December 2019
MiMfg
MiMfg Magazine
Contents
Magazine
Dec 2019 • Vol. XXXII • Online Issue No. 6
12 12
On the Cover
Strategies for Successful
Succession Planning
This Month’s Features
6 Chuck Hadden’s Farewell
8 Key
Conversation
Steve Gray • UIA Director
Your Company Safe and Secure
9 Keep
with MMA Business Services
10 Premium
Associate Member Spotlight
Gary Lutz and Leo Reap • IT Resource
Goals That Can Become Reality
11 Setting
John Keuning • Express
Employment Professionals
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Editorial Staff
Chuck Hadden
Publisher Brett Gerrish
Copy Editor
Joy Wolf
Editor/Layout Sarah Martin
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MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXXII Online Issue
No. 6, December 2019 (ISSN 1936-8860),
(USPS 024-973) published bi-monthly for $18
per year by the MMA Service Corporation
(MMASC), 620 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing MI
48933-2308. Periodicals postage paid at
Lansing MI and additional offices.
On the Cover: A succession plan can
be the most important part of your
legacy as a manufacturer. Read how
MMA members like Lomar are securing
their business’ future today on page 12.
11
Brain Power Help or
16 Does
Hurt Problem Solving?
Murray Sittsamer and Ken Woodside, Ph.D. •
The Luminous Group
17 MMA Member Referral Program
Member Spotlight
18 Industry
Mark Flegenheimer •
Michigan Sugar Company
16 22 Upcoming MMA Events & Networking
Inside Every Issue
4 First & Foremost
5 Member Advantage
20 MFG at Work
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