Michigan Business Network

Chris Holman welcomes back John J. Walsh, President & CEO, MMA, Michigan Manufacturers Association, Lansing, MI. He had several things he wanted to find out during this conversation. Welcome back John, remind the Michigan business community about MMA? One of your highlights of the year is coming up this week, 2024 MFG Excellence Awards, tell us about that? Eleven different awards are up for grabs, share a bit of the highlights from those categories? Some winners have been named, while three categories have the winner announced tomorrow night, share a little more about: Community Impact, Innovation Excellence, and Sustainability? What is the Coolest Thing competition? Have any of the previous Coolest Thing winners gone on to bigger things after winning? The MMA also shared a press release at the time of the original awardee announcement last month. LANSING (Oct. 10, 2024) —Manufacturers, industry leaders and media gathered at the Lansing headquarters of the Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) to r