Could You be Uninsured, Underinsured – or Both?
by Mitchell Gorham, Federated Mutual Insurance Company
You just had a nice visit with your insurance agent, and you signed on the dotted line to...
OSHA Inspections: A Planning and Survival Guide
by Felix C. "Pete" Wade, Ice Miller LLP
OSHA inspections can add a level of stress and frustration to any workplace. Be prepared with this...
PTA Plastics: A Leading-Edge Product Laboratory
by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
PTA Plastics, with locations in Oxford, CT, and Longmont, CO, is celebrating its 60th year in business. Opened in December...
Cyber Fraud
by Jen Clark, Plastics Business
While the information age has provided tools that make doing business easier and faster, it also has enabled a proliferation...
Q&A: Planning for Success
Flexibility, planning and continual education are keys to a successful business, accoring to Laurie Harbour and Jeff Mengel, two speakers at the MAPP Benchmarking...
Challenges for the Tooling Industry will Impact Processors
by Laurie Harbour, Harbour Results, Inc.
In October of 2013, Harbour Results, Inc. (HRI) and the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) collaborated on a study...
Benefits and Burdens of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction
by Michael J. Devereux II, CPA, Mueller Prost PC
Enacted in 2004, the Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD)1 is generally nine percent (9%) of a...
MAPP Business Forecast Survey Shows Strong 12-Month Outlook
by Troy Nix, MAPP
Nearly nine out of 10 plastics processing executives are expecting their 2014 sales trends to increase over the next twelve months,...
MAPP Association News
Manufacturers Association of Plastics Processors
A Letter from Mike Walter, MAPP Board President
Maximizing Your MAPP ROI
This issue of Plastics Business includes a summary of the...
Fearless Manufacturing at Noble Plastics
Interview by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business
With a passion for making things and a fearless approach to business, Missy and Scott Rogers are entrepreneurs in...
