With 22 percent of the local workforce dedicated to the trade, the City of Morgan Hill has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce to celebrate National Manufacturing Day Oct. 6 with a series of events.
The kickoff breakfast is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at Golden State Assembly, located at 18220 Butterfield Blvd.
“This day is designed to expand the knowledge about and improve the perception of manufacturing careers and to appreciate the value of this industry in our economy,” according to Morgan Hill Economic Development Manager Edith Ramirez.
A panel of local manufacturers from Anritsu, Creative Manufacturing Solutions, Kettle Cuisine and Golden State Assembly will discuss the local manufacturing ecosystem along with highlighting careers in the manufacturing sector. The panel will cover food, computer components and precision machining manufacturing.
Students, parents, educators, civic leaders, manufacturers and community members are encouraged to attend. Registration is free and required at morganhillca.gov/mfg2017.
Following the panel discussion, three manufacturers will be providing factory tours throughout the day. Those tours are:
• 10:30 a.m. at Golden State Assembly, 18220 Butterfield Blvd.
• 1:20 p.m. Creative Manufacturing Solutions, 18400 Sutter Blvd.
• 3:30 p.m. Kettle Cuisine, 18675 Madrone Parkway.
Jobs per acre in Morgan Hill, by land use type:
• Retail: 29
• Office/R&D/Industrial: 26
• Hotel: 10
Net revenues per acre, by land use type:
• Single family residential: $47
• Multi-family residential: $-5
• Retail: $35,127
• Office/R&D/Industrial: $4,482
6.2 million: Square feet of Industrial, R&D and manufacturing space in the city limits
247: Acres of vacant industrial land
Top employers in Morgan Hill
• Morgan Hill Unified School District: 716 jobs
• Anritsu (Testing and measurement devices): 477
• Specialized Bicycle Components: 400
• Paramit (Medical device and instrument manufacturing): 320
• Lusamerica Foods (see more on page 2): 270
• NxEdge MH LLC (Semiconductor manufacturing): 265
• Infineon Technologies (Semiconductor manufacturing): 203
• City of Morgan Hill: 188
• Del Monaco Specialty Foods: 165
• Wal-Mart Supercenter: 158
