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Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership
MassMEP provides training to small business manufacturers in “lean manufacturing” methodologies.

(Funded under the 2006 Economic Stimulus Bill, c. 123 of the Acts of 2006, s. 83.)

Total appropriated under 2006 Economic Stimulus Bill - $1,556,000 (1).

Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership


Survey year (2)	Training participant (3)	Reported increase in yearly sales	Sales retained	Jobs retained	Jobs created	Cost savings reported per year	Unnecessary investments avoided	Amount saved in investments	Total investments
Totals		$2,350,000	$8,370,000	50	100	$13,116,585	$4,834,963	$486,585	$23,695,963
2007	Satellite telecommunications company	$250,000	$0	0	6	$100,000	$0	$0	$25,000
2007	Pharmaceutical company	$0	$0	0	0	$0	$238,963	$0	$238,963
2007	Paint and coating manufacturing company	$200,000	$500,000	4	1	$50,000	$15,000	$20,000	$90,000
2007	Soft drink and ice manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	0	$0	$5,000	$0	$90,000
2007	Laminated plastics manufacturing company	$0	$6,000,000	10	0	$400,000	$1,250,000	$0	$16,000,000
2007	Chocolate and confectionery manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	0	$0	$0	$0	$78,000
2007	Paper mill company	$0	$0	0	1	$0	$2,000.000	$0	$10,000
2007	Electrical equipment manufacturing company	$200,000	$0	10	5	$10,000,000	$50,000	$0	$342,000
2007	Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	1	$0	$75,000	$0	$79,000
2007	Fabricated metal product manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2007	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	0	$0	$0	$0	$1,150,000
2007	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2007	Footwear manufacturing company	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	15	0	$200,000	$1,000,000	$200,000	$1,150,000
2007	Animal food manufacturing company	$0	$0	2	75	$0	$0	$0	$3,025,000
2007	Concrete product manufacturing company	$600,000	$300,000	2	2	$80,000	$73,000	$5,000	$85,000
2007	Warehousing and storage company	$0	$0	0	4	$0	$0	$0	$100,000
2007	Textile product mill	$100,000	$70,000	4	2	$50,000	$20,000	$25,000	$155,000
2007	Semiconductor manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	0	$2,000,000	$0	$0	$100,000
2007	Semiconductor manufacturing company	$0	$0	0	0	$236,585	$0	$236,585	$769,000
2007	Spring and wire product manufacturing company	$0	$500,000	3	3	$0	$108,000	$0	$209,000
Survey year (2)	Training participant (3)	Reported increase in yearly sales	Sales retained	Jobs retained	Jobs created	Cost savings reported per year	Unnecessary investments avoided	Amount saved in investments	Total investments
Totals		$2,350,000	$8,370,000	50	100	$13,116,585	$4,834,963	$486,585	$23,695,963

Note: Data involve transactions conducted from February 2007, following enactment of the 2006 Economic Stimulus Bill, to November 2007. Data are updated when provided by the administering agency.

* Not applicable ** Not yet available *** Not disclosed

Note 1: MassMEP reported that actual economic stimulus funding received by MassMEP in Fiscal Year 2007 totaled $556,000.
The remaining $1 million was used for "normal budgeted line item funding." MassMEP did not receive this economic stimulus funding until February of 2007.

Note 2: Data displayed in this table were provided by MassMEP and were compiled for the National Institute of Standards and Technology by Synovate, Inc., via a telephone and Internet-based survey. Survey responses are based on services from a year previously.

Note 3: Names of companies participating in the MassMEP trainings are not disclosed by MassMEP.

PRINT: Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP)

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Assessment & Analysis Project

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of Policy Studies

Center for Economic
and Civic Opinion