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##   Manufacturing Innovation Blog

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# Data and Trends

### Manufacturers Identify Top Challenges They Expect to Face

October 14, 2022

### MEP National Network by the Numbers: Industry Highlights

August 10, 2021

### Where Manufacturing Is Growing (and Where It Is Not)

November 19, 2020

### Thinking Anew about Manufacturing

October 1, 2020

### Managing Productivity

June 12, 2020

### Preparing for a New Decade of U.S. Manufacturing

February 5, 2020

### The Manufacturing Landscape: Looking Back and Looking Forward

January 28, 2020

### The Importance of Productivity

November 1, 2019

### 5 Manufacturing Technology Trends to Watch in 2019

February 7, 2019

### Understanding Manufacturer’s Challenges Entering the New Year

December 19, 2018

### 30 Years of Advancing U.S. Manufacturing: An MEP National Network Infographic

December 10, 2018

### What Happens in Georgia...

November 19, 2018

### Building Strong Relationships to Face Challenges, Make the Most of Opportunities

July 12, 2018

### 50 Shades of Productivity Performance

June 7, 2018

### Craft Beer is Everywhere, Man

March 6, 2018

### INFOGRAPHIC: The Facts About Manufacturing

March 1, 2018

### Fueling Growth and Advancing U.S. Manufacturing Through Tangible Results

February 5, 2018

### The Geography of Manufacturing: The Case of MEP and Rural Manufacturers

January 31, 2018

### Cheers to the Holidays

December 29, 2017

### Ho, Ho, Ho... An Early Holiday Present

December 12, 2017

### What Industry is in Your Wallet?

November 2, 2017

### Who is #1?: Measuring Manufacturing Value Added per Employee Across the Nation

August 16, 2017

### Tier One Corporate Trends

March 6, 2017

### The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

February 3, 2017

### A Virtual Visit to the Birthplace of Ty Cobb

September 29, 2016

### Puzzling Over Performance

June 17, 2016

### Only You Can Control Your Future

January 29, 2016

### Challenge Forecasting for Very Small Manufacturers

November 19, 2015

### Learning to Change

October 6, 2015

### Manufacturing Supply Chains

July 15, 2015

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