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MiMfg Magazine
November 2017
&
First
Foremost
Don’t Miss:
MFG Leadership Award . . . . . . . . . 10
MFG Emerging Leader . . . . . . . . . 12
MFG Community Impact . . . . . . . . 14
MFG Talent Champion . . . . . . . . . . 16
MFG Innovation Excellence . . . . . . 18
John G. Thodis Michigan
Manufacturer of the Year . . . . . . . . 22
MFG Lifetime Achievement . . . . . . 26
Member Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . 34
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1
Thank you to all of Michigan’s most influential manufacturers for
joining us at the MFG Excellence Awards. Check out the inspiring
stories and photos from the industry’s most-deserving companies
and individuals beginning on page 6.
2
MMA serves our members better because of our
dedication and commitment to Michigan’s manufacturing
industry. Go to page 34 to see who has been with
us over the last 50, 75 and 100 years!
3
Help us continue to tell the manufacturing story —
your story. Be it a video partnership with Michigan
Creative, a spotlight in an upcoming MiMfg
Magazine or sharing your company’s good news
online, we want to help you spread the word
about the opportunities in manufacturing.
Contact MMA’s Brett Gerrish, at 517-487-
8533 or [email protected], to learn more.
MMA President & CEO Chuck
Hadden with Peggy Thodis
Elyse Kopietz
Director of Communications,
Marketing & Events
[email protected] Larry Janicki
Service Corporation
President
[email protected]
As we wrap up the 2017 event
season, we look forward to the
award-winning MFG Forum in Novi
on 5/9/18. Discover the secrets
behind excelling at Industry 4.0
from the state’s leading experts. Some of our benefit providers have
been partners for decades or longer
(like Amerisure and Clark Hill,
celebrating 100 years with MMA).
Find out how these long-term
relationships can benefit you.
Mike Johnston
Vice President of
Government Affairs
[email protected] Delaney McKinley
Senior Director of Government
Affairs and Membership
[email protected]
Thank you to our members.
MMA is the voice of industry
because you give us the strength
to achieve groundbreaking
legislative and regulatory victories. What makes your business excel?
Share your story with MMA and
we’ll share it with Michigan.
Contact MMA’s Brett Gerrish, at
517-487-8533, for more information.
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