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Daley Says NIST to Help Small Manufacturers Avoid 'Millennium Bug'

May 11, 1998

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership and its nationwide network of centers are stepping up efforts to help smaller manufacturers avoid being bitten by the...

Popular Business Performance Excellence Guide Now Available For Healthcare, Education Organizations

February 9, 1998

Criteria designed to help healthcare and education organizations improve their processes and overall performance are available now from the Commerce Department...

Popular Business Performance Excellence Guide Now Available For Healthcare Provider Organizations

February 9, 1998

Criteria designed to help all healthcare organizations, such as managed care systems, hospitals and home healthcare agencies, improve their services, processes...

Popular Business Performance Excellence Guide Now Available For Education Organizations

February 9, 1998

Criteria designed to help education organizations improve their services and overall performance are available now from the Commerce Department’s National...

'Baldrige Index' Outperforms S&P 500 For Fourth Year

February 9, 1998

For the fourth year in a row, the fictitious "Baldrige Index" has outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 by almost 3 to 1, says the Commerce Department’s...

President Clinton Today Presents 1997 Baldrige Award to Four U.S. Companies

December 19, 1997

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary William Daley today presented the 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to four American companies in...

NIST Urges U.S. Companies to Use Baldrige Quality Award Process as Improvement Tool

December 18, 1997

American companies can improve the way they do business by applying for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, says the Commerce Department's National...

NIST To Continue Funding For Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Center

November 20, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $320,000 to fund the Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center...

NIST To Continue Funding For West Virginia Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $529,932 to fund the West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership for...

NIST To Continue Funding For Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $3.1 million to help fund the Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center for...

NIST To Continue Funding For Delaware Valley Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $1.9 million to fund the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center...

NIST To Continue Funding For Arizona Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $2.6 million to fund the Industry Network Corporation for its third year...

NIST To Continue Funding For Alabama Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $2.6 million to fund the Alabama Technology Network, Birmingham, for its...

NIST To Continue Funding For Idaho Manufacturing Center

November 10, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $456,000 to fund Idaho TechHelp for its second year of operation. TechHelp...

NIST To Continue Funding For Lake Erie Manufacturing Center

November 10, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $740,420 to fund the Lake Erie Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Toledo...

Four U.S. Companies Named Today As Winners Of The 1997 Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award

October 15, 1997

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary William Daley today announced the winners of the 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in recognition of their...

NIST Names Advisory Board For Manufacturing Extension Partnership

September 18, 1997

Nine prominent industry and economic development leaders have been appointed to serve on the newly created Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory...

NIST to Continue Funding for Chicago Manufacturing Center

September 9, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $2.8 million to fund the Chicago Manufacturing Center for its fourth year...

Twenty-Six U.S. Businesses Try For 1997 Baldrige Quality Award

April 22, 1997

Twenty-six U.S. companies, including nine large manufacturers, seven service companies and 10 small businesses, have submitted applications for the 1997 Malcolm...

One More Time: Latest NIST Stock Study Shows Quality Pays

February 10, 1997

Although you won't hear it quoted on the nightly business news or find it listed in the financial section of your newspaper, the "Baldrige Index" is a winner...

FY 1998 Budget Proposes Funding to Establish Education, Health Care Quality Awards

February 7, 1997

Education and health care organizations would have their own award categories as part of President Clinton's fiscal year 1998 budget proposal for the Malcolm...

U.S. Companies May Apply Now For The 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

December 6, 1996

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is inviting applications from American companies for the 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The...

MEP Centers Get Boost In Addressing Smaller Manufacturers' Information Technology Needs

November 19, 1996

Small and medium-sized manufacturers soon will find it easier to resolve their information technology needs through a network of resources being established for...

NIST To Fund Oklahoma Alliance For Manufacturing Excellence

November 14, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.5 million in funding...

NIST To Fund Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.8 million in funding...

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