Northeast-Midwest Weekly Update
– 12 July 2004
Headlines
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Great Lakes Mayors
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Manufacturing
Extension Partnership
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Algal Blooms and
Hypoxia
GREAT LAKES MAYORS
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Great Lakes mayors will meet this week in Chicago to
discuss bi-national restoration strategies. Speakers include Chicago
Mayor Richard Daley, Wisconsin Governor James Doyle, Environmental Protection
Administration Administrator Michael Leavitt, and Reps. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL)
and Mark Kirk (R-IL). The July 15-16 conference will be held at the
Hilton Chicago. Contact: Dave
Ullrich with the Great Lakes Cities Initiative (312/201-4516).
MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP
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The Senate Task Force on Manufacturing on Tuesday, July 13, will host a
briefing by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
on its recent report on the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). In
the report’s first part, released last year, NAPA reviewed the challenges
faced by small manufacturers and the services available to help them meet those
challenges. The report’s new section assesses the MEP business model and
whether alternative business models would help MEP better serve small and
medium-sized manufacturers. The July 13 briefing will run from 10:00 am until 11:00 am in 236 Russell Senate Office Building.
ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA
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The House last week passed the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Act
(H.R. 1856), sponsored by Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI). The
legislation specifically includes the Great Lakes as part of the
federal research program for causes and solutions on hypoxia and harmful algal
blooms, and it authorizes $2 million for research in the Great Lakes and other
fresh waters. The bill awaits Senate action. Contact: Joy Mulinex at the Great Lakes
Task Force (202/224-1211).