Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration reportedly plans to end funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, a ...

The Trump Administration failed to cut MEPs in April, but now plans to eliminate them, cutting the $212 million annual program in 2026. MEPs, or Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, are nonprofits in ...

It is called the Omnibus Spending Bill, the annual appropriation by Congress that covers several departments, a multitude of programs, and several hundred billion dollars. But it also might be called ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Department of Commerce abruptly suspended millions in funding intended to support Ohio’s manufactures, citing a federal review of the program that could take years to ...

DULUTH — Industry leaders and business owners are bracing for federal funding cuts to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. While small to midsize manufacturers are set to lose access to ...

New Hampshire’s two U.S. senators have introduced separate pieces of legislation aimed at providing financial and technical assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers and tech firms. U.S. Sen.

Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, has been awarded $19 million in federal funds as it takes a leadership role as manager of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program in ...