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Inaugural LIFT Insight Awards to Recognize Member Contributions

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LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported manufacturing innovation institute, today announced the inaugural LIFT Insight Awards to recognize member contributions to the institute and its ecosystem over the past year in Technology Development, Talent Development, Service Providing, Government Stakeholder and to contribution to LIFT overall.

The awards we determined through a nomination and voting process among the LIFT staff who work with the institute’s member on a daily basis.

“We are blessed with an amazing group of members who are committed to LIFT and our mission of Driving American Manufacturing Into the Future Through Technology and Talent Development and these awards highlight but a few of the individuals who have helped set us on the path to achieve that goal,” said Nigel Francis, CEO & Executive Director, LIFT. “It is an understatement to say the past year has been challenging, but what cannot be overstated is how critical these members – and all of our members – have been to LIFT, allowing us to keep moving forward despite of the difficulties we all faced.”