May 2019
MiMfg
MiMfg Magazine
Contents
Magazine
May 2019 • Vol. XXXII • Print Issue No. 3
10 10
On the Cover
Integrating Tech and
Talent in Your Facility
This Month’s Features
6 Key
Conversation
Liesl Clark • Michigan Department of
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
8 Premium
Associate Member Spotlight
Tim Finerty • Clayton & McKervey
14 MFG Forum Recap
Caution into Profits
16 Turning
Murray Sittsamer • The Luminous Group
Can Help You “Get There”
18 Technology
Chuck Werner • The Center
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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 Print Issue No.
3, May 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.
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MiMfg Magazine, P.O. Box 14247, Lansing,
MI 48901-4247.
On the Cover: In today’s modern
manufacturing facility, what’s the
proper balance between technology
and talent? See page 10 to find out.
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Smart Mergers and
20 Making
Acquisitions under Today’s Tax Law
Amy Buben • Yeo & Yeo CPAs
and Business Consultants
Suspicion Drug and
21 Reasonable
Alcohol Training for Supervisors
Member Spotlight
22 Industry
Brad Stevenson • Founders Brewing Co.
To Protect Your Company
20 26 How
from Ransomware Attacks
Jessica Dore • Rehmann
Inside Every Issue
4 First & Foremost
5 Member Advantage
24 MFG at Work
27 Upcoming Events
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