Resources
Manufacturing matters in the United States. In 2008, manufacturing industries employed 13.4 million people, and accounted for $1.6 trillion of our GDP or 11.5 percent.
National Resources (Federal)
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
- U.S. Economic Development Administration
- Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Minority Business Development Administration (MBDA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Office of Pollution Prevention
- Export Import Bank (Ex-Im)
- Manufacturing.gov
- Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative
- International Trade Administration (ITA) – Manufacturing and Services
- International Trade Administration (ITA) – U.S. Commercial Service
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- E3: Economy, Energy and Environment
State and Local Resources and Universities
Pennsylvania
- NewPA
- Department of Community & Economic Development/Pennsylvania Center for Trade Development
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
- Allegheny Conference
- Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers
- Innovation Works (Ben Franklin Technology partner)
- Small Manufacturers' Council
- Manufacturer & Business Association
- Pittsburgh Technology Council
- Green Building Alliance
- U.S. Commercial Service Export Assistance Center, Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh SBDC
- Duquesne University SBDC
- Gannon University SBDC
- St. Vincent College SBDC
- St. Francis University SBDC
Illinois
South Carolina
West Virginia
- West Virginia Manufacturers Association
- West Virginia Department of Commerce
- West Virginia Economic Development Authority
- West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust Board
- WorkForce West Virginia
- West Virginia Bankers Association
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- West Virginia University
- Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing
To list your agency or association here, please send an email to ManufactureAmerica@trade.gov.
Last Updated: 10/13/10 10:23 AM
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