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December 2011  

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FRMG Woodward Tour Morning Session

*Wait List Only*

December 8

9:00 a.m. - Noon

No Charge

Fort Collins, CO

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FRMG Woodward Tour Afternoon Session

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December 8

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Fort Collins, CO

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CHFA Bond Webinar

December 1

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. MST

No Charge

Online Webinar

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Colorado Space Roundup

December 7

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

$75/per person 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science  

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SME Chapter 77 Meeting and Tour at BEST

December 7

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

No Charge  

Englewood, CO  

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Small Business Growth Summit

January 20-21

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

$99/per staff

$299/staff of 5

Antlers Hilton

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RETool: Clean Energy Technologies

*4-day program*  

January 20

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Deloitte Consulting - Denver

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In This Issue
Manufacturing Economic Update
Friends of MEP UPS Discount Program
Innovative CO Manufacturer: Faustson Tool
IndustryWeek Articles of Interest
Manufacturing Economic Update

ACED hosts "The State of Manufacturing"

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Adams County Economic Development hosted "The State of Manufacturing" on November 17th. CAMT's Sumer Sorensen-Bain joined experts to discuss the manufacturing economic forecast,  and identified challenges and programs working toward a solution across the state. Gary Horvath, a Colorado economist, provided a manufacturing-specific economic update and forecast. Topics included employment numbers, material costs, and when Colorado can expect to see increased business growth.  

  

Click here for the presentation. 

 

Friends of MEP UPS Discount Program

Become a Friend of MEP and receive discounts!

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Join Friends of MEP and receive a minimum of 70% discount on UPS Freight LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) services. The Friends of MEP was formed to tangibly demonstrate manufacturers' support of the MEP centers across the U.S. By becoming a Friend of MEP, you will lend your name to support MEP, and CAMT, at the federal level and may be asked to support MEP advocacy efforts, such as submitting letters of support.

   

To learn more about the UPS discounts your company may be eligible for as a Friend of MEP, click here.

 

* CAMT is the Colorado affiliate of the NIST MEP network of manufacturing assistance centers. * 

Innovative CO Manufacturer: Faustson Tool

Fauston shares what makes them an industry leader

 

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Heidi Hostetter, Director of Operations

   

Briefly describe your company's products and services.

Faustson Tool designs high precision machining for the aerospace, energy, defense, and medical industries to just name a few.

 

What makes your company unique?

Faustson's cutting edge technologies and advancements in the industry. We specifically buy the latest, greatest technologies out there to ensure we are providing our customers solutions for any mechanical and/or electromechanical needs they might have. 


What is a recent highlight of your company's success?

A nationally and internationally acclaimed success was Faustson's work on Kepler. This was the most expensive NASA Scope ever launched into space and Faustson had the right equipment, personnel and innovative manufacturing ideas to create the most critical component on that telescope-- the mirror substrate that held all of the optics for this particular system.

  

To read more from Faustson,  click here

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What makes your company special?

Colorado is home to innovative companies making a new generation of products. We want to help tell your story.


Complete a quick questionnaire and we'll highlight your company on our website, in our newsletters and weekly e-blasts, and in communications delivered to stakeholders, elected officials, and industry leaders.
 



IndustryWeek Articles of Interest
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Future Now 

Five technology developments changing the industry. Read full article here

 

With Creative and Paranoid Leaders, Great Companies Thrive in Chaotic Times 

Findings show the best companies are led by disciplined, productively paranoid, and empirically creative executives. Read full article here.