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President and Commerce Secretary Present Two Companies, Three Education Organizations With Nation's Highest Honor in Quality and Performance Excellence

March 7, 2002

Photos from ceremony Remarks by the President President George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary Don Evans today honored five organizations, including the first in

Commerce Secretary Don Evans Releases Recommendations to Improve the Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

February 4, 2002

Commerce Secretary Don Evans announced today the release of The Advanced Technology Program: Reform with a Purpose, a report that presents six recommendations

Nationwide Network of Manufacturing Experts Issue Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Small Business Manufacturers

December 14, 2001

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is

'Baldrige Index' Consistently Outperforms the S&P 500

April 6, 2001

For the past seven years, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has compared winners of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality

Survey Finds Small Manufacturers Are More Competitive, Productive Thanks to NIST MEP

February 14, 2001

Small manufacturing clients of the nationwide Manufacturing Extension Partnership are saving money, creating new jobs, and increasing and retaining sales at a

Team Baldrige Honored for Fostering Performance Excellence

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented the George A. Uriano Award

Two Manufacturers, a Water Treatment Company and a Bank Win 2000 Baldrige Awards

November 21, 2000

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta today announced two manufacturers, a water treatment company, and a bank as winners of the 2000 Malcolm

White House Statement—2000 Baldrige Awards

November 21, 2000

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary The President today announced the winners of the 2000 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Four organizations

Help for Small Manufacturers in Making Plants

March 23, 2000

Smaller manufacturers now will have access to "lean manufacturing" training previously available only to large companies, thanks to a recently formed

President Clinton Today Presents 1999 Baldrige Quality Award to Two Manufacturers, Two Service Companies

February 25, 2000

In a ceremony in Washington, D.C., President Clinton and Commerce Secretary William M. Daley today presented the 1999 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to

'Baldrige Index' Outperforms S&P 500 by Almost 5 to 1

February 25, 2000

Although you will not find it listed in the financial section of the newspaper, the "Baldrige Index" has once again outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500-this

NIST-MEP Help Center Will Offer Around-the-Clock Y2K Help to Small Businesses

December 1, 1999

The Y2K Help Center for Small Business will be open 24 hours a day starting on Dec. 30, 1999, through Jan. 7, 2000, to offer free Y2K assistance to small

Two Manufacturers, Two Service Companies Win 1999 Baldrige Awards

November 23, 1999

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary William M. Daley today announced two manufacturers and two service companies as winners of the 1999 Malcolm Baldrige

President Clinton Announces 1999 Baldrige Award Winners

November 23, 1999

THE WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT Office of the Press Secretary The President today announced the 1999 winners of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Four

New Y2K Business Continuity Program Helps Small Businesses with Last-Minute Planning, Response to System Failures

September 17, 1999

Commerce Secretary William M. Daley today announced a new business continuity effort to help small businesses prepare for—and respond to—the year 2000 computer

President Clinton Praises Nation's Small Manufacturers

August 27, 1999

President Clinton yesterday declared the week of Sept. 19-25, 1999, as Small Manufacturing Week to recognize the contributions of America’s small manufacturing

U.S. Department of Commerce Backs Technology-Based Economic Development Project to Boost Growth of Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers

July 1, 1999

Washington, DC—The U.S. Commerce Department today announced the award of a $350,000 grant to the Michigan Industrial Technology Institute (MITI), Ann Arbor

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