Member DashboardAmerican 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…environment
In late-December, Congress authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a nationwide approach to phasing down the production […]
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 […]
New Buy American program directs federal government spending
Image courtesy Whitehouse.gov Within days of taking office, President Biden issued an executive order “ensuring the future is made in […]
February at-a-glance…materials and handling
California’s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires businesses to include warning labels to notify […]
President Biden creates science and technology cabinet role
Eric Lander, Ph.D., a mathematician, and geneticist, was nominated by President Biden to the newly created cabinet-level role of director […]
NAFEM and others request termination of Section 232 metals tariffs; new exclusion process could delay action
According to the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU), of which NAFEM is a member, companies report record […]