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MiMfg Magazine
&
March 2020
First
Foremost
Don’t Miss:
Interview with
John J. Walsh, MMA . . . . . . . . . . 6
Premium Associate
Member Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MFG Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Industry Member
Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Manufacturing News . . . . . . . . . . 24
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Larry Janicki
Service Corporation
President
[email protected]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
provides MMA members with
helpful resources to manage their
health plan. Access your personal
snapshot, an explanation of
benefits, treatment cost estimates
and more at bcbsm.com.
Michigan is home to some of the world’s most
John J. Walsh
incredible thinkers but even the best entrepreneurs
President & CEO
can’t do it alone. Join us for the MFG Forum on 5/5/20
[email protected]
in Grand Rapids for an event dedicated to helping you
harness your most innovative ideas and create a plan
to integrate those strategies into every facet of your business.
See page 18 to learn more.
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I’ve already had a great time touring the state and meeting
some of our many amazing members. Now it’s time to share
more about who I am! Turn to page 6 to learn a little about me
and what I hope we can accomplish together.
Mike Johnston
Vice President of
Government Affairs
[email protected] Delaney McKinley
Senior Director of Government
Affairs and Membership
[email protected]
Changing regulations can put
manufacturers at risk. Stay
up-to-date on the essential issues
impacting your bottom line by
participating in MMA Policy
Committees. Learn more online
at mimfg.org . Improve your manufacturing
connections as an MMA Premium
Associate Member. Upgrade for
annual event credits, registrant
lists, e-learning opportunities and
additional content sharing options.
See mimfg.org to learn more.
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