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When Does Failure = Success?
In the March 12th edition of Industry Week (IW) online edition, an article,“Leadership and Strategy: Brainstorming Growth Strategies” caught my attention. It is the story of Madison Electric Products Inc., an Ohio-based electrical products
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“Little Bets” Leads to Innovation
Wow! What a great morning… Yesterday, I had the opportunity to hear Peter Sims speak at the Digital Government: The Transformative Power of Communications event in Washington, DC. Peter is an entrepreneur and the
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What have we learned after 9/11?
Yesterday morning was very interesting and particularly reflective for me. In Maryland, our weather was sunny and bright – a fairly clear day – eerily similar to the beginning of 9/11 in 2001. So
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Build it Here, Export Everywhere
The National Export Initiative (NEI) is a multi-year effort to increase U.S. jobs by increasing the number of companies exporting and by expanding the number of international markets where U.S. sell their products and
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New Billion Dollar National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
In what he describes as part of a manufacturing renaissance to revitalize the industry, President Obama announced his plans for a new National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. More information can be found in the
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How Many Manufacturers Does It Take to Make a Train Car?
This question was considered when I visited Sacramento, California last week to talk rail car manufacturing. The discussion was convened by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Read More »Working Together to Support Manufacturing in Massachusetts
On November 29th I attended a manufacturing partnership connector meeting in Clinton, MA at Nypro Inc. Nypro is a very successful global manufacturer that chooses to “Make it in America”. The meeting was hosted
Read More »Manufacturers…Take Action In Honor of Steve
There have been many tributes to Steve Jobs today as one of the leaders of innovation – the Edison of our time. All of the comments and reminders of his ingenuity and creativity are
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