Manufacturers that work with
MRC are surveyed by an independent research firm, Market
Facts, quarterly. For the years, 2001 through 2006, MRC had
the following impacts reported by 305 firms completing the
survey:
| Retained Sales |
$188,110,000 |
| Increased Sales |
$118,303,001 |
| Increased Investments in: |
|
| |
Plant Assets |
$ 65,594,000 |
| |
Information Technology |
$ 7,692,501 |
| |
Workforce Development |
$ 4,931,000 |
| |
Other Improvements |
$ 22,249,001 |
| |
Sub-total |
$ 100,566,502 |
| Costs Avoided |
$ 7,586,051 |
| Cost Savings |
$ 15,588,105 |
| Investment Savings |
$ 2,808,500 |
| Jobs: |
|
| |
New |
1,851 |
| |
Retained |
5,869 |
| |
Total Jobs |
7,720 |
There were 498 eligible firms
that were surveyed with a response rate of 78 percent. The
Average Satisfaction rating of working with MRC was 4.6 out
of a maximum of 5.
| Firms Reported: |
| Took action otherwise would not have: |
77% |
| Acted more quickly than would have: |
86% |
| Acted at a lower cost: |
74% |
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