Heidi Sheppard

White House Week of Making—Good for Makers and MEP Centers

June 1, 2016

The third White House Week of Making will be held from June 17 – 23, 2016 and NIST MEP is once again participating! It’s an opportunity to showcase how the MEP

National Maker Faire and Future Makers

June 24, 2015

“What is a Manufacturing Day?” “Can I take my students to the local manufacturing plants?” “Which plants are open for public tours around here?” These

Syracuse New York Regional Partners Help Grow Clean Economy Jobs

March 3, 2015

This is the story about what’s happening in Upstate New York as a result of a multiagency federal initiative. In its final year of the three yearlong grants

Future is Bright for Rochester Photonics Industry

July 1, 2014

Rochester, New York is bursting with energy, photonic energy! The New York (NYSTAR) MEP Center, aka High Tech Rochester, is a key player in the revitalizing

Growing Clusters, One Manufacturer at a time

March 11, 2014

The cluster in East Tennessee entitled AMP!, has been hard at work connecting companies with resources made available through the AMJIAC funding. What is AMJIAC

A Manufacturer's Cinderella Story

October 30, 2013

There is a growing cluster afoot and it is in East Tennessee. How do I know this? Five organizations that comprise the AMP!, the Advanced Manufacturing and

Manufacturing Innovation Blog

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