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We Need to Focus on Supporting Manufacturing Growth

We Need to Focus on Supporting Manufacturing Growth Randy Wolken, President & CEO This year’s federal and state elections offer an opportunity for all of us to be heard. Specifically,...

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Energy Transition Is Needed But Presents Many Challenges

Energy Transition Is Needed But Presents Many Challenges Randy Wolken, President & CEO The global energy transition is still in its infancy, with fossil fuels being the predominant source of...

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MANUPAC Announces 2024 Federal Candidate Endorsement

MANUPAC, the Manufacturers Association of Central New York’s Federal Political Action Committee today announced their bipartisan list of federal candidate endorsements for the 2024 General Election. MANUPAC board members looked...

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MIPAC Announces 2024 Senate and Assembly Candidate Endorsement

MIPAC, The Manufacturing & Industry Political Action Committee, and the political action arm of MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, today announced their bipartisan list of candidate endorsements for the 2024 General...

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Just One More

Just One More David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer Last week, I was listening to the Ed Mylett Show podcast while driving to an early meeting when I heard Ed mention...

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MACNY Convenes Industry Leaders and Legislators at Annual Legislative Breakfast to Discuss Key Issues Impacting Manufacturers Across the State

On October 15th, we hosted our Annual Legislative Breakfast at the Doubletree Hotel in East Syracuse. In attendance were more than 100 key stakeholders, industry leaders, and legislators. A primary focus...

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Immediate R&D Tax Expensing For Manufacturers Must Be Restored

Immediate R&D Tax Expensing For Manufacturers Must Be Restored Randy Wolken, President & CEO For more than two years, manufacturers have been unable to deduct their research and development (R&D)...

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MACNY and PEB Mark the Official Start of Manufacturing Month on National Manufacturing Day by Hosting Hundreds of Students and Educators for Tours at Local Manufacturing Facilities

SYRACUSE, NY - October is New York State’s official celebration of Manufacturing Month, which aligns with National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day), on the first Friday of the month. On Thursday,...

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Ports Strike Averted That Would Have Hurt Manufacturers

Ports Strike Averted That Would Have Hurt Manufacturers Randy Wolken, President & CEO U.S. dockworkers agreed to return to work after port operators sweetened their contract offer, ending a three-day...

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Where would you like to be?

Where would you like to be? David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer As we approach the last quarter of 2024, it's time to ask where we would like to be in...

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Manufacturing Matters: October 2024

View this month’s issue of Manufacturing Matters.   INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Cover Story: October is Manufacturing Month!   Page 3 | President's Message: New Nuclear Power is Needed to Grow...

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Worker Skills And Autonomy Set To Grow Rapidly

Worker Skills And Autonomy Set To Grow Rapidly Randy Wolken, President & CEO How do you plan in a world that is becoming increasingly complex? Often, the counterintuitive answer is...

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Increasing Industrial Productivity

Increasing Industrial Productivity Randy Wolken, President & CEO Over the years, technologies promise to transform industrial production, especially including AI most recently. However, organizations must still figure out how to...

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Take the High Road

Take the High Road David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer This past June, John Maxwell released his latest book, High Road Leadership. As I listened to people discussing our upcoming election,...

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Immigration Is Remaking The U.S. Workforce

Immigration Is Remaking The U.S. Workforce Randy Wolken, President & CEO A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article analyzed how an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants has remade the composition...

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Build Your Future Workforce

Build Your Future Workforce Randy Wolken, President &CEO Recently, MACNY received a $6 million US DOL grant to assist manufacturers in hiring and training 800 Registered Apprentices over the next...

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Are You in the 10 Percent?

Are You in the 10 Percent? David Freund, Chief Leadership Officer Last month I heard a teaching from John Maxwell that really got me thinking. John stated that only 10...

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Manufacturing Matters: September 2024

View this month’s issue of Manufacturing Matters.   INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Cover Story: A Perfect Day on the Greens at MACNY's 27th Annual Golf Tournament   Page 3 | President's...

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Reimagine Talent and Upskilling

Reimagine Talent and Upskilling Randy Wolken, President & CEO AI’s impact on talent and the skills needed for the future is massive. The technology’s potential to accelerate automation and transform operating models...

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Manufacturing Month 2024

Manufacturing Month 2024 Randy Wolken, President & CEO It may still be August, but it’s never too early to remind you that October is Manufacturing Month! Preparations are well underway...

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