MiMfg
Magazine
Mar 2021 • Vol . XXXIV • Issue No . 2
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Read MiMfg Magazine online : mag . mimfg . org .
John J . Walsh Publisher
Delaney McKinley Managing Editor
Editorial Staff
Joy Wolf Design Editor
Sarah Martin Advertising
With editorial contribution by Doug Claggett , Austen Smith and Dean Stelmaszek
Michigan Manufacturers Association and MMA Service Corporation 620 S . Capitol Ave ., Lansing MI 48933 Phone : 517-372-5900 • Fax : 517-372-3322 E-mail : ask @ mimfg . org • Web : mimfg . org
MiMfg Magazine Vol . XXXIV Issue No . 2 , March 2021 ( ISSN 1936-8860 ), ( USPS 024-973 ) published bi-monthly for $ 18 per year by the MMA Service Corporation ( MMASC ), 620 S . Capitol Ave ., Lansing MI 48933-2308 . Periodicals postage paid at Lansing MI and additional offices . POSTMASTER : send address changes to MiMfg Magazine , P . O . Box 14247 , Lansing , MI 48901-4247 .
On the Cover : MMA ’ s Government Affairs team is focused on helping to move manufacturing forward as normalcy is slowly but surely returning in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis . Learn how MMA is driving manufacturing growth and investment beginning on page 14 .
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On the Cover
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How MMA is Driving MFG Growth & Investment
This Month ’ s Features
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The Importance of Vaccination for Michigan ’ s Manufacturing Recovery
Supporting Our Members through Crisis
What Comes After COVID-19 ?
By Tim Finerty & Bryan Powrozek • Clayton & McKervey
2021 Manufacturing Industry Trends
By John Varilek • Dewpoint
State Income Tax and PPP Loans : Don ’ t Assume Conformity
By Lisa Pohl • Rehmann
Inside Every Issue
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First & Foremost Member Advantage MFG at Work
MFG Game Changers
Jedco Inc .
Solutions for Success
MetLife
Premium Associate Member Spotlight
Ken Zebarah Jr . • Harvest Solar
Industry Member Spotlight
Wilm Uhlenbecker • Brose North America
MFG Voice MMA Events