September 25, 2015 - View this as a web page - View eblast from September 18, 2015

MEP Awards Round 2 State Competitions

On Monday, NIST MEP announced the award winners for the Round 2 of the State Competition Federal Funding Opportunity. NIST MEP will award $27 million to organizations in nine states to operate centers that help manufacturers innovate, compete, and grow.

The awards will go to organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Washington and West Virginia; two remaining awards (Wisconsin and Utah) are still in process. Read Press Release

Manufacturing Day Updates

Thanks for making this the biggest MFG Day ever! Here’s some last minute information.

Deloitte Creates Official Post-Event Survey for MFG Day
A new official post-event survey was created by Deloitte for MFG DAY and will be accessible for event hosts from the Host Dashboard on mfgday.com on Monday, September 28. This survey was created specifically for MFG DAY events to enable the national co-producers and every official event host to track the effectiveness of MFG Day activities in changing public perception of manufacturing. Once the events have concluded for 2015, a report will be compiled and shared with all event hosts, sponsors and endorsers. Results will also be posted on mfgday.com. This survey tool will be used every year in order to plot over time how MFG DAY activities are affecting public perception. Deloitte is collaborating with MFG DAY to provide the survey tools, compile results and provide analysis on an annual basis. Read the press release.

See How It’s Made on MFG Day
Science Channel celebrates Manufacturing Day with a three day How It’s Made marathon kicking off on Friday, October 2nd. Here’s a look at the video announcement they’ve been running on-air.

Also don't forget to upload Success Stories and share photos onto mfgday.com. Happy celebrating!

For questions contact Zara Brunner or Mark Schmit.

Women in Manufacturing

On Thursday, September 24th. Mary Ann Pacelli, NIST MEP’s Manager of Workforce Development was interviewed by Tim and Lew, hosts of Manufacturing Talk Radio at the Women in Manufacturing Summit.

Mary Ann was one of the three individuals who were interviewed to help listeners gain a better understanding of the challenges women face in the manufacturing industry but also see how they have persevered. All these interviews will be up on MFGTalkRadio.com soon and hope you all enjoy listening. Learn More

Southeast Secret Sauce

MEP Advisory Board Member Tommy Lee, along with seven Center Directors in the the Southeast region were recently interviewed and highlighted in the September issue of Site Selection. In this issue, the magazine looked into the work being conducted by MEPs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, the Carolinas and Tennessee to help manufacturers grow. Read More

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