Saturday, December 06, 2003
On Monday, Michigan business and political leaeders are convening a manufacturing summmit. The meeting will review how the state can respond to the profound structural shifts that are taking place inthe state's manufacturing sector.
"Just to focus on manufacturing because that's been our area for 100 years is not smart. In order to stay ahead, we just to have to keep innovating, finding new growth areas." (Robert Kleine, a former director of the state Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis.)
"(The) goal should be (that) we have a thriving manufacturing industry irregardless of how many people it employs." (Donald Grimes, senior research associate at the University of Michigan Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations in Ann Arbor.)
""You can never race to the bottom, because you can never outbid Indonesia. Our strength lies in high-skill, high-wage advanced manufacturing." (Former governor James Blanchard.)
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Michigan's manufacturing summit
