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SIGNATORIES

 

As of September 28, 2009

 

National, State, and Local Organizations (in alphabetical order) – 56

 

1.     AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council

2.     American Corn Growers Association

3.     American Foundry Society

4.     American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)

5.     American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition (AMTAC)

6.     American Mold Builders Association (AMBA)

7.     APMI International

8.     Butler County Manufacturing Consortium

9.     Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA)

10.  Coalition for a Prosperous America, Colorado Chapter

11.  Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute

12.  Colorado Springs Manufacturing Task Force

13.  Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports (CPTI)

14.  Congregational Action to Lift Lives (C.A.L.L.) - Erie, PA

15.  Copper and Brass Fabricators Council

16.  Copper and Brass Servicenter Association (CBSA)

17.  Dakota Rural Action

18.  Hand Tools Institute

19.  JobsFirst.org - Bluefields, WV

20.  Kansas Farmers Union

21.  Manufacturers Assoc. of South Central Pennsylvania

22.  Mesa County Cattlemen’s Association (CO)

23.  Metal Powder Industries Federation

24.  Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI)

25.  Michigan Business and Professional Association

26.  Michigan Food and Beverage Association

27.  Mississippi Livestock Markets Association

28.  National Association for Surface Finishing

29.  National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)

30.  National Farmers Union (NFU)

31.  National Textile Association (NTA)

32.  National Tooling and Machining Association

33.  Nebraska Farmers Union

34.  North American Die Casting Association

35.  Northwest PA Cooperation Council (Mercer County)

36.  Ohio Farmers Union

37.  OK-SAFE, Inc. (Oklahomans for Sovereignty and Free Enterprise)

38.  Oregon Livestock Producers Association

39.  Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM)

40.  Penn Action - Philadelphia, PA

41.  Pennsylvania Coalition to End Homelessness

42.  Pennsylvania Farmers Union

43.  Pittsburgh Chapter-National Tooling and Machining Association

44.  Prospective Homeowners Association - Pasadena, CA

45.  Ranchers and Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA)

46.  Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

47.  South Dakota Stockgrowers Association

48.  Specialty Steel Industry of North America

49.  Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)

50.  Tooling & Manufacturing Association (Illinois)

51.  Tooling, Manufacturing, and Technologies Association (TMTA)

52.  United States Industrial Fabrics Institute (USIFI)

53.  U.S. Business and Industry Council (USBIC)

54.  Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC)

55.  Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE)

56.  Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA)

 

 

Producers and Service Providers – 195

 

1.     A.B. Heller, Inc.                                                                         Milford, MI

2.     A.B. Steel Mill, Inc.                                                                         Cincinnati, OH

3.     A & E Custom Mfg. Technologies, Inc.                                                 Kansas City, KS

4.     Aactron Inc.                                                                                     Madison Heights, MI

5.     Accum-matic Systems Inc.                                                             Livonia, MI

6.     Acorn Stamping                                                                         Oxford, MI

7.     Air Technical Industries                                                             Mentor, OH

8.     Allegheny Technologies Incorporated                                                 Pittsburgh, PA

9.     Alton Steel                                                                                     Alton, IL

10.  Ameritech Die & Mold, Inc.                                                            Mooresville, NC

11.  Ameritech Die & Mold South, Inc.                                                Ormond Beach, FL

12.  Apex Broach                                                                                    Warren, MI

13.  Apollo Tool, Inc.                                                                          Westfield, WI

14.  Arcelor Mittal Steel                                                                         Chicago, IL  

15.  Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC                                                 Newport, AR

16.  Atlas Tool & Die Works, Inc.                                                             Lyons, IL                                                                                                                             

17.  Augenstein Gee Properties                                                             Grand Ledge, MI

18.  Avon Broach & Production Company                                                 Rochester Hills, MI

19.  B A Die Mold                                                                                    Aurora, IL

20.  Bayou Steel Corp.                                                                         LaPlace, LA

21.  Bedford Machine and Tool Inc.                                                             Bedford, IN

22.  Bella Vino Fine Wines & Spirits                                                 Farmington Hills, MI

23.  Bella Vita Pizzaria                                                                         Farmington Hills, MI

24.  Bermar Associates Inc.                                                                         Troy, MI

25.  Beta Steel Corporation                                                                         Portage, IN

26.  Btwixt Group, LLC                                                                         Surprise, AZ

27.  Buckingham Tool Corp.                                                             Livonia, MI

28.  C & G’s 4 Season Maintenance Inc.                                                 Farmington Hills, MI

29.  C& J Industries                                                                          Meadville, PA 

30.  Campbell Fittings Inc.                                                                         Boyertown, PA

31.  Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc.                                                 McMinnville, OR

