The Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition (MVMC) — one of Ohio’s industry sector partnerships — recently celebrated the first graduates of its machinist apprenticeship program. As reported in Youngstown’s The Business Journal, one of the graduates, Adam Johnson, completed his apprenticeship at Brilex Industries, which was an early adopter of the MVMC apprenticeship model. Jessica Borza, executive director of MVMC, said the apprenticeship program is a perfect illustration of companies working together instead of standing alone. “It’s a new way of doing business,” she said. 11/18/2019