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Originally Posted by LA Mayor

GARCETTI ANNOUNCES AEROSPACE & ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WIN
Posted by Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti · May 28, 2014 3:58 PM

LOS ANGELES – Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced that an effort he co-led with USC has resulted in Southern California winning a federal designation that gives our region preference in accessing $1.3 billion in federal assistance for local aerospace and advanced manufacturing.

Southern California was designated by the U.S. Commerce Department as a "Manufacturing Community" as part of the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership initiative. The initiative is designed to accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing in communities by supporting the development of long-term regional economic development strategies that help communities attract and expand private investment in the manufacturing sector and increase international trade and exports.

http://www.lamayor.org/garcetti_anno...ufacturing_win
http://www.usatoday.com/story/theova...ships/9679563/