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MI HR0303
Resolution
Status
5/1/2018
Primary Sponsor
Sara Cambensy
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AI Summary
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Endorses continued investment in Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and encourages state partnership to support the company's reinvestment in the Empire Mine in Richmond Township
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Documents Cleveland-Cliffs' 170+ year history in Michigan, noting the company employed 4,000 people in Marquette County in 1980, declining to approximately 1,000 after the Empire Mine idled in 2016
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Estimates the indefinite idling of the Empire Mine results in approximately $200 million annually in total lost economic activity and impacted approximately 300 jobs
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Identifies the Empire Mine as ideal for long-term success, capitalizing on existing assets and infrastructure while supporting environmental stewardship and meeting growing domestic demand for steel and metal products
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the Governor, Michigan congressional delegation, Marquette County commissioners, township boards, regional authorities, and Cleveland-Cliffs leadership
Legislative Description
A resolution to endorse continued investment in Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and to encourage a partnership between the state of Michigan and Cleveland-Cliffs to support Cliffs' reinvestment in the Empire Mine in Richmond Township.
State of Michigan
Last Action
Adopted
5/1/2018