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President Barack Obama will address the nation tonight to unveil his proposed jobs plan, which is expected to outline a variety of measures in both the public and private sectors to help stimulate job creation and economic growth.

MANTEC appreciates the strong, bi-partisan assistance the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program has received thus far from the Administration and Congress.  John W. Lloyd, MANTEC President and CEO, and is calling on both to continue their support by making America’s small manufacturers a critical component of any jobs plan. “American manufacturers can compete and win. Our country needs a jobs plan that will help small manufacturers create jobs and enhance our global competitiveness through the investment in small-to-midsized companies,” said Lloyd.

Despite a weakening economic landscape, the U.S. MEP program, funded by the Department of Commerce, helped create 72,075 jobs in 2009 alone.

“The current job scene in America is discouraging, but manufacturing has the potential for significant growth,” Lloyd commented. “However, progress has slowed and small manufacturers in particular face many challenges. If policymakers tout that small business is the economic cornerstone to U.S. growth, then more should be done to help small manufacturers succeed.”

MANTEC helps small manufacturers in the area through training and workforce development. In 2010, MANTEC helped 180 local companies report 146 jobs created, 699 jobs retained,$27,115,000 in new sales and $12,255,712 in new investments.  

MANTEC has been helping Fluid Conditioning Products grow since 2002.  Susan Niggel, President of Fluid Conditioning Products commented that “MANTEC has provided invaluable assistance which allowed Fluid Conditioning Products to do a new marketing campaign, OSHA and safety program, LEAN program, Business Growth strategies and auditor training.  As a small business with limited resources, MANTEC is our Yellow Pages.”  

“The President’s plan should leverage small manufacturing companies as a critical component of the manufacturing industry – a main driver for our nation’s economic growth,” Lloyd said. “Operating and shipping costs, access to capital and availability of qualified labor are the top challenges for U.S. small manufacturers. By helping them to overcome these challenges and succeed, we can create and retain thousands of high-paying jobs each year.”


MANTEC is a private nonprofit organization supported through the Department of Community and Economic Development. In addition, MANTEC is an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).  For more information visit our website at http://www.mantec.org or call 717-843-5054.

Fluid Conditioning Products, Inc. is a well established business based in Lititz, PA, founded in 1943.  The core business is the low volume manufacture of custom-designed, engineered filtration solutions for technically demanding aerospace and marine applications.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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