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What's New Steel projects helping boost region's environmental profile The Northwest Indiana Times (12/6) Steps that ArcelorMittal, a large steel producer, and other companies have taken in Northwest Indiana have led to dramatic improvements in water quality in the region. Shipping numbers are strong WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN (11/19) North American commodities for the industrial and manufacturing sectors drove an uptick in tonnage numbers along the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence seaway System in October. Company says Brazil hires were unrelated to North Dakota layoffs Duluth News Tribune (10/8) A company that ships wind turbine blades through the Twin Ports announced last week that it would create 300 jobs at a new factory in Brazil, just a week after announcing it would cut more than 300 jobs at its manufacturing facility in Grand Forks, N.D. Marinette Marine ship funding OK'd Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/4) The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved spending $1.8 billion for four new warships from shipbuilders in Wisconsin and Alabama. Steel production in Great Lakes states falls 3,000 tons The Northwest Indiana Times (6/19) Raw steel production in the country's Great Lakes region was down 3,000 tons from the week before with 670,000 tons produced in the week that ended Saturday. Panel approves mining bill The Associated Press (3/5) Wisconsin Republicans made another attempt Monday to persuade a key GOP state senator to vote for a contentious bill that would reform the state's iron mining laws, offering another set of revisions the lawmaker promptly rejected.
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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