January 2019
MiMfg
MiMfg Magazine
Contents
Magazine
Jan 2019 • Vol. XXXII • Print Issue No. 1
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On the Cover
Manufacturing a Strategy
for Michigan’s Future
This Month’s Features
6 Key
Conversation
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
8 Premium
Associate Member Spotlight
Manufacturing Technology Mutual
Insurance Company
Manufacturer’s CFO Dilemma
9 The
Tom Shemanski • Rehmann
Your Risk
10 Increase
Management Awareness
Steve Carey • Guy Hurley
Marketplace
11 Manufacturers
Jennifer Littlepage • NAM
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mag.mimfg.org.
Editorial Staff
Chuck Hadden
Publisher Brett Gerrish
Copy Editor
Joy Wolf
Editor/Layout Sarah Martin
Advertising
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Michigan Manufacturers Association
and MMA Service Corporation
620 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing MI 48933
Phone: 517-372-5900 • Fax: 517-372-3322
E-mail: [email protected] • Web: mimfg.org
MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXXII Print Issue No. 1,
January 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.
POSTMASTER: send address changes to
MiMfg Magazine, P.O. Box 14247, Lansing,
MI 48901-4247.
On the Cover: It is the work of MMA
and our members that contributes to
industry success. See page 12 to learn
how that work will continue in 2019.
Legislative Victories
18 MMA
as 99th Legislature Adjourns
19 Expand Your Brand with MMA
and Retain Talent in 2019
20 Attract
Bryan Hirn • Gallagher
21 Breakdown Operational Roadblocks
Member Spotlight
22 Industry
Koeze Company
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26 Members Make an Impact
Inside Every Issue
4 First & Foremost
5 Member Advantage
24 MFG at Work
27 Upcoming Events
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