'I fought back against that': Riley speaks out on manufacturing

'I fought back against that': Riley speaks out on manufacturing

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - Congressman Josh Riley says he's helped to reverse federal funding cuts that would have hurt local small and medium-sized manufacturers. Riley was at Eck Plastics in Binghamton earlier this week, sounding the alarm about a prior effort by the Department of Commerce to slash money from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. The MEP program has 460 centers across the country, including the Alliance for Manu…

BizTimes: Business leaders say Wisconsin’s MEP program vital to supporting smaller manufacturers - Wisconsin Technology Council

While some MEP centers across the U.S. were given a six-month extension period to receive funding from the federal government, leaders from Wisconsin’s program are still bracing for an anticipated funding cut, and the necessary re-structuring of the program. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program is a public-private partnership that helps manufacturers grow and make operational improvements.

Business leaders say Wisconsin’s MEP program vital to supporting smaller manufacturers

Wisconsin business leaders stress the importance of the MEP program for small manufacturers as federal funding uncertainty looms.