Please enjoy the September 2017 Edition of Manufacturing Matters, the monthly newsletter of MACNY, The Manufacturers Association!

Cover Story
Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul Supports CNY STEM and PEB

Page 3 | President’s Message
Growth is a Choice

Page 4 | Government Relations
Business Groups Call for the Withdrawal of Nominee For Export-Import Bank Chairman

Page 5 | Corporate Services
Pass The Salt, Please

Page 7 | Leadership Development
Silence or Violence

Page 8 | HR Solutions
Is It Good For Your Staff to Leave Early on Fridays?

Page 12 | PEB Update
MACNY Members Engaged in Promoting Careers

Page 14 | Apprenticeship Update
Advancing American Advanced Manufacturing

Page 16 | The Bottom Line
Prototypes And The Research And Development Tax Credit