Archive for February 2016

Syracuse, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is proposing legislation that she said would help grow Upstate New York’s struggling manufacturing sector. Gillibrand, D-NY, said her proposed Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act would create a permanent program that designates local regions as “manufacturing communities.” The designation would put the regions in the front of the line to receive federal economic development funding specifically for investing in manufacturing, she said. Read more: http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2016/02/gillibrand_calls_for_federal_funding_to_help_boost_manufacturing_sector_1.html