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| March 14, 2025
Outlook Survey Indicates Manufacturers’ Concerns

Outlook Survey Indicates Manufacturers’ Concerns Randy Wolken, President & CEO According to the Q1 2025 National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey uncertainties surrounding trade moved to the top...

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| March 7, 2025
21st Century Leadership

21st Century Leadership Randy Wolken, President & CEO Has leadership changed in the 21st century? Do we need to lead differently than before? From my point of view – yes. The key...

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| March 5, 2025
Why Is It So Hard? – Part 2

Why Is It So Hard? – Part 2 David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer In my last post, “Why Is It So Hard?” I posed the question, “what if hard was...

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| February 28, 2025
Manufacturing Matters: March 2025

View this month’s issue of Manufacturing Matters.   INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Cover Story: Forging Futures: How Real Life Rosies® Are Revolutionizing Women in Manufacturing   Page 3 | President's Message:...

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| February 28, 2025
Manufacturing Advocacy Day 2025

Manufacturing Advocacy Day 2025 Randy Wolken, President & CEO On Wednesday, MACNY, our members, and our Manufacturers Alliance partners from throughout New York State advocated in Albany for critical policies...

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| February 26, 2025
The Manufacturers Alliance of New York Holds 2025 Manufacturing Advocacy Day in Albany: Real Life Rosies® Program Graduates Lead the Charge for Workforce Development in Trailblazing Advocacy Effort

More than 60 leaders from manufacturing companies and businesses statewide convened in Albany for the 2025 Manufacturing Advocacy Day, organized by the Manufacturers Alliance of New York and MACNY, The...

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| February 21, 2025
Caution Needed in Regulating AI Use in Manufacturing

Caution Needed in Regulating AI Use in Manufacturing Randy Wolken, President & CEO Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to have a positive impact on manufacturers as the technology works to enhance...

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| February 19, 2025
Why Is It so Hard?

Why Is It so Hard? David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer Have you ever asked yourself, “why must this be so hard?” or commented, “why can't this be easier?” I’d like...

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| February 14, 2025
MACNY and Your Workforce

MACNY and Your Workforce Randy Wolken, President & CEO The workforce needs of our members have never been more significant. For years, MACNY has helped members engage with and hire our...

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| February 7, 2025
U.S. Needs Competitive Tax System

U.S. Needs Competitive Tax System Randy Wolken, President & CEO A strong and competitive America requires a tax system that enhances manufacturing growth. It’s critical that Congress make the pro-growth...

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| January 31, 2025
Manufacturing Matters: February 2025

View this month’s issue of Manufacturing Matters.   INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Cover Story: Black History Month: Honoring the Legacy of Labor and Collective Achievements    Page 3 | President's Message:...

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| January 31, 2025
First Steps in Creating President Trump’s Trade Approach

First Steps in Creating President Trump's Trade Approach Randy Wolken, President & CEO On his first day in office, President Trump outlined the contours of his “America First Trade Policy” in...

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| January 29, 2025
Statement from Randy Wolken, President & CEO of MACNY, in Reaction to Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State Address on Higher Education at Onondaga Community College

Randy Wolken, President & CEO of MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, and Executive Vice President, Michael Frame, were honored to join other community leaders and Governor Kathy Hochul for her 2025...

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| January 24, 2025
Regulation Rollback Begins in Washington

Regulation Rollback Begins in Washington Randy Wolken, President & CEO President Trump has indicated that he intends to remove regulations that needlessly burden manufacturers and other businesses. On his first...

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| January 23, 2025
Caci Day-Fox Joins MACNY as Training Specialist

We are excited to announce that Caci Day-Fox has joined the organization as Training Specialist. With a strong background in hospitality management and event coordination, Caci brings a wealth of...

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| January 17, 2025
Growing New York State Manufacturing

Growing New York State Manufacturing Randy Wolken, President & CEO In both Washington, D.C. and Albany, we have a unique opportunity to invest in and grow manufacturing. MACNY remains committed...

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| January 15, 2025
Statement from Randy Wolken, President & CEO of MACNY, in Reaction to Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State Address

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, representing more than 300 businesses and organizations across Upstate and Central New York including industrial manufacturing companies and non-industrial service providers, today released a statement in...

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| January 10, 2025
The Bipartisan Congressional AI Task Force Report Deserves Our Support

The Bipartisan Congressional AI Task Force Report Deserves Our Support Randy Wolken, President & CEO The U.S. House of Representatives AI Task Force, consisting of 12 Republicans and 12 Democrats,...

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| January 8, 2025
Planning my Extraordinary Year

Planning my Extraordinary Year David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer On Christmas, I shared with you what I believe it takes to have an extraordinary year. Today, I want to share...

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| January 3, 2025
New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s Resolutions Randy Wolken, President & CEO Every year, millions of Americans make resolutions for the new year. Only 8 percent are kept. 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned...

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