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Commerce and Transportation Departments Forge Partnership to Boost Domestic Manufacturing Across America
Partnership will help revitalize the domestic railway manufacturing sector, support Obama Administration's historic investments in transportation and create jobs
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank today announced a partnership to encourage the creation of domestic manufacturing jobs and opportunities for U.S. suppliers through transportation investments.
The Department of Commerce's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will help to ensure manufacturers meet the U.S. Department of Transportation's (U.S. DOT) strict "Buy America" and "Buy American" standards, connecting U.S. manufacturers and suppliers for work on highways, railways and transit projects, and in the process help to create jobs.