[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38078-38079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15937]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Manufacturing and Services' Manufacture America Initiative and
Events
ACTION: Notice of series of regional events and supportive resources to
promote growth and retooling in manufacturing.
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SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration's Manufacturing and
Services Unit is launching a series of regional seminars across the
United States titled ``Manufacture America: Rethink, Retool and Rebuild
to Support Jobs.'' Information on federal, state and local resources
responsive to U.S. manufacturers' needs will be available at each
event.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Harsh at 202-482-4582 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this era of increasing global competition
and rising input costs, U.S. manufacturers seek new ways to remain
competitive. By looking at new markets and emerging and growing
industries, and by improving processes and equipment to be more
productive, efficient and sustainable, companies can find new ideas to
become more competitive.
To make these changes, manufacturers require access to capital,
technical assistance, market research and advice, worker training and
other resources. Many of these resources are available through federal,
state and local government agencies as well as universities.
To address these challenges, the Manufacturing and Services
division of the International Trade Administration will hold a series
of regional manufacturing-focused programs. Manufacture America will
link manufacturers to available resources and share best practices and
ideas to help manufacturers retool and renew their businesses by
exploring new products, markets, processes and sources of finance.
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The first Manufacture America event will be held in: Morgantown,
West Virginia--July 13, 2010, National Research Center for Coal and
Energy, 385 Evansdale Drive, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
26506.
Manufacture America will feature strategies to rethink, retool and
rebuild through, among other things, modernizing production processes,
and making their companies more efficient and sustainable while
lowering production costs. They will also learn about entering new
market segments or new industries, opportunities for exporting, and
resources and funding that are available to help them retool, including
technical assistance and financing. Participants will be able to speak
with peers who have successfully retooled, discuss issues they are
facing with federal, state and local officials, resource providers, and
network with each other.
Space will be reserved for manufacturing company leaders, plant
managers and other company decision-makers from small and medium-sized
U.S. manufacturers and service providers; as many as fifteen spaces
included in this reservation will be allotted for municipal, state, and
federal employees who wish to register for the event. Other spaces are
available to the general public on a first come first serve basis.
In order to attend, participants must pre-register.
Participants will be charged a moderate cost for attending these
events.
For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.trade.gov/manufactureamerica.
Dated: June 23, 2010.
Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale,
Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-15937 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am]
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