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If you manufacturer medical devices, the city of Memphis is looking to woo you.
A plan by the Made in the Mid-South Manufacturing Alliance led by the Greater Memphis Chamber, helped the area be one of 12 to be recently designated a "manufacturing communities" by the U.S. Commerce Department.
Their plan is specifically designed to grow medical device manufacturing, according to an article in the Memphis Daily News.
A Memphis regional alliance aimed at increasing manufacturing in the Mid-South area is one of 12 manufacturing economic development plans across the country that will get support from 11 federal agencies and the $1 billion in economic development funds those agencies control. The list of 12 designated “manufacturing communities” was announced Wednesday, July 8, by U.S.
