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Podcast: What’s Ahead for Manufacturing Extension Partnerships? (opens the original)
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Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, state organizations that help small and medium-sized manufacturers, have been in the news in recent months as some saw their federal funding suspended or delayed. Things are looking better in the latest round of awards, however, as the funds have been delivered on time, and suspended funding was restored to Ohio. In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Carrie Hines of the American Small Manufacturers Coalition talks about the future of th
2026 IW U.S. 500: Top Motor Vehicle Companies (slideshow) (opens the original)
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From swinging tariff policies to supply-chain uncertainties, U.S. motor vehicle companies absorbed loads of change in 2025. The year was marked by slowed growth, lagging sales and realignment of strategy and expectations. Global vehicle production rose 4%, but Asia was the epicenter of growth, while Europe was stagnant and U.S. sales declined. Years of investments by auto suppliers in electric vehicle technology were sidelined in the U.S. market as a new presidential administration removed consu
Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership Funding Restored (opens the original)
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Small and medium-sized manufacturers in Ohio will once again receive federal support for improving their operations through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. The Ohio Manufacturers' Association, a trade organization, will administer the $6,077,000 grant, taking over that role from the Ohio Department of Development. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has oversight of the MEP program at the federal level. Ohio’s more than $6 million in annual federal MEP fund
Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership Audit Highlights Errors—and Raises Questions of Unfair Targeting (opens the original)
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After three years of auditing the Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership—a program that helps small and medium-sized manufacturers in the state modernize and improve their business practices—the Department of Commerce’s Office of the U.S. Inspector General released its findings last week. The OIG audit, covering the years 2017 to 2024, found $2.76 million in underreported program income and questioned $20.9 million in misreported expenses over 10 years. It faulted the Ohio Department of Develo
PPG Revs Auto Strategy With Ohio Plant Expansion (opens the original)
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PPG’s Delaware, Ohio, plant dates to 1965, a much different era for industrial coatings production with huge batch production and the use of solvents that today are considered highly toxic. The manufacturing facility has seen incremental upgrades over the years, but now the paint and coatings company plans to add 100,000 square feet and 100 jobs to the existing 400,000-square-foot, 450-person worksite. Construction is expected to be complete by early 2028. Rising demand in sustainable coatings f
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