Spring 2011 issue of Horizons

The Manufacturing and Distribution Services Group plans to hold several other webinars throughout 2011. Check out our events listing at www.rubinbrown.com .

RubinBrown Networks With and Manages Survey For Manufacturers In mid-January, several hundred owners of manufacturing companies met in Springfield, Missouri to attend the Missouri Association of Manufacturers (MAM) Annual Meeting. Jim Mather and Mike Lewis, partners leading RubinBrown’s Manufacturing and Distribution Services Group, attended the annual meeting. They gained additional perspectives on the health of manufacturing in the Midwest. The general tone from the meeting was that business is slowly improving and most are optimistic about modest improvements over the next year. RubinBrown was honored to have the

RubinBrown Partner Jim Mather presents at the Missouri Association of Manufacturers Annual Meeting about how the RubinBrown survey will help manufacturers develop strategies.

opportunity to present during this meeting about an upcoming survey that we are conducting in conjunction with the Missouri Association of Manufacturers. Stay tuned to RubinBrown as our survey results will be reported later this year.

RubinBrown’s Manufacturing & Distribution Services Group RubinBrown serves many manufacturers and distributors with lean accounting strategies, inventory management, receivables and more. Mike Lewis, CPA - St. Louis Partner Manufacturing & Distribution Services Group mike.lewis@rubinbrown.com 314.290.3391 Jim Mather - St. Louis Partner-In-Charge Manufacturing & Distribution Services Group jim.mather@rubinbrown.com 314.290.3470

Todd Pleimann, CPA - Kansas City Managing Partner, Kansas City Office todd.pleimann@rubinbrown.com 913.499.4411

Rodney Rice, CPA - Denver Partner Manufacturing & Distribution Services Group rodney.rice@rubinbrown.com 303.952.1233

www.rubinbrown.com

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