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MILFORD.  As a part of their ongoing partnership with education and community, First State Manufacturing once again hosted Cape Henlopen High School’s Textile students as part of the National Manufacturing Day celebrations.   Alayna Aiken, Cape Instructor for the course, shares “the tour of FSM is always exciting…to see the inside workings of manufacturing is eye opening.  Year after year the growth of FSM is evident, and the way the company...

Milford, DE – First State Manufacturing announces that Andrea Cisneros has been promoted to the position of Assistant Manager of Materials & Supply Chain Coordinator.  “Ms. Cisneros came to us via our production floor,” said President and CEO Dave Hitchens.  “She started with us four years ago in Quality Control and has made an increasingly valued contribution to our team with each passing year.”  “Andrea has been instrumental to process...

Milford, DE – The Cape Henlopen High School textiles program and First State Manufacturing have partnered to bring internship opportunities to students participating in the textiles program at the high school. First State Manufacturing will mentor 2-4 students over an 8 week summer program that will include working in various areas of their expanding manufacturing facility located in Milford, Delaware. The partnership developed over several months of conversation, tours of...

Milford, DE – First State Manufacturing announces that they have been awarded a new multi-year contract with North Carolina Department of Transportation to provide cut and sew services for their rail car seating.  This is part of a multi-year NCDOT initiative to improve the customer experience on it daily passenger trains that serve nine cities between Charlotte and Raleigh. “North Carolina Department of Transportation runs six lines through 91 stations...

Milford, DE – First State Manufacturing announces that Chairman of The Board and founder, Eli Valenzuela was named as a finalist for the Hispanic Vetrepreneur of the Year by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA).  NaVOBA was established as a nationwide organization dedicated to creating opportunities for all of America’s veteran-owned businesses. Vetrepreneur magazine is the only national publication in the country dedicated exclusively to covering the veteran-owned business movement...