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Dozens of agency and community officials were steered toward the
resources and revenue Tuesday that might help revive the area’s
recession-wracked economy.
"If we do this right, we can
get the United States going again," said U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell,
D-Dearborn. "This is your job. Take part in this great undertaking,
which is perhaps the greatest since the Great Depression or World War
II.
Rep. Dingell was one of the
introductory speakers during a regional workshop at Monroe County
Community College’s La-Z-Boy Center to bring together agencies
struggling with the fallout of various auto-related plant closings.
It introduced participants to
a variety of federal and state programs that could provide money or
resources for economic development.
"This job is going to be
largely yours," Rep. Dingell told the approximately 120 people
attending. "See to it to get the necessary assistance to begin your
part of rebuilding this nation."
Sponsored by the federal
Economic Development Administration, the workshop is among 10 arranged
in Michigan to help deal with the impact of auto plant closings. It
allowed agencies ranging from the federal Environmental Protection
Agency to Veterans Affairs to the Michigan Department of State Police
to explain programs or resources that might be of assistance locally.
Read more at the Monroe Evening News
