New Mexico MEP helps streamline manufacturing businesses
Karen Converse of New Mexico MEP talks about how the organization helps small and medium-sized businesses across the state reduce costs and increase revenue.
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Jan 13
Industry NewsDid you know that legislation passed last year to reduce Gross Receipts tax on utilities used in the manufacturing process is now in effect?
The forms needed to complete the process have just been released and you cannot become eligible for the reduction without submitting the attached forms. Sadly, it doesn’t look like any tax relief will be retroactive. PNM’s email referenced: “taxes paid before PNM receives the authorized NTTC will be lost forever.” So, getting this into PNM…
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Dec 31
Industry NewsPrepare your business for ISO 9001 Certification
Ron Burke of New Mexico MEP and Micah Halpert of Private Label Select talk about training available for businesses to receive ISO 9001 certification.
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Aug 28
Industry NewsUPCOMING INFOSESSIONS FOR BUSINESSES
New Mexico MEP will host three informative breakfast seminars focused on helping manufacturers and small businesses learn how to grow and expand their business, increase revenue and sales, and prepare their business for the future. Be a part of a 20-minute presentation by New Mexico MEP and wrap up with a question and answer session.…
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Jan 18
Industry NewsEXPORTECH
An Export Acceleration System for Achieving Profitable Growth Do you believe your product has international sales potential, but don’t know how to get started? Have you received international inquiries, but haven’t fully capitalized on them to generate significant sales growth? Would you like to shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to expanding international…
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Nov 22
Industry NewsNEW MEXICO 9001
ISO 9001:2008 Preparation for Certification The current session is scheduled through December 2015. Please contact us for information on future sessions. The New Mexico Economic Development Department, in collaboration with the New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership, is offering New Mexico 9000 training classes to prepare New Mexico businesses for ISO 9001 Certification. New Mexico 9000…
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Oct 19
Industry NewsThe 2011 Next Generation Manufacturing Study is now online! Be sure you read about the shifts and trends in the small manufacturing industry.
National Manufacturing Study Reveals New Trends, Steps for Success The study, conducted by the Manufacturing Performance Institute, finds that this is a critical point in time for U.S. manufacturing, and manufacturers must assess whether they have the workforce, business systems, equipment and strategies in place to successfully compete in the future. While external factors, like…
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Sep 02
Industry NewsGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Fundamentals workshop
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Chapter 93 present Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Fundamentals workshop A Fundamentals/Refresher Course based on the ASME Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standard October 13-14, 2011 Presented by Tony Cimabue of Tech-Knowledgy for Design and Manufacturing LLC This workshop is designed for engineers, designers, drafters, machinists, inspectors, manufacturing, quality engineers, students or any others…
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Aug 25
Industry NewsNonprofit analysis boosts firms’ efficiency
When Clovis-based Leslie Candy Co. was purchased by Greg Southard in 2002, the 50-year-old company was using trusted manufacturing processes and recipes to create peanut patties, brittles and haystacks for distribution to supermarkets, convenience stores and specialty boutiques throughout the United States. Southard invited New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership into the organization to review how…
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Aug 09
Industry NewsMI2012
Every year over 700 manufacturers, industry experts and MEP field staff join together to learn and connect, bringing the experience back to their organizations and continuing to build a strong & competitive U.S. manufacturing base. The event truly brings the “voice of manufacturing” and “voice of government” to an open, educational and sharing environment that…
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May 20
Industry NewsWhy manufacturing is important to New Mexico
Ron Burke, director of the New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership, writes in a May 6 New Mexico Business Weekly piece that manufacturing and exporting is the key to energizing the New Mexico economy.
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