Michael Bennet: “in honor of National Manufacturing Day on October 7, I would like to recognize the nearly 150,000 Coloradans who work…”

“in honor of National Manufacturing Day on October 7, I would like to recognize the nearly 150,000 Coloradans who work for the 6,000 manufacturers across the State and contribute $20 billion annually to the State's economy. Colorado manufacturers contribute their ingenuity and talent to support growth in the aerospace, energy, bioscience, defense, food and beverage, agriculture, apparel and many other industries. In 2015, they exported over $8 billion worth of U.S.-made goods overseas. Manufacturing leaders in Colorado are continually looking for innovative ways to produce high-quality products. They have developed strong public-private-university partnerships through the Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies, ADAPT, Center at Colorado School of Mines, led by the Manufacturer's Edge--Colorado's NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership--and the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute National Research Initiative at the University of Colorado-Boulder. From Oliver Manufacturing in La Junta to Woodward in Fort Collins to Lockheed Martin in Littleton to Reynolds Polymer in Grand Junction, manufacturers play a significant role in our local communities, providing high-skilled jobs and opportunities for suppliers and service providers.…”