SelectUSA in the President's Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Manufacturing

Colleagues,

I wanted to share with you The President’s Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investment in Manufacturing, which highlights SelectUSA as a key initiative in the President’s efforts to spur job growth and encourage economic development. Announced in this week’s State of the Union, the President’s plan proposes to expand SelectUSA and officially announces the 2013 SelectUSA Investment Summit. Key highlights include:

• Bringing Jobs Back: The President has proposed a new partnership with communities to attract manufacturers and their supply chains, especially to hard hit manufacturing towns. The President is also proposing to expand SelectUSA, a program designed to partner with our governors and mayors to bring in business investment from around the world, ensuring that America can compete globally and bring jobs and investment to our shores.

• Expanding Federal efforts to attract investment to the U.S.: In 2011, the President launched SelectUSA at the Department of Commerce, creating the first Federal effort to actively attract business investment in the United States. To help our governors and mayors compete with foreign countries, the President will propose in his Budget to significantly expand SelectUSA. The Administration will host a SelectUSA Investment Summit this year, matching businesses from around the world with local leaders to attract jobs and investment to our shores.

We are pleased that SelectUSA and investment promotion will remain an Administration priority, and want to thank you for your continued support and partnership.  We look forward to continuing to work with you.  

Best,

Steve

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Steven J Olson

Executive Director 

SelectUSA 

U.S. Department of Commerce

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 1038

Washington, DC 20230

Tel: 202-482-4413

steve.olson@trade.gov | www.selectusa.gov