Kansas Resources
Business Information & Company Directories
Human Resources
Manufacturing Process & Operations
National & Federal Government Resources
Quality & Standards
Safety & Environment
Trade & Professional Associations
Other Helpful Information

Kansas Resources

Access Kansas
Advanced Manufacturing Institute - Kansas State University
Career Opportunities in Manufacturing
Information & Telecommunications Technology Center - University of Kansas
Kansas Association of Certified Development Companies
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Area Development Council
Kansas City Manufacturers Network
KansasCommunities (North Central Kansas)
Kansas Department of Commerce
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Kansas EPA EPSCoR
Kansas Polymer Research Center - Pittsburg State University
Kansas Rural Development Council
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation
Kauffman Foundation
South Central Kansas Economic Development District

Business Information & Company Directories

Europages (European Business Directory)
Hoovers Online
IndustryLink
New York Public Library - How to Find US Company Information
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Virtual International Business & Economic Sources
Yahoo Manufacturing Connections
Yellow Pages for Business (SuperPages.com)

Human Resources

Conference Board (Training & HR Issues)
Human Resource Professional's Gateway to the Internet
Workforce Management

Manufacturing Process & Operations

Advanced Manufacturing Magazine
American Plastics Council
Edison Welding Institute
Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing
Woodworking Industry Information

National & Federal Government Resources

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commerce Business Daily
Department of Defense TechMatch
Edgar Database of Corporate Information (Securities & Exchange Commission)
Internal Revenue Service
IRS Downloadable Forms
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
National Institute of Standards & Technology
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
National Technology Transfer Center
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Small Business Administration
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
US Business Advisor (Business Link to Government)
US Census Bureau
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
US Department of Commerce
US Department of Energy
US Department of Labor
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
US Food & Drug Administration
US Patent & Trademark Office

Quality & Standards

American National Standards Institute
Automotive Industry Action Group
Baldrige National Quality Program
International Organization for Standardization
ISO 14000 Resource Links
NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards
Quality Digest
Underwriters Laboratories Inc
US Standards Group on QEDS

Safety & Environment

Alliance to Save Energy
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
EnviroCenter
EnviroLink
Industrial Assessment Centers
MSDS Pro Search

Trade & Professional Associations

Aerospace Industries Association of America
Aircraft Electronics Association
Airline Suppliers Association
American Boiler Manufacturers Association
American Electronics Association
American Forest & Paper Association
American Iron & Steel Institute
American Marketing Association
American Paper Machinery Association
American Plastics Council
American Production Inventory Control Society
American Society for Quality
American Textile Machinery Association
Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Association for Manufacturing Technology
Association of Industrial Metallizers Coaters & Laminators
American Society for Testing & Materials
Automotive Parts & Accessories Association
Electronics Manufacturers Association
Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association
Finishing Industry
Food Processing Machinery & Supplies Association
Institute of Industrial Engineers
International Association of Plastics Distributors
Machinery Dealers National Association
Material Handling Industry of America
Metal Finishing Suppliers Association
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Purchasing Management
National Business Aircraft Association
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing
National Food Processors Association
National Hardwood Lumber Association
National Meat Association
National Paperbox Association
National Society of Professional Engineers
National Paper Trade Association Inc
North American Wholesale Lumber Association
Precision Metalforming Association (Metalforming Online)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Society of Plastics Engineers
The Society of the Plastics Industry
Tooling & Manufacturing Association
Wood Machinery Manufacturers Association
Woodworking Machinery Industry Association

Other Helpful Information

Better Business Bureau
Industry Week
Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Manufacturing News
Manufacturing.net
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
Penton Media
SIC Code Index