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Manufacturing Growth Needs Realistic Energy Approaches

Manufacturing Growth Needs Realistic Energy Approaches Randy Wolken, President & CEO Manufacturing is under-appreciated in New York State. Why is this? One of the main reasons is there’s a negative...

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Manufacturing Matters: November 2024

View this month’s issue of Manufacturing Matters. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Cover Story: Expanding Registered Apprenticeship and Boosting America's Manufacturing Workforce   Page 3 | President's Message: Build Your Future Workforce...

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Election Fatigue

Election Fatigue David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer As I speak with people during my coaching sessions and classes, I hear a common theme: election fatigue. People are fed up with...

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MACNY and PEB Conclude Manufacturing Month After Partnering with 12 Local Manufacturers and Engaging 400+ Students from 14 School Districts Across the Region

“Everything they do is so cool!” said a student while touring United Radio during New York State’s Manufacturing Month this October. In celebration of this momentous month, MACNY, The Manufacturers...

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We Need to Focus on Supporting Manufacturing Growth

We Need to Focus on Supporting Manufacturing Growth Randy Wolken, President & CEO This year’s federal and state elections offer an opportunity for all of us to be heard. Specifically,...

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Energy Transition Is Needed But Presents Many Challenges

Energy Transition Is Needed But Presents Many Challenges Randy Wolken, President & CEO The global energy transition is still in its infancy, with fossil fuels being the predominant source of...

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MANUPAC Announces 2024 Federal Candidate Endorsement

MANUPAC, the Manufacturers Association of Central New York’s Federal Political Action Committee today announced their bipartisan list of federal candidate endorsements for the 2024 General Election. MANUPAC board members looked...

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MIPAC Announces 2024 Senate and Assembly Candidate Endorsement

MIPAC, The Manufacturing & Industry Political Action Committee, and the political action arm of MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, today announced their bipartisan list of candidate endorsements for the 2024 General...

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Just One More

Just One More David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer Last week, I was listening to the Ed Mylett Show podcast while driving to an early meeting when I heard Ed mention...

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MACNY Convenes Industry Leaders and Legislators at Annual Legislative Breakfast to Discuss Key Issues Impacting Manufacturers Across the State

On October 15th, we hosted our Annual Legislative Breakfast at the Doubletree Hotel in East Syracuse. In attendance were more than 100 key stakeholders, industry leaders, and legislators. A primary focus...

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Immediate R&D Tax Expensing For Manufacturers Must Be Restored

Immediate R&D Tax Expensing For Manufacturers Must Be Restored Randy Wolken, President & CEO For more than two years, manufacturers have been unable to deduct their research and development (R&D)...

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MACNY and PEB Mark the Official Start of Manufacturing Month on National Manufacturing Day by Hosting Hundreds of Students and Educators for Tours at Local Manufacturing Facilities

SYRACUSE, NY - October is New York State’s official celebration of Manufacturing Month, which aligns with National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day), on the first Friday of the month. On Thursday,...

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Ports Strike Averted That Would Have Hurt Manufacturers

Ports Strike Averted That Would Have Hurt Manufacturers Randy Wolken, President & CEO U.S. dockworkers agreed to return to work after port operators sweetened their contract offer, ending a three-day...

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Where would you like to be?

Where would you like to be? David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer As we approach the last quarter of 2024, it's time to ask where we would like to be in...

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Manufacturing Matters: October 2024

View this month’s issue of Manufacturing Matters.   INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Cover Story: October is Manufacturing Month!   Page 3 | President's Message: New Nuclear Power is Needed to Grow...

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Worker Skills And Autonomy Set To Grow Rapidly

Worker Skills And Autonomy Set To Grow Rapidly Randy Wolken, President & CEO How do you plan in a world that is becoming increasingly complex? Often, the counterintuitive answer is...

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Increasing Industrial Productivity

Increasing Industrial Productivity Randy Wolken, President & CEO Over the years, technologies promise to transform industrial production, especially including AI most recently. However, organizations must still figure out how to...

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Take the High Road

Take the High Road David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer This past June, John Maxwell released his latest book, High Road Leadership. As I listened to people discussing our upcoming election,...

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Immigration Is Remaking The U.S. Workforce

Immigration Is Remaking The U.S. Workforce Randy Wolken, President & CEO A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article analyzed how an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants has remade the composition...

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Build Your Future Workforce

Build Your Future Workforce Randy Wolken, President &CEO Recently, MACNY received a $6 million US DOL grant to assist manufacturers in hiring and training 800 Registered Apprentices over the next...

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