MAGNET :: Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network

Interested in learning how to access state training funds?

The Ohio Department of Development & MAGNET invite you to join us to hear about the new Ohio Workforce Guarantee Program.

When: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Where: MAGNET's Manufacturing Innovation Center, 1768 East 25th St. Cleveland
More: Download the event flyer (PDF)

Seating is Limited! Reserve your space now by contacting Katharine Boone at 877.GROW.MFG (877.476.9634).

Northern Ohio Manufacturing News

Lorain MJ: ODOD grants development dollars to Elyria, Norwalk manufacturers
PD: Advanced manufacturing jobs readily available in Northeast Ohio
Drain's: Alcoa names new president for Cleveland-based Wheel and Transportation Products Unit
ABJ: Fuel cell coalition to host grant-writing workshop July 15
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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.

MAGNET in the News

Advanced manufacturing jobs in northeast Ohio require readily available high-tech training, by M. Judith Crocker Ed. D., Director, Manufacturing Education Affairs, MAGNET, Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 29, 2009
Cleveland—Ohio ranks third in the nation in terms of manufacturing production and 40 percent of the products made in Ohio are made right here in Northeast Ohio. So even though there have been job losses, manufacturing is still the largest industry in Northeast Ohio; double the size of any other industry sector.

MAGNET receives royalty check as initial orders are taken for photobiotherapy device commercialized through an Ohio Third Frontier Grant, MAGNET press release, June 23, 2009
Cleveland—A new medical product developed through a public/private partnership established in 2005 using a grant of $1.2 million from the State of Ohio’s Third Frontier program has reached the marketplace.

MAGNET wins Managing Automation 2009 Progressive Manufacturing and Innovation Mastery awards, PR Newswire, June 17, 2009
E&Y 2009 Entrepreneurship Awards: Instilled ownership, Smart Business, July 2009
NE Ohio manufacturers learn of options to diversify customer bases, by Dan Shingler, Crain's Cleveland Business, June 11, 2009 I
Sustainability drives top and bottom line growth for manufacturers, EcoWatch Journal, June-July 2009

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.