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Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services

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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...

NIST To Fund North/East Pennsylvania Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.6 million in funding...

NIST To Fund New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $4.9 million in funding...

MEP Centers to Develop Environmental Assistance Networks in 16 States

October 17, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced that 16 affiliates of its Manufacturing Extension Partnership will...

President Clinton Announces Winners of the 1996 Baldrige Quality Awards

October 16, 1996

The President today announced the winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Dana Commercial Credit Corporation of Toledo, Ohio; ADAC...

Four U.S. Companies Named Today as Winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

October 16, 1996

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor today announced the winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in recognition of their...

Two Awards to Help MEP Centers Better Manage Human Resources, Evaluate Benefits to Communities Served

October 7, 1996

Two awards announced today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will help affiliates of the nationwide Manufacturing...

Award Goes to NJ Center to Improve Competitiveness of Smaller Food Manufacturers

October 3, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced a grant to the Center for Advanced Food Technology at Rutgers...

NIST To Fund Delaware Manufacturing Alliance

September 20, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $450,000 in funding for the Delaware Manufacturing Alliance, U.S. Under...

Manufacturing Extension Network Now Offering Services In All 50 States, Puerto Rico

September 5, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced 18 awards for new or expanded manufacturing extension programs as part...

Nine Companies Selected For Baldrige Quality Award Site Visits

August 26, 1996

Teams of quality experts will visit nine companies starting Sept. 2, 1996, as part of the application process for the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality...

NIST To Fund Miami Valley Manufacturing Extension Center

August 22, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $850,000 in funding for...

NIST To Fund Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center

August 1, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $2 million in funding for...

NIST To Fund Connecticut Manufacturing Extension Center

August 1, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.4 million in funding...

NIST To Fund Chicago Manufacturing Center

August 1, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $3.5 million in funding...

Quality Experts Needed For 1997 Baldrige Award

July 26, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking leading business, education, health care and quality experts to serve on the...

NIST To Fund Southwestern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center

June 26, 1996

Washington—The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.6 million in...

Three States Receive Grants as Step to Build Manufacturing Extension Programs

June 25, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced four cost-shared grants to build manufacturing assistance and...

NIST To Fund Georgia Manufacturing Extension Alliance

June 14, 1996

Washington—The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $3.8 million in...

NIST Seeks Proposals For New Manufacturing Extension Centers

May 6, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology announced in today's Federal Register that it is inviting not-for-profit organizations...

29 U.S. Businesses Try for the Nation's Top Award for Business Excellence, Quality Achievement

April 26, 1996

Twenty-nine U.S. companies, including 13 large manufacturers, six service companies and 10 small businesses, have submitted applications for the 1996 Malcolm...

Manufacturing Assistance Now Just a Phone Call or Click Away

April 22, 1996

Whether it's dialing an easy-to-remember telephone number or clicking a mouse to surf the Internet, small and medium-sized manufacturers looking for assistance...

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