Opportunities for Diversifying Local Manufacturing

Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce is collaborating with other Economic Development agencies in Michigan's Great Southwest to bring the Manufacturer's Diversification Summit program to our region.  Click here to learn more about the program and to sign up to attend in Dowagiac on August 19, 2009:

http://www.diversifysouthwestmichigan.com/index.cfm

Cornerstone Chamber VP Pat Moody recently attended a major summit meeting in Lansing regarding the diversification of our manufacturing base in the state of Michigan.

Hosted by the Michigan Economic Developers Association and underwritten by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the day long program focused on emerging sectors that our manufacturer's have wide-ranging opportunities to investigate as they seek ways to diversify their customer base.

Your Cornerstone Chamber Business Assistance Team has gathered all of the Power Point presentations made at the Lansing meeting, and is posting them here for your immediate access to the same information that Pat learned.

Simply click on the area of manufacturing that is of interest to you, and learn about the markets that are available and some of the steps to get you there. 

Please note that some of these files are large, and may take a moment or two to load...so please be patient.  In the case of the Power Point presentations...click on "View" and select "Slide Show" to maximize your view of each unit. 

If you have questions or need assistance with any of these links, please let Pat know immediately at 269-757-0216 or pmoody@cstonealliance.org. 

 This link will take you to the presentation from the Michigan Manufacturer's Technology Center, and excellent ways to bulk up your company's opportunities among search engines:

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/mmtc_meda_presentation_012108.pdf

This link will take you to the presentation on Wind Power by MEDC's Eric Shreffler:

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/Windpresentation.ppt

This link will take you to the presentation on Aerospace Opportunities by Craig Wolff, Vice President of the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association:

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/AerospacePresentation.ppt

The following link will take you to the Defense Overview and Opportunities as presented by Beth Cryderman Moss, Director of the Macomb Regional PTAC:

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/DefenseOpportunitiesPresentation.ppt

This presentation from Christophe Sevrain, the CEO of CJPS Enterprises looks at the Opportunities in the Medical Device Sector:

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/AutomotiveTransformationPresentation.ppt

The following presentation from Steven Wilson, Director of the University of Michigan's Surviving to Thriving program looks at the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center and other ways to help your company to thrive:

http://www.cornerstonechamber.com/pdfs/MichiganThrivingPresentation.ppt

Thank you for taking the time to review this valuable material.  We are working on bringing a full blown seminar to Michigan's Great Southwest for these diversification opportunities...so watch for more details on that in the weeks ahead. 

This Member Spotlight was created on 01/23/2009.