32.  CDM Tool & Mfg Co                                                                        Hartford, WI

33.  Century Tool and Gage Co.                                                             Fenton, MI

34.  Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Corporation                                     Charlotte, NC

35.  Charter Manufacturing Co.                                                             Mequon, WI

36.  Chicago Heights Steel                                                                         Chicago Heights, IL

37.  Classic Products, Inc.                                                                          Piqua, OH

38.  CMC Americas                                                                         Seguin, TX

39.  Commercial Tool and Die                                                            Comstock Park, MI

40.  Communik8 Communications                                                            Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

41.  Compumold Corporation                                                            Phillips, WI

42.  Computer Design                                                                        Shelby Township, MI

43.  Concept Mold and Die                                                                        Delevan, WI

44.  Concept Molds, Inc.                                                                         Schoolcraft, MI

45.  Convex Mold, Inc.                                                                        Sterling Heights, MI

46.  Corey Steel Company                                                                         Cicero, IL

47.  Cranbrook Partners & Co.                                                             Troy, MI

48.  Cranston Print Works Company                                                 Cranston, RI

49.  Creative Services Company                                                             Madison Heights, MI 

50.  Cummins-Alison Corporation                                                             Mt. Prospect, IL

51.  D & L Tooling                                                                                    Bronson, MI

52.  Dauntless Industries                                                                        Covina, CA

53.  DC Automation, Inc.                                                                        Sterling Heights, MI

54.  Detroit Edge Tool Company                                                             Detroit, MI

55.  Diverse Technologies, Inc.                                                             Washington Twp., MI

56.  DMS Computer Services, Inc.                                                             South Park, PA  

57.  Donsco, Inc.                                                                                     Wrightsville, PA

58.  Dramco Tool Co.                                                                         Grand Island, NE

59.  Du-Co Ceramics Company                                                             Saxonburg, PA

60.  Dynasty Mold Builders, Inc.                                                            Wauconda, IL

61.  E&E Manufacturing Co., Inc.                                                             Plymouth, MI

62.  Eastlind Heat Treat Inc.                                                              Madison Heights, MI

63.  Eklind Tool Company                                                                        Franklin Park, IL

64.  Electronic Design & Packaging Co.                                                  Livonia, MI

65.  Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel                                                             Pueblo, CO

66.  Fenton Mfg. Inc.                                                                         Ashtabula, OH

67.  Finishes Ltd.                                                                                     Colorado Springs, CO

68.  Fisher Barton Inc.                                                                         Watertown, WI

69.  Five Star Products Inc.                                                                         Madison Heights, MI

70.  Florida Farmers, Inc.                                                                         Lake Worth, FL

71.  Fredon Corporation                                                                        Mentor, OH

72.  Future Products Tool Corp.                                                             Clawson, MI

73.  G.H. Tool & Mold, Inc.                                                                         Washington, MO

74.  Gallatin Steel                                                                                     Ghent, KY

75.  GenTek, Inc.                                                                                     Parsippany, NJ

76.  Gerdau Ameristeel                                                                         Tampa, FL

77.  GH Cutter Services, Inc.                                                            Toledo, OH

78.  Glenview State Bank                                                                         Glenview, IL

79.  Globe Tech Manufactured Products LLC                                     Plymouth, MI

80.  GMT Strategic Engineering                                                             Beverly Hills, MI

81.  Hackett Brass Foundry                                                                         Detroit, MI

82.  Haller International Technologies Incorporated                                     Detroit, MI

83.  Hamill Manufacturing Co.                                                             Trafford, PA

84.  Helm Tool Company, Inc.                                                            Elk Grove Village, IL

85.  Hero Holdings LLC                                                                        St. Clair Shores, MI

86.  Highland Industries, Inc.                                                             Greensboro, NC

87.  Hobson & Motzer, Inc.                                                                        Durham, CT

88.  Hussey Copper                                                                                    Leetsdale, PA

89.  Hydraulic Works, Inc.                                                                         Bryan, TX

90.  I Squared R Element Co.                                                             Akron, NY

91.  INCOE Corporation                                                                        Troy, MI

92.  Intec Automated Controls                                                             Sterling Heights, MI

93.  Integrity Mold                                                                                    Azle, TX

94.  Interstate Stone                                                                                     Madison Heights, MI

