Advocacy
Numbers tell it all. Approximately one in seven Ohioans in the adult labor force is employed by manufacturing companies. These manufacturers represent 14% of all Ohio jobs, while another 41% of these jobs are dependent on manufacturing. Yet it is apparent that manufacturing’s influence on the American scene has been in decline for years.
Realizing these facts, in 2004, WIRE-Net became administrator and facilitator for the Northeast Ohio Campaign for American Manufacturing (NEOCAM), a new, diverse, non-partisan, and issue-focused coalition of area manufacturing, business, civic, and industry leaders. NEOCAM’s purpose is to promote policies that will improve the health of this important driver of the US economy. Critical issues of concern to northeast Ohio manufacturers include:
- quality healthcare
- government restructuring
- infrastructure improvements
- trade and tax policies
- education
NEOCAM holds forums, sorts out issues, and encourages conversations with elected officials and the media. Get involved and speak up!
WIRE-Net is a premier business-led organization, and one of the few that focuses on the shared interests of manufacturing companies and urban communities. Our 
