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Manufacturing in the Great Lakes Region What's New | Overview | General Resources Assistance | Sustainable Practices | Related Resources 
What's New Will the rust belt become the green belt? GreenTech Media (6/29) There is a real strong chance that a large portion of the green economy could migrate to that swath of land around the Great Lakes area that gave rise to Ford and mid-1970s bar bands. Recall raises questions: U.S. Steel production limited to south of border The Hamilton Spectator (6/16) US Steel, the Pittsburgh steel giant, is recalling 800 workers and restarting its coke ovens in Hamilton. But it has no immediate plans to make steel in Canada or to call back nearly 800 laid off workers in Nanticoke Turning Michigan manufacturers into wind suppliers WWJ Newsradio 950, Detroit (6/15) On Wednesday, June 17 in Troy, MI local metalcutting companies will be gaining real-world technical and financial resource knowledge that will allow them to make an intelligent decision about their ability to diversify out of automotive manufacturing and enter into the wind energy sector. Blue Green Alliance: National renewable standard could create 850,000 jobs in the United States The Bay City Times (6/15) The Blue Green report lists Michigan among the Top Ten for potential renewable manufacturing jobs, with close to 35,000 created in wind, solar, geothermal and biomass at 2,050 firms.
Overview Half of Canadian manufacturing and one-fifth of U.S. manufacturing are based on the region's freshwater coast. The binational region accounts for about 60 percent of steel production in North America. Automotive parts manufacturing and assembly is predominant in Great Lakes urban areas such as Detroit, Mich.; and Toronto, Ontario. Pulp and paper plants, high tech and chemical industries, and other light manufacturing contribute to the region's strong economy.
General Resources Advancing Manufacturing Competitiveness Northeast-Midwest Institute This 1995 resource profiles, for the first-time, the most important and useful federal programs available to small- and mid-sized manufacturers. National Center for Industrial Competitiveness NCIC helps technology based companies in Ohio and the Great Lakes region by providing financial, technical and management support.
Assistance Indiana's Small Manufacturer Assistance Program Purdue University Indiana's Small Manufacturer Assistance Program (SMAP) is a nonregulatory program that provides free, confidential technical assistance. Technical Assistance Program Purdue University This program makes the vast resources of Purdue readily available to Indiana business, industry and government to help them implement new technologies for the economic benefit of clients and the state.
Sustainable Practices Center for Neighborhood Technology This Illinois-based center fosters sustainable economic development and job creation through pollution prevention, materials reuse/recycling, environmental restoration and community empowerment. DaimlerChrysler - Environmental DaimlerChrysler Corporation Chrysler's measures for protecting the environment. Ford Motor Company - Environment Ford Motor Company Ford's environmental policies and programs. Great Lakes Recycle Council of Great Lakes Governors Using state purchasing power to encourage recycled product markets.
Related Resources GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Economic Development GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Manufacturing GLIN: Business Assistance in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Manufacturing Technology in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Pollution Prevention in the Great Lakes Region SIC Code Index (Exit GLIN)
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