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Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

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NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards $9.1 Million for 22 Projects to Enhance U.S. Manufacturers' Global Competitiveness

October 5, 2010

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) today announced $9.1 million in

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards Grant to Support Green Building Technologies

August 31, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over 3 years to

MEP ExporTech: Supporting Manufacturing Growth Through Export

August 17, 2010

For the past four years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), along with the U.S. Commercial Service

Alabama Governor Bob Riley and MEP Director Roger Kilmer join partners of the Alabama Technology Networks' Alabama E3 Initiative for the project's kickoff celebration

Economy, Energy and Environment: Going Green in the Black

July 21, 2010

The Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) Initiative, a collaborative effort involving five federal agencies, state and local governments, utilities, and

New MEP Advisory Board White Paper Assesses the Present and Future of American Manufacturing

April 13, 2010

A new white paper prepared by the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Board discusses the state of domestic manufacturing and the characteristics

MEP to Support New Building-Efficiency Research Center

February 16, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will be supporting the creation of a regional research

Manufacturing Extension Partnership to Host Growth Training Programs for Businesses in Appalachian Region

October 21, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WVMEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Commerce Department's MEP office, will offer

Report Identifies Three Key R&D Priorities for Future Manufacturing

March 14, 2008

A new report published today identifies and describes research and development priorities for the future of three critical, high-tech U.S. manufacturing areas –

Meeting to Examine Industry Impact of Chemical Controls

August 31, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has co-organized with U.S. industry a workshop to address the increasing pressure on manufacturers

Gulf Coast MEP Centers to Help Manufacturers Recover

May 25, 2006

This week the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded grants totaling $4.5 million to five organizations affiliated with NIST's Hollings

NIST Provides Funding to Help Small Manufacturers in Hurricane Devastated Regions of the Gulf Coast

May 23, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla.--The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced grants totaling $4.5 million to five

Kilmer Named Director of NIST's MEP Program

February 16, 2006

Roger D. Kilmer has been appointed director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program at the National Institute of Standards and

Helping Small Manufacturers Do Business with Government

February 16, 2006

A new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping small manufacturers better understand how to do business with federal, state and local governments was signed

Nationwide Network of Manufacturing Experts Issue Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Small Business Manufacturers

December 14, 2001

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is

Survey Finds Small Manufacturers Are More Competitive, Productive Thanks to NIST MEP

February 14, 2001

Small manufacturing clients of the nationwide Manufacturing Extension Partnership are saving money, creating new jobs, and increasing and retaining sales at a

Help for Small Manufacturers in Making Plants

March 23, 2000

Smaller manufacturers now will have access to "lean manufacturing" training previously available only to large companies, thanks to a recently formed

NIST-MEP Help Center Will Offer Around-the-Clock Y2K Help to Small Businesses

December 1, 1999

The Y2K Help Center for Small Business will be open 24 hours a day starting on Dec. 30, 1999, through Jan. 7, 2000, to offer free Y2K assistance to small

New Y2K Business Continuity Program Helps Small Businesses with Last-Minute Planning, Response to System Failures

September 17, 1999

Commerce Secretary William M. Daley today announced a new business continuity effort to help small businesses prepare for—and respond to—the year 2000 computer

President Clinton Praises Nation's Small Manufacturers

August 27, 1999

President Clinton yesterday declared the week of Sept. 19-25, 1999, as Small Manufacturing Week to recognize the contributions of America’s small manufacturing

U.S. Department of Commerce Backs Technology-Based Economic Development Project to Boost Growth of Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers

July 1, 1999

Washington, DC—The U.S. Commerce Department today announced the award of a $350,000 grant to the Michigan Industrial Technology Institute (MITI), Ann Arbor