TFG’s Manufacturing Alliance of Communities (MAC) has been asked by the White House to help plan and co-host (along with the US Conference of Mayors) a half-day Manufacturing Summit at the White House on December 5, featuring National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, and Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The MAC will also be hosting a Mayors Breakfast and meeting with Congressional manufacturing leaders on December 5.
MAC (website: www.manufacturingalliance.us) was formed by mayors of automotive communities in December 2008, as the domestic automotive industry was in crisis, to give local governments a voice in the national debate about the future of the industry. Since its inception, MAC has fought to keep open auto plants open, to ensure that communities with closed facilities have the resources to redevelop these sites, and to educate federal policymakers about the vital role that manufacturing plays in the American economy. In 2012, MAC widened its mission to include all manufacturing communities to become the Manufacturing Alliance of Communities. Today, MAC works with 50 communities in eight states and works closely with these localities to craft local revitalization strategies.
If you are interested in joining the MAC, please contact Bill Hanka at 202-261-6003 or [email protected].
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