Government Relations Committee Acting as the voice of the membership in Washington, this commmittee establishes AMT's policy positions in support of our industry.
TechSolve Inc., Cincinnati, in support of AMT and the Coalition on Manufacturing Technology Infrastructure, has received $2 million in federal funding to address intelligent machining processes.
Did you know that Congress included a small business tax break with the minimum wage hike it passed last May? October 19, 2007 - As part of the minimum wage package passed last spring, Sec. 179/small business expensing was enhanced and extended through 2011. Today, companies can expense up to $125,000 of capital equipment purchases as long as total equipment expenditures do not exceed $500,000 in the given tax year. That amount is more than double the old law’s limit and is indexed for inflation. The maximum annual expensing amount is reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount of qualified expensing-eligible property in excess of the limit.
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (TAA) Provides grants to manufacturers affected by import competition. The grants are used to provide consulting or training to assist your company in becoming more competitive in the global market.
SBIR/STTR Listing of Keywords This is the expanded definition of what the Federal Government considers "manufacturing" or "manufacturing related research" as it relates to their SBIR/STTR Programs and as a result of Executive Order 13329.
