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On May 5, 2025, TMG, Inc. proudly continued its tradition of honoring the Welders of the Year from the New Horizons Regional Education System—a celebration that began in 2004. Joe Barto, President and Founder of TMG, and Marsha Cale, Executive Director of the New Horizons Regional Education Centers, welcomed the families and friends of this [...]

TMG is growing!  During our Annual Summit that was held in January, TMG “fleeced” 11, yes 11, new teammates! Matt Whitman, Crystal McFadden, Rachael Rapp, Rylan Culpeper, Jon Allen, Jen Romine, Abe Bigelow, Tim O’Donnell, Josh Rock, and Chelsey Vanner have been “officially”  fleeced! Our traditional “fleecing ceremony” is when a new teammate has been on […]

Hampton, VA – October 25, 2024, Welder of the Quarter In celebrating excellence and skill development, Joe Barto, TMG President and Founder, joined forces with Ed Dupree, Welding Instructor at New Horizons Regional Education Centers, to honor two exemplary welding students as the Welders of the Quarter. TMG has supported NHREC, specifically Ed and the Welding […]

SPOTSYLVANIA, VA, September 27, 2024 – Last week, the US Navy awarded TMG a contract extension to continue the National Roll Out of the US Navy Talent Pipeline Program for years four & five from 1 OCT 2024 – 20 SEP 2026. The next day, HOWMET Hampton IGT awarded a contract to TMG to implement […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 27, 2022 – Senior U.S. Navy leaders joined partners from the Department of Defense, industry, and academia in the formal Signing Day Ceremony of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project, a program that aims to reinvigorate the defense trade skills workforce across Philadelphia and the surrounding region, May 25. Read More… View the […]

For Immediate Release PITTSBURGH, PA – A Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project round table discussion was held on April 7, 2022, at the Community College of Allegheny County, West Hills Center to gauge the Pittsburgh Region’s demand to support the Submarine Industrial Base Suppliers with the Program Management, education, training, and coaching to enable Employers to […]

LEAN CHAMPIONS WORKSHOP Date: April 12-13, 2022 Location: Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666 + Google Map   WHO SHOULD ATTEND Middle and high-level managers interested in learning more about lean six sigma and other continuous improvement tools should attend. Visit the event page for more info and to register.

From the Founder & President: TMG’s 2020 Year-End Review and 2021 Vision Thankful.  TMG’s theme for 2020 is “Thankful.”   On March 1, 2020, we were coming off our best year, having our best quarter, and booked for 2020 with a strong closed book of business in 2021.  By May 1, 2020, we recognized the reality of losing 57% […]

AME LEAN CHAMPIONS WORKSHOP Date: January 26, 2021 @ 7:30 am – January 27, 2021 @ 4:30 pm Location: Kiln Creek Golf Club and Resort, 1003 Brick Kiln Blvd Newport News, VA 23602 United States + Google Map Join TMG’s Founder and President, Joe Barto,  as he presents and leads a two-day, in-person workshop, where you will learn about continuous improvement (CI) and […]