April at-a-glance … materials & handling
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) relaunched the Tariff Reform Coalition (TRC) (of which NAFEM Is a member) and again […]
Technology, organization and leadership key to manufacturing 4.0 success
Registration is open for rethink – Accelerating the Adoption of Manufacturing 4.0. The June 22-24 virtual event is sponsored by […]
American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides several funding opportunities to help restaurants, small businesses, schools and individuals that […]
Meet the administrators
NAFEM takes a look at what to expect from members of President Biden’s cabinet that most directly impact the commercial […]
March at-a-glance…energy
Curious about how to improve the energy efficiency of manufacturing operations? The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office […]
March at-a-glance…materials & handling
Several strategic operations consultancies and industry publications expect steel prices to retreat in Q2, including FitchRatings, IHS Markit and The […]
March at-a-glance…regulations
Last month, NAFEM received word from Hospitality Maine that the state was considering a bill to regulate indoor workplace temperatures, […]
March at-a-glance…taxes, tariffs & trade
In early March, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the Biden administration’s 2021 Trade Policy Agenda and 2020 Annual […]
Chamber launches Rally for the Recovery
To help reignite the economy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce invites American businesses to participate in its Rally for the […]
March at-a-glance…environment
In late-December, Congress authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a nationwide approach to phasing down the production […]
February at-a-glance…regulations
On inauguration day, President Biden sent legislation to Congress that creates a pathway to citizenship for the nearly 11 million […]
February at-a-glance…environment
We’re going to be hearing a lot about the social cost of carbon in the coming weeks and months. Identified […]