MEP NEWS

Value-Added Manufacturing a Success (April 2008)
MEP displayed examples of rural companies who have added value to raw materials at the Bennett Rural Conference in Price, UT
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Announcement of the 2006 Manufacturer of the Year Awards (2/7/2007)
Lt. Governor Gary Herbert announced the winners of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) 2006 Manufacturer of the Year Awards Wednesday evening at the State Capitol.
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7th Annual MEP Celebrating Utah Manufacturers Awards (2/23/2006)
2005 Winners announced February 23, 2006 by Lt. Governor Gary Herbert.
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2005 winners.

Announcing the 7th Annual Manufacturing Awards - Call for Entries. (11/8/05)
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is now conducting its 7th Annual Utah Manufacturer of the Year Awards.
Nominate a deserving Utah manufacturer for this prestigious recognition today.  
Entries due by December 10, 2005.
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MEP & Rocky Mountain Testing Solutions (RMTS)
Form Partnership (10/10/05)
Rocky Mountain Testing Solutions Serves Utah and the Intermountain West with Quality, On-Time Environmental Testing.
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Lt. Governor Announces 10 Winners of the 6th Annual Utah Manufacturers Awards (2/21/05)
Orem, UT   - The State Capitol in Salt Lake City was the setting this evening as Lt. Governor Gary Herbert announced the winners of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) 2004 Manufacturer of the Year Awards.
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Announcing the 6th Annual Manufacturing Awards - Call for Entries. (11/03/04)
Its time again for the MEP to start taking nominations for the Celebrating Utah Manufacturers Awards.  Nominate a deserving Utah manufacturer for this prestigious recognition today.  
Entries due by December 6, 2004.
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Senate OKs Aid for Manufacturers (6/26/04)
After seeing the budget go south earlier this year, The Manufacturing Extension Partnership is finally seeing its first glimmer of renewed hope for the future.  On June 23, the Senate approved the Commerce Department to transfer about $21.8 million in unused funds to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership.


Manufacturing Program Facing Federal Cuts
Is a Finalist for the Best and Brightest for Harvard "Oscar"
Washington, DC (4/28/04) - Harvard recognized the achievements of MEP Utah and the entire Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network by selecting it as one of 15 finalists for the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award by Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. 
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MEP Utah Ranked #1 in the Nation for Customer Satisfaction and #4 in Client Impacts
Utah, (4/9/04) - The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership forUtah ranked # 1 in the nation in customer satisfaction for project activities through December of 2003.
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Administration's Budget Exposes Weak Support for Small Manufacturers
WASHINGTON, (2/2/04)  -- Despite claims of supporting the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) in its recently released manufacturing strategy, the Administration proposes to fund the program at a third of its traditional funding level in FY 2005.
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MEP named one of the 100 best resources for small businesses under the category of Operations by BIZBEST100 publication
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Also the MEP recently received important reaffirmation by an independent review panel at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), which concluded that the Commerce Department's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) serves a critical need and fills a unique position as a provider of assistance to small manufacturers.
The NAPA report is available online at
www.napawash.org/Pubs/NIST0903.pdf.


MEP Utah Federal Funding Gets Slashed
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2003 Utah Manufacturing Awards Winners
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