten – particularly in the Medical space – our customers count on Segue for expert execution and a model that flexes to provide solutions for this real world of constraints. ~Roger White, CEO
Top Ten Union Corruption Stories of the Year
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If one form of union corruption dominated 2020, it was benefit fraud. And there were quite a few huge hauls. In California, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union-Pacific Maritime Association health plan was fleeced twice over. In one case, four persons made off with $3 million. In the other, a Los Angeles-area chiropractor, Mahyar David Yadidi aided by two associates, collected reimbursements worth $4.8 million for nonexistent or unnecessary services. That’s not even including a separate $3 million ILWU scam resulting in sentences for three persons back in 2019. In New York City, executives of the Navillus construction firm were indicted for their roles in a scheme allegedly depriving members of over $1 million in retirement benefits. And in a shocker, an external audit and a long internal memo accused longtime International Association of Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger and another IAFF official of mis
Roger White passed away 2021-01-14 in Bald Knob, West Virginia. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by Stafford Funeral Service.