Reports
2024 Montana Manufacturing Report - Executive Summary
2024 Montana Manufacturing Report
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2023 Montana Manufacturing Report - Executive Summary
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2023 Montana Manufacturing Report
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2023 Montana Labor Day Report
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2022 Montana Manufacturing Report
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2022 Montana Manufacturing Report: Executive Summary
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Manufacturers' Guide to Industry 4.0 Technologies
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Case Study: How Transition Readiness Can Ease the Pain and Prepare You for Success
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How Small Manufacturers Can Manage Supply Chain Risk
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2021 Montana Manufacturing Report
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2020 Montana Manufacturing Report
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2019 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
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2019 Montana Manufacturers Survey
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2019 Evaluation & Economic Impact of the MMEC
2018 Retention Report: Truth & Trends in Turnover
Organize priorities around a long-term plan for retooling your operation into one that consistently outperforms the competition.
A Leader's Guide to Manufacturing 4.0
Organize priorities around a long-term plan for retooling your operation into one that consistently outperforms the competition.
2018 Montana Labor Day Report
Our entrepreneurs are among the most successfull in the nation at starting and developing new businesses. Click below for hightlights of Montana's economic performance.
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2018 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
2018 Optics & Photonics Global Salary Report
Information on pay, job satisfaction, and other important workplace topics.
2017 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
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2017 Evaluation and Economic Impact of the MMEC
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2017 Montana Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Report
Take a look at the New Frontier's port on the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.
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A Profile of Montana's High Tech Industries
Read more about this survey report.
Older Reports
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2016 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
Prepared for MMEC by Paul Polzin, UM Bureau of Business & Economic Research
2016 MT Dept. of Labor & Industry Wage Rates Report
Take a look at occupational employment and wage rates for all full-time and part-time wage and salary workers in nonfarm industries covered by unemployment insurance.
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2015 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
Prepared for MMEC by Paul Polzin, UM Bureau of Business & Economic Research.
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2014 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
Prepared for MMEC by Paul Polzin, UM Bureau of Business & Economic Research
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Challenges to Manufacturing Growth in Montana 2013 Small Manufacturers Survey Report
Prepared for the Governor's Office of Economic Development, MSU Extension, and Montana Manufacturing Extension Center by the UM Bureau of Business & Economic Research
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2013 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
Prepared for MMEC by Paul Polzin, UM Bureau of Business & Economic Research
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2012 State of Montana Manufacturing Report
Prepared for MMEC by Paul Polzin, UM Bureau of Business & Economic Research
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2011 State of Montana Manufacturing Report