When We Meet:

HRAECI meets the 2nd Friday of the month. We do not meet during the summer months in order to accommodate vacation schedules at most facilities.

Where We Meet:

We try to accommodate everyone in the region by meeting in two different areas. We meet in the Mattoon, Charleston area two months in a row and then go to Effingham for one month.

Mattoon/Charleston Meetings:

At the IETC Building located next to the Cross County Mall in Mattoon.

Effingham Meetings:

At Ryan’s Steakhouse

Special Meeting Places

As announced in the monthly newsletter!

Upcoming Meetings

November 14th:

Hitachi Metals Automotive Components USA, LLC. (HMAC) specializes in the casting, precision machining and assembly of components for the OEM automotive industry. HMAC’s customer base includes: Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Honda, BMW, Mazda, Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, and Mitsubishi. HMAC has three locations, a casting foundry located in Lawrenceville, PA, a machining facility located in Effingham, IL, and an additional manufacturing location in Wellsboro, PA. The Effingham location specializes in the CNC machining and assembly of ductile iron, HiSiMo, and aluminum castings to the precise dimensions required by the automotive industry. Currently HMAC employs 105 people in its Effingham operation. HMAC holds several certifications including the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard and ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality System standard for the automotive industry.

Plant tour 1pm—2pm

Required PPE are safety shoes (no open toe shoes or high heels) and safety glasses and ear plus will be provided.


Please RSVP by noon on Wednesday, November 12th to hraeci@yahoo.com: OR you may phone Dustha Wahls at (217) 345-8428. Please specify how many will attend for our food count and the tour. You can find directions on page 4 of the November Newsletter, or by clicking this link.

Other Events:

For those who are interested, a registration form (click here) is available for the Leadership Series conducted by Lake Land College. Please note that Lake Land is merging the Mattoon and Effingham May workshop due to not meeting the minimum enrollment requirements in Mattoon.
The first course is May 16 at the Kluthe Center in Effingham from 1 to 5 pm.

May 16:  1-5 pm
Essentials of Leadership
July 18: 1-5 pm
Achieving Your Leadership Potential
September 19: 1-5 pm
Leading Change
November 21: 1-5 pm
Resolving Conflict

 

Interested in becoming a member? Click here to open the application in PDF format
(NOTE: You will need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the file.)