Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded $708,200 to the Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Inc., or Impact Dakota.
This investment through the NIST MEP Emergency Assistance Program will be used to provide manufacturing extension services to North Dakota’s small and medium-sized manufacturers. The areas of focus for the allocated funds include: Workforce attraction, development and retention, supply chain optimization, cybersecurity protection, industry 4.0 / Automation and organizational culture.