MiMfg
Magazine
Sep 2021 • Vol . XXXIV • Issue No . 5
September 2021 MiMfg Magazine 3
Contents
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On the Cover
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Keeping Your MFG Talent This Month ’ s Features
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Evolving and Growing to Serve You
John J . Walsh • MMA
New Member Service Helps Build Company Value
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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 . 5 , September 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 : The story of the talent shortage in Michigan manufacturing is two-fold : acquisition and retention . See page 14 for the second article of a two-part series that focuses on what some manufacturing companies are doing to improve employee retention .
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Eliminating the Pink Elephant in the Room
Tom Borg • Tom Borg Consulting LLC
Inside Every Issue
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First & Foremost
Member Advantage
MFG at Work
MFG Game Changers
Bosch
Solutions for Success
Homethrive
Premium Associate Member Spotlight
Robert Luce • SME Education Foundation
Industry Member Spotlight
Brett Cutshall • Omega Castings Inc .
MFG Voice
MMA Events