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Be watching for 2014
More than 270 Peers & Allies attended
the 2012 Compete Smart Conference to
PROPEL THEIR BUSINESS!

Twelve high school DECA students also
joined us for MMEC's premier
conference for
MONTANA MANUFACTURERS

This event was hosted by
Montana Manufacturing Extension Center

&
NorthWestern Energy

with other generous sponsors (see list below).

VIEW Snapshots from MT PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Dozens of Montana companies showcased their Product in our creative 100-ft Product Wall! And more than 30 gave items away as door prizes!

Stay Tuned for Compete Smart 2014!


FEATURED SPEAKERS WERE:
Michael D. Reilly, Rimfire Investments, LLC - Keynoting
Jay Timmons, NAM President
Clara Asmail, NIST MEP

Compete Smart included everybody's favorite--
Montana companies--
Succeeding through Innovation
Britt Fred, Northwest Factory Finishes, Bonner
Linda Miller, PDT, Inc., Missoula
Ken Johnson, CM Manufacturing, Missoula
PLUS
James Stephens, Blue Marble Biomaterials, Missoula
Anders & Jake Lewendal, Lewendal Construction, Bozeman


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6 Breakout Tracks
Track A: Guidance System -- Leadership
Track B: Increased Payload -- Marketing & Sales
Track C: Greater Propulsion thru INNOVATION
Track D: Increase Velocity
with Lean Manufacturing
Track E: Mission Critical -- Supplier Development
Track F:
The Right Crew -- People & Resources

MEET Manufacturing Allies - The 2012 Sponsors
supporting MMEC's Compete Smart Manufacturing Conference
in 2012

PLATINUM
Montana Manufacturing Extension Center
NorthWestern Energy (co-host w/ MMEC)
Montana Chamber of Commerce
S&K Electronics

GOLD

First Interstate Bank
Innovate Montana
Montana Department of Agriculture
Made In Montana Program (MT DOC)
Montana Department of Commerce
Montana Hydraulics
FELCO Industries
Montana PTAC

SILVER
AlphaGraphics - Bozeman
Anderson ZurMuehlen
InterDyn BMI
Montana State Fund
MSU College of Engineering
UPS
Western States Insurance Agency

BRONZE
Montana Dakota Utilities
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Montana Community Finance Corporation

Port of Montana
Zions Bank

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MEET More Allies
Who exhibited along with our Sponsors

Associated Employers
Core Advisors Network
General Distributing
Glacier Export Services
K Design Marketing
Montana Concrete Polishers
Montana Manufacturers Information System
Montana Technology Innovation Partnership
Proxity Electronic Commerce
Quest Integration
DACK Coatings
Salient Technologies
Small Business Development Center
Unishippers


Compete Smart ARCHIVE - click each image to view previous biennial conference content for 2010 - 2008 - 2006:





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