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SFMA Benefits You May Be Underusing
Manufacturing is a fast-moving industry. Leaders of manufacturing businesses often juggle full inboxes, workforce challenges and compliance requirements, all while fighting to stay on schedule. This is one reason why South Florida Manufacturers Association (SFMA)...
Celebrating National Manufacturing Month with SFMA
National Manufacturing Month is an opportunity to recognize the products, people, skills and partnerships that keep South Florida moving. While National Manufacturing Month celebrates the industry’s achievements, SFMA helps manufacturers turn that energy into...
What to Expect at the SFMA 2026 Manufacturing Expo + Annual Meeting
What if one evening could show you what South Florida makes, introduce you to the people behind it and spark the relationships that shape the industry’s next year? The SFMA Annual Meeting has been reimagined as the SFMA 2026 Manufacturing Expo + Annual Meeting,...
Should You Join an SFMA Committee?
SFMA committees give members a practical way to become more involved in South Florida’s manufacturing community. Committee members collaborate with peers, contribute ideas to SFMA initiatives and help support programs that serve manufacturers and industry partners...
Florida Food, Manufacturing and Agricultural Businesses Targeted Under California Proposition 65
Note: This is a preview of an article written by Fernando Diaz, of Gunster, originally published Aug. 27, 2026. Recently, several Florida-based food, agricultural and manufacturing businesses have received a Notice of Violation from California-based plaintiff’s...
Inside SFMA’s 2026 Summer Manufacturing Series
South Florida Manufacturers Association (SFMA) brought the region’s manufacturing community together for a summer of practical learning and meaningful connection. Built around the theme “Learn. Connect. Lead. Grow.,” the 2026 Summer Manufacturing Series featured...
What You Can Learn at the SFMA Summer Manufacturing Series
South Florida manufacturers manage far more than production. They must also navigate business succession, energy costs, supplier compliance, cybersecurity, workforce leadership, business travel and operational growth. SFMA’s Summer Manufacturing Series gives...
Looking Back to SFMA’s 47th Recognition of Excellence Ceremony
SFMAs 47th Recognition of Excellence Ceremony brought together more than 700 members of the region’s manufacturing community to celebrate the companies, employees and partners driving the industry forward. From a lively cocktail hour to the outdoor Afterglow After...
Manufacturing Monday: Manufacturers & Distributors Working Through Tariffs by Teri M. Kaye
President Trump announced tariffs across almost all countries and sectors. While the specific percentages and exemptions have been evolving over the past weeks, nearly every industry could be impacted. With fixed contract terms, existing customer orders, and...
Press Release: The South Florida Manufacturing Association’s (SFMA’s) Recognition of Excellence Ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Powerhouse Manufacturing Sectors Leaders Honored at SFMA’s Recognition of Excellence Ceremony: The South Florida Manufacturing Association’s (SFMA's) Recognition of Excellence Ceremony Illuminated South Florida SOUTH FLORIDA, June 24, 2024 -...