Framebridge Founder and CEO Susan Tynan and POLITICO Playbook author and host of the Women Rule podcast Anna Palmer

Manufacturing Institute, POLITICO’s Women Rule Launch Partnership

WASHINGTON, DC, 04/12/19 – The Manufacturing Institute, the education and workforce partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, has announced a partnership between the Institute’s STEP Women’s Initiative and POLITICO’s Women Rule for a series of upcoming events to highlight the opportunities…

Smithfield Foods’ Keira Lombardo to Chair 7th Annual STEP Ahead Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C., 03/01/19 – The Manufacturing Institute announced that Keira Lombardo, executive vice president of corporate affairs and compliance for Smithfield Foods, Inc., will serve as this year’s chair of the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards. In…

STEP Ahead Awards Recognize Women for Excellence in Manufacturing

WASHINGTON, DC, 04/20/17 – Today, The Manufacturing Institute will honor 130 women with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.  The STEP Ahead Awards program will highlight each honoree’s story,…

Women MAKE Awards to Honor 130 Women for Excellence in Manufacturing

Washington, D.C. – The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers, announced the 130 recipients of the 2024 Women MAKE Awards, which honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers across…

Rose Lee to Chair the Manufacturing Institute’s 2023 Women MAKE Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/18/23 – Washington, D.C. – The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers—announced today that Cornerstone Building Brands President and CEO Rose Lee will serve as the chair of the 2023 Women MAKE…

Business Operations

How Manufacturers Can Boost Their D&I Efforts

December 13, 2022

The manufacturing leaders who met in Washington, D.C., this month agreed wholeheartedly: D&I is integral to building and retaining the workforce of tomorrow. At the third-annual Diversity+Inclusion Summit convened by the Manufacturing Institute, leaders gathered to share data, insights and…