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Briefing Highlights Importance of Manufacturing and Wage Growth
The Northeast-Midwest Institute co-hosted a Capitol Hill briefing e
ntitled
"
Fighting for a High Wage America: Reinvesting in Innovation and the Industrial Heartland
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on June 13.
The briefing touched on repositioning America as a global leader in technological innovation
as well as strategies to connect dislocated workers to high wage jobs.
The briefing was also co-hosted with
The Century Foundation
, the
Steel Valley Authority
, and the
National Call to Action
,
The event featured opening remarks from
Senator Bob Casey (PA) and
Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), both of whom emphasized the importance of manufacturing to Midwest communities.
Other speakers included:
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Fred Block, Professor of Sociology, University of California Davis
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Tom Croft
, Executive Director of the Steel Valley Authority, Managing Director, Heartland Capital Strategies (HCS)
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Amy Goldstein,
award-winning journalist, the Washington Post, and author of "
Janesville: An American Story"
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Jeff Madrick, acclaimed author and economist, Director of TCF's Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative
- Andrew Stettner, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
The briefing launched the "High Wage America Project," a research and policy program led by The Century Foundation's Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative.
For more information, please contact
Matthew McKenna
,
Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Re-Affiliates with Institute
With over 30 years' experience analyzing economic and community development policies, Mr. Charlie Bartsch has re-affiliated with the Northeast-Midwest Institute as a Senior Fellow to contribute part-time to strengthening the Institute's Revitalizing Older Cities Program.
Mr. Bartsch most recently served as Senior Advisor for Economic Development to the Assistant Administrator at the US Environmental Protection Agency. He has published extensively on the topics of brownfield reuse, housing development, state voluntary cleanup programs, and manufacturing modernization, among others. Before joining the EPA, Mr. Bartsch was a Senior Policy Analyst for Economic Development at the Northeast-Midwest Institute, from 1985 until 2006.
Announcing the appointment, Dr. Michael J. Goff, President and CEO at NEMWI, stated "Charlie Bartsch is a leading voice in the fight against brownfields since the term's inception in the early 90's and has decades of experience working with Congress and across several federal agencies. We are confident that a national authority on brownfields will be a strong asset to the Institute's work on revitalizing older cities. Having worked at the Northeast-Midwest Institute for 20 years up until the 2000's, Mr. Bartsch knows the Institute's mission well, and it's fantastic to have him back in this exciting role."
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This Week on Capitol Hill
This week, Secretary Rick Perry and Secretary Ryan Zinke will appear before congressional committees reviewing their departments' budget requests for FY 2018.
Additionally, congressional committees will hold hearings on the issues of aging water infrastructure and the clearing of marine debris from the Great Lakes and oceans.
A full list of key congressional committee activity that impacts the region can be viewed below:
Wednesday, June 21st
Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
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