Southwest Ohio selected as one of 12 regions in $1.3B manufacturing initiative

Story excerpt provided by Dayton Business Journal.

Written by Tristan Navera.

Dayton and Cincinnati have been selected as one of 12 regions in the United States in a new manufacturing initiative making them eligible for a share of $1.3 billion in federal assistance.

The U.S. Department of Commerce will announce the regions today, but the press release announcing the designations was posted early on the Department of Commerce Web site. The 12 communities are part of the Manufacturing Communities Partnership initiative, which is designed to accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing.

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Originally published May 28, 2014.