NEMIA is a professional organization for manufacturers and businesses from the Northeast Michigan area. Our members represent a balanced mix of professionals from manufacturing, business, and academia. We meet at a minimum of four times a year. Our meetings generally include dinner and feature a speaker of interest to our membership. In addition to good food and an informative and interesting speaker, the meetings offer the excellent opportunity for lively interaction and networking with other professionals.

NEMIA has established four overall objectives In pursuit of our mission:

• To implement training and technical assistance activities which significantly contribute to the success of its members.

• To establish a network of manufacturers that participate in an open exchange of ideas that facilitate with problem solving, increased productivity, efficiency and competitiveness.

• To build a public awareness of the manufacturing community and what it has to offer.

• To give our region a voice in government and an influence in reforming legislative issues pertaining to manufacturers