What is the purpose of the Industrial Division? The purpose of the Industrial Division of the Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce is to provide education, information and access to resources.

What is the vision of the Industrial Division? The vision of the Industrial Division is to be a united voice for the manufacturing and industrial community in the greater Mansfield Area.

What is the mission of the Industrial Division? The mission of the Industrial Division is to be a conduit to area manufacturers to find the tools and information necessary to grow and thrive.

What does it cost to join? Membership in the Industrial Division is $350/yr. This includes all the benefits of Chamber Membership (listing in Chamber Directory, FREE job listings, etc) as well as membership in the Industrial Division, which is limited to manufacturing, industrial, warehouse and distribution companies in the greater Mansfield Area. NOTE: some benefits provided through MEDC are only available to Mansfield-based companies.

What are some of the resources that will be available?

• Education/ Business Development
  • Quarterly Mixers
    • February 22, 2011, May 24, 2011, August 23, 2011 and November 22, 2011
    • 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
    • Fat Daddy's Restaurant
    • Reservations Required
    • Complimentary Food and Beverage
  • TMAC skill-building seminars
  • North Texas Manufacturing Summits
  • Small Business Development Center for Enterprise Excellence - FREE Resources
  • Lean Manufacturing / Lean Accounting trainings
  • Importing / Exporting education and training
  • "Best Practice" roundtables
• Workforce Development
  • MSSC (Manufacturing Skills Standards Council) Certifications
  • Workforce Solutions training grants
  • Manufacturing Clusters
  • Partnerships with MISD
• Government and Legislative
  • Push for Highway 360
  • Local Issues
• "Blind" RFP Program - the Chamber will accept Requests for Proposals (RFP's) from Industrial Division members and "blind copy" these requests to appropriate Chamber businesses. Bids will then be submitted to the requestor with contact information for the bidders. This "blind" RFP program will give Chamber businesses the opportunity to do business with members of the Industrial Division while still ensuring the ability of the Industrial Division to have restricted membership.
• Value-Added Business Offers
  • Commercial Electric Coalition
  • Sensible Solutions