Obama administration has taken unprecedented steps to support workforce development and green initiatives and is deeply committed to strengthening America’s workforce and...
Earlier today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced 35 organizations from 19 states that will receive nearly $15 million to create and expand cluster-focused...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced 35 organizations — including nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and entrepreneurship-focused...
Since taking office, protecting and growing our country’s critical manufacturing sector has been a key focus of the Obama administration. Early on, there was doubt if the U...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that 12 diverse communities will be redesignated as Manufacturing Communities as a part of the Investing in...
This week, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) brought together approximately 800 regional and local economic development professionals, non-profit and private...
Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks on the current state of the economy at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 84th Annual Winter Meeting...
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker highlighted the role American communities are playing in the U.S. manufacturing resurgence during remarks at the Investing in...
“The rumors of the demise of the U.S. manufacturing industry are greatly exaggerated.” Elon Musk. Elon Musk was probably trying to be clever when he made that quip about...
As someone who works to support manufacturing in the United States, I’m constantly amazed by the remarkable number of opportunities manufacturing offers to job-seekers,...
American manufacturing is making a comeback, and for good reason. For every $1.00 invested in manufacturing, the sector generates $1.32 for the economy. Moreover,...
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented her vision of a path forward for innovation in U.S. manufacturing at the American Energy and Manufacturing...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced 12 new communities that have received designations under the Obama Administration’s Investing in Manufacturing...
The Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative is one way the Administration is working to bolster our nation’s manufacturing sector.
As the voice of business in the President’s Cabinet, Secretary Pritzker has spearheaded the Department of Commerce’s “Open for Business Agenda” Strategic Plan and focused on...
Thank you, Gene – not just for those comments, but for ALL of the leadership that you have provided on manufacturing and many other areas during your service to our country...
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered opening remarks at the White House Mayor’s Manufacturing Community Summit and announced the launch of Phase 2 of...
When companies first try to decide where to locate new facilities and create hundreds of jobs, executives often weigh a number of factors: Will they have access to a...
On June 23, 2014 I received a letter officially designating the 69-county, four-state DRIVE! for the Future region as one of the nation’s first 12 Investing in Manufacturing...
Washington State brought in $7 million in IMCP-aligned federal agency funds just months after receiving one of the “manufacturing community” designations from the U.S...
Today, the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the next round of competition for designation as a “Manufacturing Community” under...
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that the round two designation competition of the ‘Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership’ (IMCP) is...
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today delivered closing remarks at the first-ever Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) Summit,
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered keynote remarks at the Big M Convergence event in Detroit, Mich., a gathering of manufacturers and policymakers...
America’s middle class was built on the strength of our manufacturing sector. Today, five years after we pulled our economy back from the brink of collapse, manufacturers...
To compete in an increasingly global economy, the United States must come up with innovative strategies that will lead to economic growth and job creation around the country...
Yesterday, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker toured Monterrey’s Research and Technology Park (Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica; PIIT in...
Thank you, Mayor Smith, Mayor Reed, Mayor Gray, Mayor Cannon, and Bill. Ambassador Medina-Mora – It’s great to see you again. I’ve enjoyed working with you. I look...
When companies first try to decide where to locate new facilities and create hundreds of jobs, executives often weigh a number of factors: will they have access to a...
This past spring, the Commerce Department launched the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP), a first-of-its-kind initiative to provide communities with...
Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, along with the Environmental Protection Agency and Small Business Administration, release first round of “Investing in Manufacturing...
One of the best parts about working at the Commerce Department over the past four years has been the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people. I’m particularly...