95.  Interstate Tool and Die Company                                                 Madison Heights, MI

96.  J&L Manufacturing Co., Inc.                                                             Marshall, MI

97.  JATCO Machine & Tool Co., Inc.                                                   Pittsburgh, PA

98.  Jennison Corp.                                                                                    Carnegie, PA

99.  Jepson Precision Tool, Inc.                                                              Cranesville, PA

100. Jersey Shore Steel Company Jersey Shore, PA

101. Joint Production Technology, Inc. Macomb, MI

102. Judy Augenstein and Associates Lansing, MI

103. Kason Industries Newnan, GA

104. KB Alloys LLC                                                                         Reading, PA

105. KCH Services Inc.                                                                         Forest City, NC

106. KenWalt Die Casting Company                                                            Sun Valley, CA

107. Keystone Steel and Wire Co. Peoria, IL

108. L & L Machine Tool, Inc Grand Blanc, MI

109. Lapham-Hickey Steel Company Chicago, IL

110. Larovan Enterprises Mooresville, NC

111. Latrobe Specialty Steel Latrobe, PA

112. Law Offices of Joseph H. Hemming Farmington Hills, MI

113. LeTourneau Technologies Longview, TX

114. Leonard Machine Tool Systems Warren, MI

115. Level One Robotics Sterling Heights, MI

116. M.S.I. Mold Builders Cedar Rapids, IA

117. Major Powdered Metal Technologies  Livonia, MI

118. McDonald Steel Corporation McDonald, OH

119. McNichols Company Tampa, FL

120. MDM, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO

121. Melco Building Systems Marco Island, FL

122. Metal Technologies Inc.                Bedford, IN

123. Metal Technologies of Murfreesboro. Inc. Murfreesboro, NC

124. MET Plastics Elk Grove Village, IL

125. Michigan Carbide Co. Sterling Heights, MI

126. Milton Tool & Machine Inc. Mulino, OR

127. Mold-Tech Albertville, MN

128. Mol-son, LLC Mattawan, MI

129. Monitoring Success Group West Bloomfield, MI

130. Maro Precision Tool Co.  Livonia, MI

131. North Resource Georgetown, TX

132. North Star BlueScope Steel                               Delta, OH

133. NRS, Inc.                                           Moscow, ID

134. Nucor Corporation                                     Charlotte, NC

135. OMNI Mold Systems                                     Lisbon, CT

136. Penn United Technologies, Inc.                               Butler, PA

137. Performance Communications Technologies                   Clinton Township, MI

138. Petrogen, Inc Colorado Springs, CO

139. PFS Automation Pinckney, MI

140. Pioneer Foundry Company Inc. Jackson, MI

141. Pittsburgh Chapter NTMA Moon Township, PA

142. Plastic Engineering & Technical Services, Inc. Auburn Hills, MI

143. Pointe Energy, Ltd. St. Clair Shores, MI

144. Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. Franklin Park, IL

145. Precision Wire EDM Service Walker, MI

146. Premier Industries Corporation   Monroe, Mi   

147. Prestige Mold Rancho Cucamonga, CA

148. Prodigy Mold & Tool, Inc. Haubstadt, IN

149. Quality Bar Corporation Struthers, OH

150. Qualtek Manufacturing, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO

151. R&E Automated Systems, LLC Sterling Heights, MI

152. Ralph C. Wilson Agency, Inc. Southfield, MI

153. Ranch Foods Direct Colorado Springs, CO

154. Rapid Die & Engineering, Inc.  Grand Rapids, MI

155. Representation Plus Troy, MI

156. Republic Engineered Products, Inc. Akron, OH

157. Results Systems Corporation Troy, MI

158. Revere Copper Products, Inc. Rome, NY

159. Richard Tool & Die Corp. New Hudson, MI

160. Richmond Tooling Colonial Heights, VA

161. RMG Design LaPeer, MI

162. Romar Consulting, LLC Granite Falls, NC

163. Rugged Engineered Products Lake Orion, MI

164. Safety and Loss Control, Inc. Lake Orion, MI

165. Saunders Thread Co. Gastonia, NC

166. Smith Castings, Inc. Kingsford, MI

167. Special Drill & Reamer Corporation                                     Madison Heights, MI

168. Spectrum Design Group, Inc. Bryan, OH

169. SSAB Lisle, IL

170. Steel Dynamics, Inc.                         Ft. Wayne, IN

171. Steel Tool & Engineering                                                             Taylor, MI

172. Sterling Steel Company, LLC                                                             Sterling, IL

173. Sterling Tool & Mfg., Inc.                                                             Barrington, IL

174. Strohwig Industries                                                                         Richfield, WI

175. Superior Tooling, Inc.                                                                         Wake Forest, NC

176. T&W Tool & Die Corporation Oak Park, MI

177. TAMCO Steel                                                                                     Rancho Cucamonga, CA

