Brown Announces New Investment In Advanced Manufacturing Training In Eastern Ohio

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new investment for the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) to provide advanced manufacturing training and comprehensive technical assistance to manufacturers located in Ashtabula, Belmont, Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe, and Trumbull counties.

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $1,795,000 grant to the YBI's Rising Tides Initiative which is slated to position manufacturers for entry into the microchip, advanced energy, defense, and aerospace industries. This investment is expected to improve 90 businesses, support 180 workers/trainees, create two new businesses and twenty new jobs.

"Ohio has a proud history of leading the country in manufacturing innovation. We're building on that legacy by investing in training programs for our manufacturers in Eastern Ohio," said Brown. "Investments like these help Ohio's rural manufacturers and businesses be better equipped to compete with competitors around the country and the world."

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded this investment through the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative, which Brown has long been a champion of.

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