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Manufacturing in the News: April 2025

Scroll through CMTA's round-up of manufacturing-related news and updates from April 2025. The articles below don’t reflect the views of the manufacturing industry or CMTA. They are a collection of the latest industry news from this past month.   Latest Industry...

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Porsche Consulting Joins CMTA’s Member Network

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Schneider Electric Joins CMTA

Sacramento, Calif. – The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) welcomed new member Schneider Electric to the organization today. Schneider Electric is a global industrial technology leader and a powerhouse of energy distribution, industrial...

Largest Flexible Packaging Manufacturer for Produce Joins CMTA

Sacramento, Calif. – The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) welcomed new member Emerald Packaging to the organization today. For 60 years, Emerald Packaging has been reinventing produce packaging and is the largest flexible packaging...

As Seen On TV: Women in Manufacturing California-Made Products

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Leading Developer in Energy Storage Solutions Joins CMTA

Sacramento, Calif. – The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) welcomed new member Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent) to the organization today. Convergent is a leading provider of energy storage solutions in North America. The...

Press Release

CMTA Announces New Associate Members Advocating for Businesses with Insurance and HR Solutions

Mar 6, 2023

Sacramento, CA The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) announced two new associate members todayThe Greenspan Co./Adjusters International and Emplicity.

“California leads the nation in new businesses started every year. At CMTA, we champion the growth of California-based manufacturers, and our newest associate members follow that lead,” said Lance Hastings, President and CEO of CMTA. “We are thrilled to announce The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International and Emplicity are joining us as we see a clear path of their value to the manufacturing industry.” 

Grant Staking, Vice President 

Photo courtesy: The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International

Founded in 1946, The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International aims to advocate for businesses and homeowners due to the complexity and nature of large insurance claims. Since then, their success rate and track record have given them the reputation as the ‘gold standard’ of public adjusting nationwide and the largest firm west of the Mississippi.  

“We’re excited to join the CMTA as it allows us to connect directly with an industry where we have made an impact helping clients who have suffered large losses,” said Grant Staking, Vice President of The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International. “For the past 77 years, we have supported the manufacturing community as professional-loss consultants by helping them prepare, present, and negotiate large insurance claims. We’ve intentionally decided as a firm to represent you, never the insurance company.”

Tony Winckowski, Manufacturing Practice Leader

Photo Courtesy: Emplicity

Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Emplicity has been a leading provider of PEO services in California since 1995. The company offers a variety of HR solutions to small and midsize businesses, including HR outsourcing, payroll processing, employee benefits, and risk management. Simplifying compliance, the administration, and providing support in employee benefits, payroll, and human resources technology makes Emplicity different. 

“As Emplicity continues to grow, our vision is to invest heavily in industries we enjoy supporting,” said Tony Winckowski, Manufacturing Practice Leader of Emplicity. “We want to be a value-added partner to the manufacturing community, where our industry knowledge can permeate and create better solutions and where our partners can take advantage of those customized solutions to help them achieve their business goals.” 

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About CMTA:
The California Manufacturers & Technology Association has advocated for pro-growth laws and regulations before the California legislature and administrative agencies since 1918. Total output from manufacturing in California is $300 billion per year, roughly 10 percent of the total economic output of the state. Manufacturers employ 1.3 million Californians paying wages more than $25,000 higher than other non-farm employers in the state. For more information, visit the CMTA website.

About Emplicity:
Since 1995, Emplicity has provided a smarter, more secure, and integrated platform of employer services to its 300 business clients and their 8,500 employees. As a Professional Employer Organization, or PEO, the California-based HR outsourcing firm simplifies the compliance, administration, and support businesses need in the areas of employee benefits, payroll, and human resources technology. For more information, visit Emplicity’s website.

About The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International: 
As the leading public adjusting firm in California, Nevada, & Arizona, The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International’s network of professional public adjusters serves residential and commercial clients in navigating the complex disaster and property loss insurance claims process. Comprised of a team of licensed adjusters, consultants, and experienced sales professionals with a deep level of expertise in the regional particularities affecting every type of disaster and property loss claim in the Western States, our company has accumulated scores of satisfied clients throughout our 65 years in the business. For more information, visit The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International website.

 

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