1. Michael Lobsinger
Center Director Center for Economic Growth

2. Center for Economic Growth
NY Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Growth & Strategy
Operational Excellence & Quality
Technology Acceleration
Energy & Sustainability
Supply Chain Development
Workforce Development
Business Benchmarking, Valuation, Strategy Planning, Sales Training, Export, Market Intelligence, SWOT
Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, Quality Improvement and Standards Supervisory Training.
R&D Project Planning, Grant Support, Tech Scouting, Design & Prototype Assistance
Energy Benchmarking, Solar Consulting, Waste Reduction
Supplier identification, Supplier Alignment, Benchmarking
Apprenticeship Program, Manufacturing Bootcamps, Custom Training, Engagement forums
Advanced Manufacturing (Materials, Composites, Machining, Metal Fabrication, Plastics, Chemicals) Aerospace & Defense; Transportation; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Cleantech

3. CEG SolarGEN is a collaborative solar procurement initiative
CEG SolarGEN is a collaborative solar procurement initiative. Such collaborative solar procurement is an established practice that has proven to diffuse not only barriers for participating organizations but also for developers. Campaigns actively engage their targeted community providing solar education and geographically localization of participating organizations. These efforts assist in lowering costs for campaign participants.

4. Entrepreneurship Support
Service examples provided to Start-Ups (reduced rates)
Business Model Development
Market Research
Assistance with Supply Chain
Quality Certifications
Manufacturing Planning
Grant Application Support
Access to qualified engineering services
Hands on Access to Stratasys F270 Printer
Pitch Coaching & Series
Innovation Workshops
Partners in Capital Region Innovation Hotspot
KeyBank Jumpstart: Access to funding to offset costs for minority and women running growth oriented start-ups

5. Frank Murken Products
Impacts: Pratt & Whitney Supplier Gold Retained Sales: $1.4 million
Increased Sales: $200,000
Cost Savings: $10,000
New investments: $93,000
Grants Leveraged: $28,900
Jobs Created/Retained: 22
Services Rendered:
Lean: 101 Training, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Plant Layout and Design, 5S.
Benchmarking: Core Value and Transformation Planner
Strategy: Revenue Throughput Program
Supply Chain: NIST Supply Chain Pilot Program