Bill Text: MI HR0181 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare October 2017 as Michigan Manufacturing Month in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-17 - Adopted [HR0181 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HR0181-Enrolled.html
Reps. Love, Garrett, Geiss, Neeley, Santana, Pagan, Lasinski, Chang, Byrd, Scott, Yanez, Green, Greig, Dianda, Elder, Hoadley, Griffin, Crawford, Frederick, Leutheuser, Kahle, Brinks, Cochran, Faris, Gay-Dagnogo, Hammoud, Howrylak, Jones, Liberati, Marino, Maturen, Rendon, Sabo, Schor, Sneller, Sowerby, Wittenberg and Yaroch offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 181.
A resolution to declare October 2017 as Michigan Manufacturing Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, Michigan is home to a diverse manufacturing sector that includes transportation, machinery, alternative energy, food and beverage, computer and electrical products, furniture, bioscience, chemical defense related manufacturing, and many others; and
Whereas, Recognizing October 2017 as Michigan Manufacturing Month is an effective way to highlight the importance in the state’s economy and draw attention to the many rewarding, high-skilled manufacturing jobs, as well as supporting and celebrating Michigan’s manufacturers and school programs that prepare our future workforce; and
Whereas, Michigan is fortunate to be the home of many great manufacturing businesses, which are world leaders in their respective fields; and
Whereas, Manufacturing is a cornerstone of our economy in Michigan and the
United States of America. Nearly 608,500 men and women are directly employed in the manufacturing industry. Michigan’s manufacturing total output exceeds $92.55 billion annually. Michigan has created more than 156,500 new manufacturing jobs in the last eight years, an increase of 34.6 percent thus remaining the national leader in manufacturing job creation and outpacing all other states; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare October 2017 as Michigan Manufacturing Month in the state of Michigan. We encourage residents to reflect this week on the road that Michigan has traveled as a manufacturing state and the bright future that lies ahead. We join with the Michigan Manufacturers Association to applaud the entrepreneurial spirit of Michigan’s manufacturers and their role in making Michigan the comeback state it is today.
