Moosehead Receives New England Recognition

Furniture World Magazine

Maine Department of Labor Commissioner Valerie Landry announced today that a Maine employer has been named Employer of the Year by the New England Training and Employment Council (NETEC). NETEC is a membership organization or the region's workforce development state agencies and service providers which promotes best practices, recognizes exemplary performance and initiates pro-active research mid strategies to address workforce issues throughout the New England region. Moosehead Manufacturing of Dover-Foxcroft and Monson, represented by the company CEO, Wayne Huff, was honored Monday evening, November 9, at NETEC's annual conference in Newport, Rhode Island. "Moosehead Manufacturing is an outstanding example of a company investing in the community's workforce," said Commissioner Landry. Moosehead Manufacturing, a maker of fine furniture since 1947, earned this distinction for their commitment to rural workforce development and providing employment opportunities for the disadvantaged. The company has partnered with other employers, adult education programs, the technical college system, the Training and Development Center, the Maine Department of Labor, private rehabilitation agencies, and other community stakeholders to provide quality employment and competitive skill development for the regional work-force. Commenting on the award, Moosehead Mfg. Co. President, Wayne Huff said, "This recognition has a great deal to do with Moosehead's corporate culture of becoming a part of our communities and our state. Living and working with our neighbors to produce a valued product which we share with families across America. This award also illustrates that the furniture industry can and does develop work forces comprised of the disadvantaged, dislocated and rehabilitated to the betterment of their lives in a tradition of caring. At times, Moosehead has gone out of its way to make sure jobs were offered to those who needed extra training and patience to bring them tip to a satisfactory standard for retention. We have allowed agency job coaches to work with potential employees to individually develop the skiffs necessary to succeed. Every person we hired increased that family's ability to improve their lifestyle and to purchase products made in America. I am very proud to accept this award on behalf of Moosehead Manufacturing Company and the 230 employees who earned it."