Economy & Jobs
For much of our nation’s history, Ohio’s talented workforce has built the cars and appliances and laid down the rail lines and roads that connected our shores and expanded our economy. Ohio’s manufacturers, small businesses, farmers, and entrepreneurs helped turn our nation into an economic superpower. As a result, wages climbed, productivity increased, and more people became part of the middle class.
As we recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression, I will continue to fight for economic policies that strengthen Ohio’s middle class – that create jobs, rebuild American manufacturing, invest in our small businesses, and train workers for new opportunities in new industries.
Jobs
Our state has rich manufacturing heritage and network of innovative small businesses. I’ve traveled across our state to facilitate partnerships that advance a “Made in Ohio” agenda that puts Ohioans to work in the good-paying manufacturing jobs in the auto, aerospace, biotech, and clean energy industries. I’m also working to ensure that our state’s small businesses – which create nearly two-thirds of new jobs – have the resources they need to expand operations and hire new workers.
We need a jobs agenda that:
- Promotes the expansion of Ohio businesses by strengthening small business lending programs and boosting U.S. exports.
- Develops Ohio's workforce so that Ohioans are prepared to fill the jobs of the 21st century and revitalizes the state's infrastructure to attract those global industries.
- Ensures that Ohio industry isn't undermined by unfair trade by pursuing remedies to counteract China's currency manipulation and subsidization of domestic industries.
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At Hugo Boss in Brooklyn, Brown Meets with Workers and Provides Updates on New Made-To-Order Production
BROOKLYN, OH - Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited Hugo Boss to meet with workers and provide an update on a new production line at the company’s Brooklyn facility. In March 2012, Brown joined company workers to celebrate a new, three-year labor contract that coincided with Hugo Boss’ investment in the new Boss Black collection "Made to Order" program. The new program will allow customers to design their own suiting and shirting, as well as ties and pocket squares, in select Hugo Boss stores within the U.S. market. All “Made to Order” pieces will be manu…Read More
Posted on 10/31/2012 | -
Brown Applauds Reports of New Jobs Coming to Navistar in Springfield
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded reports that Navistar, the 4th-largest truck maker worldwide, plans to bring new production to its facility in Springfield, Ohio. The additional production could mean hundreds of new jobs beginning early next year.
“It’s clear why Navistar is continuing to invest in its Springfield facility: Ohio knows how to make things, and our workers are second-to-none,” Brown said. “When the surrounding community, workers, and management work together, success is sure to follow. These good-paying, highly-skilled jobs are critical to the rebirth of Ohio’s manufacturing industry and…Read More
Posted on 10/30/2012 | -
Sen. Brown, Airbus Americas, And The National Composite Center Announce New Agreement To Strengthen Ohio Supply Chain For Airbus
COLUMBUS, OH - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Airbus Vice President of Procurement David Williams, and Lisa Novelli, President of the National Composite Center (NCC) today announced an agreement to further strengthen the Ohio manufacturing and material supply chain for Airbus. Airbus Americas, NCC, and the Dayton Development Coalition will work together to identify and develop aerospace suppliers that may perform competitively bid work contract work for Airbus, ultimately leading to the creation of a centralized Ohio Materials Manufacturing Technology Hub that will focus on state-of-the-art materials processing, business analytics, supply chain development, and workforce training a…Read More
Posted on 10/24/2012 | -
A New Agreement To Strengthen The Ohio Supply Chain For Airbus
Sen. Brown, Airbus Vice President of Procurement David Williams, and Lisa Novelli, President of the National Composite Center (NCC) announced an agreement to further strengthen the Ohio manufacturing and material supply chain for Airbus. Learn more here.
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At Youngstown Store Specializing in Made-In-America Products, Brown to Discuss Plan to Boost American and Ohio Textile And Apparel Manufacturing
YOUNGSTOWN, OH-Today, during a visit to a Youngstown store that specializes in American- and Ohio-made products, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) discussed a new effort to boost domestic apparel and textile manufacturing.
“Whenever possible, American tax dollars should be used to bolster American manufacturing. Manufacturing helped make this country great. Good-paying manufacturing jobs have allowed hundreds of thousands of Americans to buy homes, send their children to college, and retire with security. But for too long, we've seen American manufacturing jobs—including textile and apparel jobs—shipped overseas due to unfair trade that has stacked the deck ag…Read More
Posted on 10/22/2012 | -
Brown Announces Trade Adjustment Assistance For Approximately 80 Call Center Workers At Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that approximately 80 workers at Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC in Norwood and Lebanon are eligible to apply for worker adjustment assistance. Certification was approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
“The loss of a job can be a devastating experience,” Brown said. “Ohioans who work hard and play by the rules should not be left to struggle when they lose their job through no fault of their own. These resources will help…Read More
Posted on 10/22/2012 |