Republican Larry Hogan left office as one of the most popular governors in the history of overwhelmingly Democratic Maryland. Now can he win for U.S. Senate?
Maryland’s Apprenticeship Program in Garrett County and Allegany College of Maryland’s Western Maryland Works/MakerSpace are prime examples of rising to the occasion to meet a societal need.
CUMBERLAND — Tom McInroy was a flooring contractor in New York while he was earning his master’s degree and during his undergraduate studies he worked at a feed mill while
By: Johanna Alonso Daily Record business reporter February 5, 2021
Former Verso Co. paper mill employees work on CNC lathe machines as part of Allegany College’s Advanced Manufacturing Program. A makerspace planned for the county is designed to help other displaced workers acquire new skills. (Submitted Photo)
Even though Western Maryland Works, a 30,000 square foot makerspace in Allegany County, couldn’t open as planned in early 2020 due to the pandemic, the space, packed with high-tech machinery and private offices, hasn’t gone unused over the past 10 months.
Soon after the pandemic’s onset, the space’s staff members set to work. They completed 3D printing orders, which customers could send to the printer remotely, and they offered tours. Like many makerspaces across the country, they manufactured PPE, and even invited nursing students to view the equipment and brainstorm ways it could be used to support medical workers.