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Oct 02, 2017
Ali Ahmad Appointed as MEPOL Operations Director
BATON ROUGE – Ali Ahmad, a professional with over 16 years’ experience in industrial engineering, research and management fields, has been newly appointed as the Operations Director of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana. Effective October 2, Ahmad will support […]
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Aug 28, 2017
Scott Uffman Appointed as MEPOL Business Development Director
BATON ROUGE – Scott Uffman, a professional with over 25 years’ experience in the sales operations and business management field, has been newly appointed as the Business Development Director of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana. Effective August 28, Uffman […]
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Aug 24, 2017
A Guide to Hiring Veterans to Fill the Manufacturing Skills Gap
By Mary Ann Pacelli of NIST MEP On the surface, the manufacturing industry’s “good news, bad news” scenario appears to lean toward the good. The 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index projects the U.S. will be the most competitive manufacturing economy in the […]
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Aug 14, 2017
Blogging for Manufacturers: 5 Reasons You Need a Company Blog
By Nicole Ausherman of NIST MEP Blogging might be an important marketing strategy for other industries, but for manufacturers, it’s not that relevant… right? Wrong. Every industry should be blogging, even – or especially –ones not always considered glamorous like manufacturing. […]
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Jul 19, 2017
Hoorah for Made in America Week!
By Carroll Thomas of NIST MEP GE recently released a great TV commercial to jumpstart an effort to employ 20,000 women in STEM roles by 2020 that asks, “What if we treated female scientists the way we treated famous actors, […]
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Jun 26, 2017
Things That Make Me Wannacry
This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. Written by Pat Toth of NIST MEP. I’m a bit emotional these days. My youngest—my baby—just graduated from high school. It’s the end of an era for our family: The […]
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May 31, 2017
Manufacturing Views from the Summit
By Carroll Thomas, Director of NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Manufacturing is changing at an extraordinary pace and in unbelievable ways. Recently, the MEP program hosted the 2017 National Summit to provide training and best practice sharing opportunities for the people […]
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May 24, 2017
Four More Marketing Action Items for Manufacturers
By Kari Reidy of NIST MEP Are you frustrated with the number of leads in your pipeline? Are you unsatisfied with the lack of brand awareness for your organization? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, you have […]
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May 22, 2017
Gulf South Machine Represents the Best of Louisiana’s Small Business Community
Photo by Louisiana Economic Development Small Business Services John W. Matthews, Jr., (Left to Right) Louisiana Economic Development Director for Small Business Services, honors Gulf South Machine, Inc. executives Kenny Adams, Ron Buchta, and Phil Tourelle with the MEPOL 2017 […]
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May 19, 2017
7 Tips to Reduce Energy Costs
By Brian Lagas, NIST MEP’s Sustainability, Continuous Improvement and Export Initiatives Energy costs can be significant expenses for manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. Your processes may require vast amounts of energy to keep production moving—heating, cooling, lighting and more. […]
