Mike O'Donnell
@MikeO_CIRAS
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Working every day to improve Iowa industry. Iowa State University - CIRAS director.
Ames, IA
Joined October 2013
Based on what we see in Iowa, what does IA #mfg need to thrive? Here is our assessment (1/5)
What is the state of manufacturing in Iowa? Over the next week I'll be updating this 🧵 with our @CIRAS_ISU findings.
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#smallbusinesssaturday is Main Street AND the other industrial park. Most Iowa manufacturers are small businesses - here are some products made right here in Iowa!
One of our favorite times of the year is here! ‘Tis the season to remind everybody that there are fantastic Iowa-made products to give as gifts! https://t.co/dX41m4pmWc We want to hear your ideas, too! Use #madeiniowa and tag us on X (@ciras_isu) #CIRAS
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Made in America works.
A 'Shark Tank' entrepreneur wanted to keep manufacturing in the USA. An Iowa company made it happen.
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One of our favorite times of the year is here! ‘Tis the season to remind everybody that there are fantastic Iowa-made products to give as gifts! https://t.co/dX41m4pmWc We want to hear your ideas, too! Use #madeiniowa and tag us on X (@ciras_isu) #CIRAS
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#IowaState received APLU's top Innovation and Economic Prosperity University Award. The university also ranked first in Iowa in the @ThePrincetonRev annual survey of undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies. 🗞️ https://t.co/EK844l3zyd
@APLU_News
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Well done, @CIRAS_ISU @MikeO_CIRAS - a phenomenal partner to manufacturers here in Iowa. Proud you call Ames and @ISUResearchPark , home. #SmartChoice
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Iowa depends heavily on labor-intensive manufacturing, yet it's chronically short on workers: Why more robots are coming to factories near you.
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Congratulations to the team at Danfoss and all the other amazing Iowa manufacturers honored tonight.
Congratulations to @DanfossPower for winning '23 Manufacturing Tech Company OTY! This group of finalists are remarkable leaders in tech in the manufacturing space. Congrats to all finalists: @MakuSafeCorp
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#2023PrometheusAwards #UniteIowaTech
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Iowa manufacturers are leading the charge into the fourth industrial revolution. Read how five Iowa companies are embracing technological advances to boost their productivity and support the state’s top industry: https://t.co/kGpdspwMNv
#IowaMFG
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Check out This Post From MxD
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Collaboration Aims to Address Technology Needs of U.S. Manufacturing Industrial Base
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Thanks to @DSMpartnership for hosting the Future World of Work summit. @LightcastData showing some strong indicators for central Iowa!
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Come celebrate @CIRAS_ISU and their 60th anniversary this Thursday, September 28 from 2-4pm at the Economic Development Core Facility.
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Big day in Ames for the Senator Ernst Entrepreneur Expo with the @IowaSBDC and @CIRAS_ISU featuring 19 federal agencies & 8 IA agencies! This is just a taste of what can happen when the entire ecosystem comes together to help business.
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“Rite-Hite is on a mission to improve industrial safety, security and productivity worldwide through quality and innovation.,” says Micaela Bomhack, CEO at Rite-Hite. https://t.co/oS1klYa8Ap
@forbes #greaterdubuque
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We are launching a new initiative to 📈applied research in manufacturing and YOU can be the leader. This position will work with teams across ISU, including @CIRAS_ISU, @ISUDigitalAg, @ISUResearchPark to link the needs of manufacturing to the expertise of ISU researchers: (1/2)
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There are lots of great ways to reduce manufacturing costs. This is NOT one of them. Imagine if we managed software costs like this... what is the ratio of software development costs to the computer that was the "materials"?
SpaceX used the “idiot index” to bring down the cost of manufacturing rockets
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