MEP Manufacturing Innovation Blog

Career Resources
Advanced Manufacturing
Colorado’s Advanced Manufacturing Industry

County & State Government Resources
Community Colleges
Workforce Centers
Economic Development Council
Small Business Development Council
Colorado Companies to Watch
Colorado Career Action Tools
Colorado Department of Labor
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Colorado Rural Development Council
CSU Industrial Assessment Center
Rocky Mountain Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (RMTAAC)

Business Information & Company Directories
Hoovers Online
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Tradesmen International
Yahoo Manufacturing Connections
Yellow Pages for Business (SuperPages.com)

Grants
Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Programs
City- and State-Level Funding Opportunities

Human Resources
Conference Board (Training & HR Issues)
Human Resource Professional’s Gateway to the Internet
Workforce Management

Manufacturing Process & Operations
Advanced Manufacturing Magazine
American Plastics Council
E3 – Economy, Energy, and Environment
Edison Welding Institute
Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing
Woodworking Industry Information

National & Federal Government Resources
Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (AMJIAC)
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) Program
Assess Costs Everywhere
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Defense TechMatch
Edgar Database of Corporate Information (Securities & Exchange Commission)
Interagency Network of Enterprise Assistance Providers (INEAP)
Internal Revenue Service
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
NASA – Office of the Chief Technologist
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
NIST – Find Your Local Center
National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
US Business Advisor (Business Link to Government)
US Census Bureau
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
US Department of Commerce
US Department of Energy
US Department of Labor
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
US Food & Drug Administration
US Patent & Trademark Office
Colorado PTAC – Procurement Technical Assistance Center

Quality & Standards
American National Standards Institute
Automotive Industry Action Group
Baldrige National Quality Program
NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards
Quality Digest
Underwriters Laboratories Inc

Safety & Environment
Alliance to Save Energy
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
EnviroLink
Industrial Assessment Centers
MSDS Pro Search
RoHS Compliance Guide

Trade & Professional Associations
Aerospace Industries Association of America
Aircraft Electronics Association
American Boiler Manufacturers Association
American Electronics Association
American Forest & Paper Association
American Iron & Steel Institute
American Marketing Association
American Plastics Council
APICS – American Production Inventory Control Society
American Society for Quality
American Textile Machinery Association
Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
Association for Manufacturing Technology
Association of Industrial Metallizers Coaters & Laminators
American Society for Testing & Materials
Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association
Finishing Industry
Green Supplier Network
Institute of Industrial Engineers
International Association of Plastics Distributors
Machinery Dealers National Association
Material Handling Industry of America
Metal Finishing Suppliers Association
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
National Association of Purchasing Management
National Business Aircraft Association
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing
National Hardwood Lumber Association
National Meat Association
National Paperbox Association
National Society of Professional Engineers
National Paper Trade Association Inc
North American Wholesale Lumber Association
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Society of Plastics Engineers
The Society of the Plastics Industry
Tooling & Manufacturing Association
Wood Machinery Manufacturers Association