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GLMC Forum 2008

Collaboration: The Great Lakes Manufacturing Advantage

July 9-11, 2008, Marriott Key Center, Downtown Cleveland

  

Join regional leaders from the eight Great Lakes States and the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec at the GLMC's Forum 2008. Speakers from around the Great Lakes region will address economic, workforce, image, innovation, and borders and logistics issues that affect every manufacturer. Visit the Web site for program details.

Register online now. Discounts available for NAM members and GLMC members. Sponsors: The Joyce Foundation, The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, National City Bank, ASG Renaissance, IBM, Plante Moran, Deloitte US and MAGNET.

  
     

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  • ABJ: United Steel Workers tout green-collar job future
  • Chinese medical device manufacturer close to HQ deal in Cleveland

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"Dream It! Do It!"

Did you know that advanced manufacturing jobs pay an average of $54K a year? Or, that Northeast Ohio will need 60,000 skilled, specially trained manufacturing employees over the next decade?

Visit MAGNET's Dream It. Do It. Northeast Ohio Web Site.

David M. Fouts joins MAGNET as President and CEO

Mary Anderson, Fatima Weathers, David FoutsCLEVELAND—June 19, 2008—Arthur F. Anton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Swagelok Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MAGNET, the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network, today announced that David M. Fouts has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of MAGNET and will begin his tenure on July 1, 2008. [Left: The corporate team--Mary Thompson, Fatima L. Weathers and David M. Fouts--on Tuesday, July 1, Dave's first day at MAGNET.] (More...)
MAGNET Plant Tours: Akron Brass Company
During MAGNET's Best Practices Plant Tours successful manufacturing companies open their doors and shop floors so that others may study their profitable business models. In this five-minute video, find out how Akron Brass Company, a worldwide manufacturer of high performance fire fighting equipment, improved its efficiency with techniques tailored to its needs by MAGNET consultants.

The Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network supports and champions manufacturing in Northern Ohio. MAGNET is the voice for the region's manufacturers.

Since 1984, the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, MAGNET, has assisted thousands of manufacturers through its Edison Technology Center programs, Manufacturing Extension Partnership Services and Business Incubation programs. Recently MAGNET has expanded its mission to assist manufacturers through programs that address manufacturing-related Education, Competitiveness, Innovation and Regulatory Affairs. MAGNET is a “one-stop shop” for entrepreneurs and technology-driven manufacturers seeking resources to become or remain globally competitive.