[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E209]
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                CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF MxD

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 5, 2024

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 10th 
anniversary of MxD, a Chicago-area manufacturing innovation institute.
  Manufacturing times Digital, of MxD, was announced by President 
Barack Obama on February 25, 2014 as a partnership between private 
sector and federal government military focusing on digital 
manufacturing and design. MxD advances national security and economic 
prosperity by strengthening U.S. manufacturing competitiveness through 
technological innovation, workforce development, and cybersecunty 
preparedness. With nearly 240,000 manufacturers and 14 million 
manufacturing workers in the United States, MxD's work in digital 
technology adoption, cybersecurity readiness, and workforce development 
is essential to national economic competitiveness.
  Over the past decade, MxD has launched a virtual training center to 
educate the next generation of manufacturing sector employees, worked 
closely with the Department of Defense to modernize manufacturing 
facilities, and supported local and federal pandemic-related needs 
throughout the COVID-19 crisis. MxD has received numerous awards and 
been recognized consistently for its leadership and innovation. These 
are just a few accomplishments that the institute has achieved over the 
past decade, and I am excited to see what comes next. With nearly 300 
members across industry, academia, and government, MxD is constantly 
advancing the field of manufacturing, and I am honored to have such an 
organization here in my district.

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