178. Tech Molded Plastics Meadville, PA

179. Technical Tool Supply South Windsor, CT

180. Temperform Corporation Novi, MI

181. The Shop Around the Corner Cornelius, NC

182. The Slane Company   Gahanna, OH

183. Titanova, Inc. Bridgeton, MO

184. Trompeter Enterprises, LLC Sterling Heights, MI

185. Uni-Bond Brake, LLC  Ferndale, MI

186. United States Steel Corporation Pittsburgh, PA

187. United Tool & Mold, Inc. Easley and Duncan, SC

188. Universal Electric Corporation Canonsburg, PA

189. V&M Star Youngstown, OH

190. Valentine Robotics, Inc. Sterling Heights, MI

191. Vicount Industries, Inc. Farmington Hills, MI

192. WebScott.Net Irving, TX

193. West Michigan Septic Sewer & Drain Service Inc. Muskegon, MI

194. W. Silver, Inc. El Paso, TX

195. Xcel Mold & Machine North Canton, OH

 

 

Individuals – 87

 

Affiliations are listed for identification purposes only.

 

1.     Charles Allen, Jackson, NC

2.     Roy Allen, President/CEO, Hussey Copper, Leetsdale, PA

3.     David Anderson, KD Management Services, Colorado Springs, CO

4.     Kent Anderson, Beverly Hills, MI

5.     Carol Andrews, Como, NC

6.     Michelle Applebaum, Managing Director, Steel Market Intelligence, Chicago, IL    

7.     Nick Barrett, Automation Engineer, Trompeter Enterprises, Sterling Heights, MI

8.     Asa Beck, Asa J. Beck, CPA, PMP, Centennial, CO

9.     Karen L. Bland, international trade attorney, Newport News, VA

10.  Charles H. Blum, former Assistant US Trade Representative; Director, Coalition for a Prosperous America, Washington, DC

11.  Kurt Bogner, Norfolk, NE

12.  Michael Bridges, City Council Member, Farmington Hills, MI

13.  Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA; Director, Coalition for a Prosperous America, Billings, MT

14.  Mike Callicrate, farmer and rancher, Colorado Springs, CO

15.  Charlie Carlson, Sales Representative, D.P. Technologies, Canton, MI 

16.  Robert B. Cassidy, former Assistant US Trade Representative for China and for Asia

17.  D. Michael Cooper, Business Development Manager, DMS Computer Services, Inc., South Park, PA  

18.  Tom Cox, Owner, RMG Design, LaPeer, MI 

19.  Ron Current, Vice President, Sterling Heights Area Chamber of Commerce, Sterling Heights, MI

20.  Prof. George Davida, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

21.  Don Degazio, former Director of Global Product Development, General Motors, FL

22.  Rev Carroll Dickens, Train Engineer, Nucor, Henrico, NC

23.  Merton L. Dierks, Nebraska State Legislator, Ewing, NE

24.  John Dittrich, Director, Coalition for a Prosperous America, Meadow Grove, NE

25.  Pat Dolan, G.H. Tool & Mold, Washington, MO

26.  Robert J. Dumont, President/CEO, Tooling, Manufacturing & Technologies Association; Director, Coalition for a Prosperous America, Farmington Hills, MI   

27.  Jobi Dzumaryk, Sales Engineer, Sealant Equipment and Engineering, Plymouth, MI

28.  J. Sidney Eley, Mayor of the Town of Hertford, NC

29.  Cynthia Everette, Cynthia’s Daycare Home, Murfreesboo, NC

30.  Tim Flanigan, Sales Engineer, Fusion Welding, Sterling Heights, MI  

31.  Ian Fletcher, Economic Consultant, San Francisco, CA

32.  Dennis R. Frampton, President, C & J Industries, Meadville, PA

33.  Dave Frengel, Director of Government Affairs, Penn United Technology; Director, Coalition for a Prosperous America, Saxonburg, PA

