NADO.org » Manufacturing http://www.nado.org National Association of Development Organizations Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:14:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=461 EDA Announces Workshop on Building the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation http://www.nado.org/eda-announces-workshop-on-building-the-national-network-for-manufacturing-innovation/ http://www.nado.org/eda-announces-workshop-on-building-the-national-network-for-manufacturing-innovation/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:51:59 +0000 NADO Admin http://www.nado.org/?p=5966 On September 27, the U.S. Economic Development Agency (EDA) will hold the third in a series of regional public workshops to gather ideas for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).  The event will take place at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in Irvine, California.

The NNMI is a collaborative effort announced by President Obama in March 2012 with the goal of improving the U.S. manufacturing sector’s competitiveness and innovation performance, focusing on the scale-up of new product and process technologies.

Invited speakers to the September 27 workshop will include industry executives, local and state leaders, and administration officials. The workshop will also feature interactive discussion sessions on topics key to the success of the NNMI and the proposed Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation.

Online pre-registration is open until September 18. Registration after this date is on a first-come, first-serve basis, should space remain available. Click here to register for this event.

]]> http://www.nado.org/eda-announces-workshop-on-building-the-national-network-for-manufacturing-innovation/feed/ 0 House Passes Manufacturing Competitiveness Act http://www.nado.org/house-passes-manufacturing-competitiveness-act/ http://www.nado.org/house-passes-manufacturing-competitiveness-act/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:18:19 +0000 NADO Admin http://www.nado.org/?p=5957 On September 12, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the “American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012” (H.R. 5865), by a vote of 339 to 77, which would require President Obama to consult with a newly created American Manufacturing Competitiveness Board aimed at strengthening the nation’s manufacturing sector. Under the legislation, the established board would be responsible to advise the president on opportunities to boost the nation’s sustainability and competitiveness, and the president would be required to describe efforts to incorporate such information when preparing the annual budget request and would have to publish a national growth strategy in 2014 and 2018 to a public website. The U.S. Senate has yet to take action on this bill. Click here to view the full legislative text of H.R. 5865.

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