Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership is facing a sudden freeze on millions of dollars in federal funding after the U.S. Department of Commerce cited an ongoing federal review of the program.

The Trump administration reportedly plans to end funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, a public-private partnership that supports small and medium-sized manufacturers, ...

It is called the Omnibus Spending Bill, the annual appropriation by Congress that covers several departments, a multitude of programs, and several hundred billion dollars. But it also might be called ...

A federal and state spending freeze on the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program in Ohio is leading MAGNET, a Cleveland nonprofit that offers assistance to manufacturers, to prepare for ...

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The Department of Commerce abruptly suspended millions in funding intended to support Ohio’s manufactures, citing a federal review of the program that could take years to resolve. The Department of ...

The letter follows a similar appeal from Democrats as the December 5 suspension threatens projects and jobs at six centers across the state.

New Hampshire’s two U.S. senators have introduced separate pieces of legislation aimed at providing financial and technical assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers and tech firms. U.S. Sen.

Last month, President Trump submitted a “Skinny Budget” with the goal of removing some of the “fat” within Washington, DC. Unfortunately, one of the programs eliminated in his budget is not "fat." The ...

American manufacturing has been on a steady growth streak for years now, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the middle to late 1980s, U.S. industry was mired in a long, severe slump, and had ...

The Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) trades make up a significant portion of a construction project’s budget, and MEP scope continues to grow in complexity and size as we get further into ...