MI SR0150

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

Notes Cleveland-Cliffs has operated in Michigan for over 170 years and contributes hundreds of millions of dollars annually to local and state economies through iron ore mining in Marquette County

Highlights that the Empire Mine's idling in 2016 displaced approximately 300 jobs and resulted in an estimated $200 million annual loss in total economic activity

References historical mining employment decline in the Upper Peninsula, from over 20,000 workers in 1917 to approximately 1,000 in Marquette County after the Empire Mine closure

Directs transmission of the resolution to the Governor, Michigan congressional delegation, county and township boards, and Cleveland-Cliffs leadership