34.  Michael R. Furr, Director Safety Health and Security, Nucor Steel-Berkeley, Huger, SC

35.  Robert D. Galeota Jr., President, Pointe Energy, Ltd., St. Clair Shores, MI

36.  Milan Gasko, President/CEO, Level One Robotics, Sterling Heights, MI 

37.  Greg Hays, PLC Programming Leader, KUKA, Sterling Heights, MI   

38.  John R. Herrick, Nucor, Rockville, IN

39.  Gene “Corky” Hodapp, Toledo, OH

40.  Mary Hodapp, Toledo, OH    

41.  Nelson Hoffman, retired Chairman, Hoffman Manufacturing; Director, Coalition for a Prosperous America

42.  Addie R. Holloman, Ahoskia, NC

43.  Jim Houser, Chief Operating Officer, Eagle Manufacturing Corp., Shelby Township, MI  

44.  Dan Ivers, Robot Programmer, D.C. Automation, Sterling Heights, MI  

45.  Greg Jackson, Hernando, MS

46.  Dan Jaraczewski, President, DC Automation, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI

47.  Roger Johnson, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, Bismarck

48.  Doug Jubel, Engineer, Fusion Welding, Sterling Heights, MI 

49.  Jim M. Jung, Director of Enterprise Solutions, MBM Computer Systems Solutions, Troy, MI

50.  Sandra R. Johnson, Office Manager, R & E Auto, Sterling Heights, MI  

51.  Gene R. Joslyn, Robot Programmer, D.C. Automation, Sterling Heights, MI

52.  Jeff Kelly, CEO, Hamill Manufacturing Co., Trafford, PA

53.  Garry Kuzinkoski, Sales Engineer, D.P. Technologies, Distribution, Sterling Heights, MI

54.  Dave London, V.P. Operations, Level One Robotics, Sterling Heights, MI   

55.  Ryan Lute, Build Shop Supervisor, Valentine Robotics, West Bloomfield, MI

56.  Ron Marlow, RMG Design, LaPeer, MI   

57.  Mike McKeever, Founder and Professor/Instructor Economics, ret., McKeever Institute of Economic Policy Analysis (MIEPA)

58.  Charles McMillion, Ph.D., MBG Information Services

59.  Mike Moskar, Robot Programmer, PFS Automation, Mt. Clemens, MI 

60.  Zachary Mottl, Atlas Tool & Die Works, Inc., Lyons, IL 

61.  Patrick A. Mulloy, former General Counsel, U.S. Senate Banking Committee; former Assistant Secretary, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Commissioner, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

62.  Johanna Murphy, Outreach Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh MAC Center, Pittsburgh, PA

63.  Charles Ofsette, Engineer, Fusion Welding, Sterling Heights, MI

64.  Thomas Palley, Ph. D., Economics for Democratic and Open Societies

65.  Thomas Pallow, Progressive Democrats of America, Mount Rainier, MD

66.  Bill Parks, Founder and President, NRS, Inc., Moscow, ID

67.  Kyle Parnell, Owner, RMG Design, LaPeer, MI

68.  Larry Patten, Vice President, Dramco Tool Co., Grand Island, NE

69.  Jeff Pennetti, General Manager, AIRO Steel, Pittsburgh, PA

70.  Marivs Peretz, Director of Sales, I.E.T., Madison Heights, MI  

71.  Susan Priest, Bakersfield, CA

72.  Chris Rose, Melt Shop Mechanical Supervisor, Nucor Steel Memphis, Atoka, TN  

73.  Joel C. Ross, President, Universal Electric Corp., Canonsburg, PA

74.  Jim Sams, Project Manager, Launch Support Specialists, Rochester Hills, MI 

75.  Dick Schmidt, Plymouth, MI

76.  Jim Schollaert, Executive Director, Made in USA Strategies, Arlington, VA

77.  Steve Schutz, V.P. Engineer, Agilonx, LLC, Clinton Township, MI

78.  Paul Sirney, V.P./General Manager, Jennison Corp., Carnegie, PA

79.  Daniel M. Slane, former Chairman, Ohio State University Board of Trustees and Commissioner, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

80.  Fred Stokes, Chairman Emeritus, Coalition for a Prosperous America, Porterville, MS

81.  Gary A. Theuerkorn, Past President, Michigan Tooling Association, Harrison Township, MI 

82.  Matt Trompeter, President, Trompeter Enterprises, LLC, Sterling Heights, MI

83.  Dean Vieau, Sales Manager, Agilonx, LLC, Traverse City, MI

84.  Kevin Waldnoger, Engineer, Empire Automation Group, Shelby Township, MI 

85.  Todd Weiruach, Engineer, Trompeter Enterprises, Sterling Heights, MI

86.  Marjon Winborne, Murfreesboro, NC

87.  Joel S. Yudken, Ph. D., High Road Strategies, LLC

 

 

Office Holder / Office Seeker Commitments – 4

 

·       MICHIGAN

9th CD -- Rep. Gary Peters (D)

 

·       NORTH CAROLINA

3rd CD -- Rep. Walter B. Jones (R)

 

·       OHIO

13th CD -- Rep. Betty Sutton (D)

 

·       PENNSYLVANIA 

Candidate for Republican nomination for US Senator -- Peg Luksik

 

 
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