MMA CEO Forum: Unleashing the Power of Innovation

Join MMA for the well-regarded CEO Forum, which brings together manufacturing leaders to discuss important issues in industry today. It happens Tuesday, May 13 at the Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing.

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GDP Beats Economists’ Expectations, Problems Still Loom

5/1/2008

For the second straight quarter, the growth in the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) registered at 0.6 percent, fourth-tenths of a percentage point above the expectations of economists, according to MarketWatch.

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MMA Releases 2008 Michigan Manufacturing Agenda

4/30/2008

The Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) has released its 2008 public policy agenda [pdf file] outlining policies and reforms that the association believes can strengthen Michigan’s manufacturing community and, in turn, move the state out of its economic doldrums.

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Chicago Manufacturing Index Experiences Ongoing Decline

4/29/2008

The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) suffered a 0.7-percent downturn in March while the Federal Reserve Board’s industrial production index for manufacturing (IPMFG) was unchanged for the month, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

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Barometer Reading Reflects Economic Fears

4/29/2008

The latest results of PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ Q1 Manufacturing Barometer indicates leaders of large, multinational U.S. industrial manufacturing companies are growing increasingly concerned about both the domestic and international economy.

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