Large companies facing larger bills from FirstEnergy, by John Funk, Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 1, 2008
Akron—At an all-day conference at the John S. Knight Center sponsored by MAGNET, nearly 300 attendees from dozens of companies learned about possible increases of up to 32 percent under the utility's new rate plan pending before state regulators.

Where are the manufacturing jobs in Northeast Ohio? by Terri Mrosko, Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 1, 2008
Cleveland—The PD's employment editor reviews the many manufacturing career choices available in the region and interviews MAGNET's Director of Education and Training Affairs, Judith Crocker, about the gap between the skills of the job seekers and the skills that are required by the employers.

WMMS

• Fall/Winter 2008: 2008 Cleveland Browns Radio Campaign

WTAM Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Report:

Working in conjunction with WTAM Radio, MAGNET has created a series of short radio spots highlighting topics of interest to manufacturers.

• Fall 2008: Product design and development: the key to growth
• Fall 2008: MAGNET engineers provide world-class product design and development services to manufacturers
• Fall 2008: Nelson Pitlor of Accessmount explains how MAGNET consultants helped him develop a new product

WSPD Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Report:

• Fall 2008: Grow by creating new products
• Fall 2008: Evaluate your product line to stay competitive
• Fall 2008: Improve your company's profitability today
• Fall 2008: Achieve top-line growth with enteprise-wide innovation
• University of Toledo Football Campaign
  • MAGNET consultants can help you grow profits
  • MAGNET helps you develop profitable new products

WCLV Public Service Announcements

• May 2008 PSA: "MAGNET is the region's consulting organization for Manufacturers and an Ohio Edison Technology Center. For more than 20 years, has helped manufacturers grow, improve their productivity and increase their process." (More...)
• January 2007: WCLV Innovation Accelerator PSA (1 minute)

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MAGNET Publications

2007 Year In Review Report

A month-by-month summary of MAGNET's key initiatives to promote the manufacturing sector in Northern Ohio. Includes a list of management and board members.

Download the full-text, eight-page 2007 Year In Review report (PDF, 700k).

Regional high-tech sector turns from decline to growth

"The High Tech Sector in Northeast Ohio: 2007 Update," (PDF, 528k) identifies emerging trends in Northeast Ohio’s high-tech sector between 2004 and 2006.

The authors find evidence that, after several years of decline, the high-tech sector in Northeast Ohio, including advanced manufacturing, began to register solid gains between 2004 and 2006.

The study covers Northeast Ohio’s 21-county area consisting of six metropolitan regions—Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Akron, Canton-Massillon, Mansfield, Sandusky, and Youngstown-Warren-Boardman—and eight non-metropolitan counties.

The 2007 Update was commissioned by NorTech and prepared by the Center for Economic Development at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs.