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Great – The three “G’s” for Michigan today |
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June 26, 2009 |
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Today was another good news day for Michigan.
G One - General Motors selected the Lake Orion Township facility to produce a new small car. Because of the restructuring efforts and full participation by the workers, we now have all three domestic automakers making this type of investment in the U.S. This is important to preserve jobs and prepare to launch the advanced technologies of the future. Too often, the production of small cars has been outsourced to low-wage countries, and this demonstrates we can make small cars in the U.S.
G Two - General Electric Co. (GE) announced today that it will build a training and development facility in Van Buren Township which will employ approximately 1,200 workers. GE is a world-class company that competes globally across a range of businesses. This new facility will leverage Michigan’s world-class software and engineering talent to help all of GE’s businesses be more competitive. During a very difficult economic downturn for Michigan families this news highlights ongoing efforts to diversify and strengthen our economy.”
G Three – The Great Lakes received a major boost today in the U.S. House. The House approved the annual funding bill for the Environmental Protection Agency and it included a key environmental priority for our state. At the urging of several of us in the Michigan Congressional Delegation, the EPA bill includes the full $475 million requested by President Obama for a new Great Lakes Restoration initiative. This initiative will begin to address longstanding problems in the Great Lakes, including invasive species, non-point pollution, habitat and fisheries loss, and contaminated sediment. The House-passed bill also includes a large increase in federal assistance to help states and localities finance and build clean water infrastructure projects.
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