Oct. 12 , 2005
KMAC Ranked #2 in Nation for Improving Mfg. Operations
LEXINGTON, KY – Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center (KMAC) – the Kentucky-affiliate of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program – has been ranked 2nd among all 60 MEP Centers nationwide based on the percent of clients reporting a positive, measurable impact on their operations as a result of KMAC assistance. Read More >>>

Aug. 16 , 2004
NKU's iNET and KMAC Sign Strategic Collaborative Agreement
LEXINGTON, KY – NKU’s Institute for New Economy Technologies (iNET) and the Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center (KMAC) have entered into a formal agreement connecting Northern Kentucky manufacturing-oriented businesses and entrepreneurs with the resources of KMAC . The agreement establishes NKU as KMAC ’s Northern Kentucky satellite location. Read More >>>

July 23, 2004
New Website Provides Help to Kentucky Manufacturers
LEXINGTON, KY – For Kentucky manufacturers who are on the look out for the latest in manufacturing methods or looking for answers to specific technical, business or engineering questions, the new web home of Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center ( KMAC ) – www.kmac.org – provides answers. Read More >>>

Feb. 5, 2004
Kentucky Manufacturers Impacted by Federal Funding Cut of Assistance Program Honored by Harvard
LEXINGTON, KY – Harvard’s Institute for Government Innovation selected the Commerce Department’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) as one of the nation’s “most creative, forward thinking, results-driven government programs.” Read More >>>

Dec. 18, 2003
State Senator Kerr and Representative Palumbo Help Recognize 50th Anniversary of Lexington Manufacturer
LEXINGTON, KY – State Senator Alice Forgy Kerr took time out from her congressional campaign on December 12 to join with State Representative Ruth Ann Palumbo and Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac to recognize and help celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of Lexington manufacturer – Semicon Associates, Inc. Read More >>>


Nov. 13, 2003
Louisville’s Zeon Chemicals Recognized for Manufacturing Excellence
LEXINGTON, KY – Louisville-headquartered Zeon Chemicals, the leading producer of specialty elastomers in the USA, has been recognized for their commitment to manufacturing excellence. Zeon is the third recipient of the “Excellence in Continuous Improvement” award sponsored by the Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center (KMAC). Read More >>>


Oct. 17, 2003
Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center Adds to Board's Manufacturing Experience
LEXINGTON, KY – Allan M. Latts, Director of Corporate Planning of Heaven Hill Distilleries in Bardstown, Kentucky; and Randy Nielsen, Plant Manager of Emerson Motor Company in Russellville, Kentucky, are the most recent manufacturing executives to join the board of directors for the Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center (KMAC). Prior to Heaven Hill, Latts was the senior finance manager of the Folgers coffee business with Procter & Gamble. Neilsen was an operations manager at Cooper Industries’ Wagner Brake Division before joining Emerson. Read More >>>


Sept. 16, 2003
Heaven Hill Distilleries to be Recognized for Manufacturing Excellence
LEXINGTON, KY – Heaven Hill Distilleries will be recognized for their "commitment and dedication to manufacturing excellence" during a presentation at their Bardstown plant on Friday, Sept. 19, 2003. Read More >>>