EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR SOUTHERN CALIF. MANUFACTURERS The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) invites small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Southern California to take advantage of an unique opportunity. BXA, in partnership with the City of Long Beach, the State of California, and the Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology, has initiated an innovative program to reutilize the surplus equipment at the former Long Beach Naval Shipyard for the benefit of the local business community. Under this pilot effort, called the Manufacturing Empowerment Zone (MEZ), your firm could lease time or train employees on some of the $200 million inventory of surplus equipment at the Shipyard. Some of the equipment will also be made available for purchase. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your firm's competitiveness! Interested firms will be asked to complete a short survey, which will collect information on such topics as firm size; growth projections; markets; employee training practices and requirements; and specific equipment needs. BXA will use this information to identify the pieces of equipment requested most frequently by local firms and match this list with the equipment inventory. To participate in this exciting initiative, contact Brad Botwin: phone 202-482-4060, fax 202-482-5650, or e-mail at bbotwin@bxa.doc.gov to request a survey. E-MAIL: Click here to request a copy of the survey., bbotwin@bxa.doc.gov. Posted 09/08/98 (W-SN246799).

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