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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  • Brown Statement On 2013 State Of The Union Address

    WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement in response to this evening’s State of the Union address. Earlier today, Brown announced that he is drafting legislation to create a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation to create more advanced manufacturing hubs like the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute in Youngstown. In tonight’s speech, President Obama asked Congress to create a network of 15 additional hubs of manufacturing innovation.

    Sen. Brown and Cookie Hall&ld…Read More

    Posted on 2/12/2013 | State of the Union, innovation, Manufacturing

  • Brown And Rockefeller Say GAO Report Reinforces Need To Extend Health Care Tax Credit

    Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) today said that a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), reemphasizes the need to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) to help workers afford health coverage when they lose their jobs because of foreign outsourcing.

    Without Congressional action, the HCTC will expire at the end of 2013 and most of the HCTC-eligible workers will receive less generous tax credits, which could make it harder to afford health coverage while also supporting their families as they look for new jobs or receive job training.

    “This is about standing up for hardworking Americans who lo…Read More

    Posted on 2/12/2013 | Health, Tax credit, Workers, Health Care, Tax

  • Brown: Bipartisan Bill Would Help Make Critical Repairs At Conneaut Harbor

    Brown Reintroduces Bipartisan Harbor Maintenance Act to Fund Critical Operations, Maintenance of the Great Lakes Harbors

     

    U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today reintroduced legislation that would ensure increased funding for maintenance and operations of federal ports-including Conneaut’s. The Harbor Maintenance Act would ensure that funds deposited in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund go toward maintenance, operations, and construction at federal ports. Conneaut Harbor supports more than 2,000 jobs and generates an estimated $473 million annually. U…Read More

    Posted on 2/5/2013 | Business, Jobs, EPA, bipartisan

  • Brown: Bipartisan Bill Would Help Make Critical Repairs At Cleveland Harbor

    Brown Reintroduces Bipartisan Harbor Maintenance Act to Fund Critical Operations, Maintenance of the Great Lakes Harbors

     

    U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today reintroduced legislation that would ensure increased funding for maintenance and operations of federal ports-including Cleveland’s. The Harbor Maintenance Act would ensure that funds deposited in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund go toward maintenance, operations, and construction at federal ports. Cleveland Harbor supports 4,000 jobs and generates $280 million in revenue ea…Read More

    Posted on 2/5/2013 | Cleveland, Business, bipartisan, Jobs

  • Brown Alerts Eligible Businesses To Approaching Deadline For Loans From U.S. Small Business Administration

    U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is alerting small businesses and non-profit organizations in northwest Ohio of loans available through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Because of severe weather in Fulton, Lucas, and Williams counties, SBA is offering working capital loans to help affected businesses recover from any weather related damages. The filing deadline to receive a capital loan is March 1st.

    “Small businesses are the life-blood of our economy,” Brown said. “Ohio businesses damaged by extreme weather, whose businesses suffer through no fault of their own, should be helped along on the road to recovery.&rdq…Read More

    Posted on 2/4/2013 | SBA, Loans, Business, Small business, Small Business Administration, Small Businesses

  • Banks, at Least, Had a Friend in Geithner

    TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER left the Treasury Department last week after four years as secretary. So how did he do?

    As financial adviser to the president in the tumultuous years immediately after the credit crisis, Mr. Geithner had immense sway over the government’s approach to all things economic. For everyday Americans, his major tasks included responding to the home Read More

    Posted on 2/2/2013 | bank, Banks