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  • Celebrating Michigan's Manufacturing Legacy

    December 6, 2024    102

    The annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards attracts the best and brightest in Michigan manufacturing for a night of celebration and to honor the core values driving the state’s most important industry: innovation, impact, leadership, community and family.
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  • Charles Washburn - Landscape Forms - Export of the Year

    November 12, 2024    275

    Due to his character, compassion and dedication to the growth of the industry and the education of future professionals, Charles Washburn of Landscape Forms has been recognized as the 2024 Manufacturing Emerging Leader.
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  • Biodapt® - Gantec Inc. - Export of the Year

    November 12, 2024    858

    Biodapt® by Gantec has been recognized as the 2024 Michigan Manufactured Export of the Year for providing greater opportunities for local employees based on the company’s manufacturing, technology development and global expansion needs.
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  • Christine Sermak - Total Security Solutions - Manufacturing Talent Champion

    November 12, 2024    232

    Christine Sermak’s ingenuity and ability to bring multiple principles together for the benefit of Total Security Solutions and future industry professionals is why she was recognized as the 2024 Manufacturing Talent Champion.
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  • Jill Dralle - Nexteer Automotive - 2024 Manufacturing Woman of the Year

    November 12, 2024    300

    With insights, enthusiasm and a dedication to constant development of the company, Jill Dralle has placed the U.S. division of Nexteer as a leading manufacturer in Saginaw County. Her personal skills combined with her ability to impact so many lives makes her the 2024 Manufacturing Woman of the Year.
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  • Nathan Cox - Cox Machine LLC - 2024 Manufacturer of the Year (Small Tier)

    November 12, 2024    219

    Company culture and dedication to the local community and to the overall manufacturing industry in Michigan places Nathan Cox and Cox Machine LLC among an elite group of John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year recipients.
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  • Dan Dralle - D&JD Partners - 2024 Manufacturing Lifetime Achievement

    November 12, 2024    309

    Throughout his 40-year career, Daniel Dralle made a significant impact on the industry, the community and his extended family — placing him on the MMA’s prestigious list of Manufacturing Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.
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  • John Macchia, Jr. - Advance Turning and Manufacturing - 2024 Manufacturer of the Year (Large Tier)

    November 12, 2024    293

    John Macchia Jr.’s foresight and innovation leading to the growth of Advance Turning and Manufacturing are among the many reasons why he has been named the 2024 John G. Thodis Michigan Manufacturer of the Year – Large Tier.
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  • Michigan’s Innovative and Resilient Manufacturing Legacy on Display

    November 7, 2024    232

    Manufacturers move Michigan forward as the centerpiece of the state’s economic strength, stability and prosperity. The industry’s innovation and resilience was on full display at the annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards gala held by MMA on 11/6/24 in Lansing.
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  • MMA Legislative Day 2025

    October 25, 2024    256

    Connects manufacturing leaders, legislative decisionmakers and regulatory officials for hands-on lobbying experience. This well-attended and well-received annual event features policymakers, manufacturing leaders and more.
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