New York State manufacturing is becoming faster, smarter, and more innovative than ever. Across every region of the state, small and mid-sized manufacturers are reinventing what’s possible. The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) stands with them and is delivering services that power growth and provide a competitive edge.
This magazine celebrates that momentum. It captures breakthroughs happening from Buffalo to Long Island, the workforce pipelines being built for tomorrow’s talent, and the measurable economic impact that manufacturers are delivering today. Over the last five years, NY MEP has helped drive 34,515 jobs created and retained, $5.87 billion in economic impact, and 4,917 completed projects—numbers reported directly by manufacturers through independent surveys conducted for NIST MEP.
But the story is bigger than numbers. It’s about the students discovering what manufacturing really looks like instead of the handful of companies they’ve heard about, or stories they’ve been told. It’s about apprentices earning while they learn, women entering advanced manufacturing through programs like Real Life Rosies™, and companies strengthening their competitiveness through innovation, cybersecurity, lean transformation, and technology acceleration.
New York Makes 2026 is your front-row seat to the people, programs, and partnerships shaping the future of manufacturing here. Whether it’s a middle-school video competition that sparks a career, a climate-tech accelerator scaling breakthrough hardware, or a regional center helping companies improve performance year after year, this publication showcases the ingenuity that keeps New York State’s industrial engine running strong.
These results underscore the value of NIST MEP’s proven model and NYSTAR’s leadership in strengthening New York State’s innovation economy. The funding they provide is what enables NY MEP to deliver services that help New York State manufacturers generate economic impact.
Welcome to the stories behind the impact. Welcome to the makers, the builders, the problem-solvers. Welcome to New York Makes.
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