KAM is pleased to announce the addition of D.J. Lutz and Keith Beckham to our Board of Directors! Both D.J. and Keith add tremendous insight and experience to our incredible board.


KAM is pleased to announce the addition of D.J. Lutz and Keith Beckham to our Board of Directors! Both D.J. and Keith add tremendous insight and experience to our incredible board.


Nominations Are Open Feb. 11-27 FRANKFORT, KY– The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers has tipped off its “KAM 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament Presented by
In a recent social media post, Jake Hall, the American manufacturing expert known as the “Manufacturing Millennial,” highlighted manufacturing hotspots in a unique way: manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) as a percentage of each state’s total GDP.
Mark Denzler, President & CEO at Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, posted recently about the growth of manufacturing academies in Illinois. Years ago, the IMA worked with Illinois state government to get two academies off the ground.

We held this year’s annual Kentucky Industry Conference (KYIC) October 27-29, in partnership with the Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) and the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership (KY-MEP) On the evening of the 27th, we opened the conference with a fireside chat about the rising challenge of Chinese competition with the U.S., specifically as it affects American manufacturing and industry.