Recent Blog Posts
A glimpse of the Maker Movement
Imagine if you had had the chance to be in room in the mid-70’s attending presentations from the likes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs? I believe that maybe 20 years from now, I
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Got it Made
I have a white board in my office. Right now it is just that– a white board. Stark white. Pristine white. A 6’ x 4’ foot wall-mounted board of gleaming melamine (my grades not
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Make it in America: A Video Interview with GPS Source
Manufacturing is such an important part of America… it has strong ties to our economy, history and even our culture. This is why we so strongly support American manufacturing and take pride in the
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Management Matters to Manufacturers…
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies released an initial report earlier this month that examines the effect of management practices on the performance of manufacturing establishments across the United States. It is
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The 2012 Tax Bill has Some Benefits for U.S. Manufacturers
The “fiscal cliff” tax bill passed by Congress on New Year’s Day (The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) received tremendous attention for its effect on individual tax rates, but it also contained some
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What’s in Your (Corporate) Wallet?
American employers spent $156.2B on training in 2011, states the 2012 State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), with small companies, generally, spending more in terms of
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Can the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation revitalize U.S. Manufacturing?
Innovation may be a hot buzzword right now, but it is also an established tool for making manufacturers more competitive. With US manufacturing still sluggish overall, the firms that are most competitive are those
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Challenging Times….
As part of the MEP client survey process, MEP clients are asked to identify the top 3 challenges their companies face over the next three years. We’ve been asking this question for 4 years
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