Southeast Michigan Earns Federal Manufacturing Community Designation

Press Release

Today, Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI12) welcomed an announcement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker that a 13-county Southeast Michigan region has been designated one of the first 12 Manufacturing Communities in the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) program. The program, administered by the Economic Development Administration (EDA), aims to better streamline the way federal agencies leverage economic development funds.

"Today's announcement is a huge win for our state, its talented workers, and its employers. This important program will help the 13 counties involved get better access to EDA grants to help build out manufacturing capacity. Michigan is the undisputed center of automotive manufacturing in the United States, and this IMCP designation will help it remain so. With future federal dollars available as a result of this IMCP designation, we'll be able to expand the already considerable automotive research and development work underway here at home. I'm very proud and know this will help Michigan build a brighter future for itself."

Earlier this year, Dingell joined Senator Carl Levin, Senator Debbie Stabenow, and nine other members of the Michigan Delegation in penning a letter of support for this designation to Pritzker. The lead organization representing the Southeast Michigan region will be Wayne County Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE).

The Southeast Michigan region includes the core cities of Detroit, Flint, and Lansing, as well as the counties of Wayne, Washtenaw, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Ingham, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Shiawassee.

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