The Ohio Manufacturers' Association

Modern manufacturing is not your grandfather’s factory floor. Today in Newark, OMA joined COSI and Boeing as students got a hands-on look at the technology, problem-solving and career paths powering Ohio’s future. The next generation of makers is already in the room. Our job is to open the door.

A promise that “other customers won’t pay” should not end the conversation. AEP Ohio’s proposed 50-mile transmission line for a Piketon data center demands clear answers: Who pays? Who benefits? What protects customers if costs rise later? Manufacturers and families should not be left guessing.

House Bill 6 showed the danger of energy policy built around utility interests instead of customers. Ohio needs transparency, accountability and strong customer protections to make sure this never happens again.

AEP’s CEO made $36.6 million last year, more than Duke, FirstEnergy and AES CEOs combined. Ohio customers keep seeing higher bills while monopoly utilities keep getting rewarded for spending more. That is why utility accountability matters. signalohio.org/electric-bills…

Strong signal from OMA member @AnheuserBusch on the importance of investing in American manufacturing and local communities.

Live at noon: Ohio’s data center debate. When forecasts start driving billion-dollar infrastructure decisions, it is worth asking a basic question: are the forecasts real? Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=IMY76g…

Happy Earth Day from OMA! Ohio manufacturers have spent decades doing something that rarely makes headlines: cutting emissions while powering the state’s economy. Since 1980, manufacturing emissions have dropped dramatically across key pollutants. Cleaner air. Real progress.

Appreciate @mikewsyx6 covering the data center tariff debate. Big load forecasts are driving big infrastructure plans. Ohio should make sure those forecasts are real, not just lucrative for utilities and expensive for captive customers.

Every Earth Day someone tries to cast manufacturing as the villain. But in Ohio, manufacturers helped cut sulfur dioxide emissions more than 97%, nitrogen oxides more than 91% and particulates about 88% since 1980. Turns out the “villain” helped clean the air. crainscleveland.com/opinion/commen…

Central Ohio employers: join O-SCAN to strengthen the supply chain talent pipeline. Get a seat at the table to align skills, raise awareness, and hire with confidence. Learn more at OhioSupplyChain.org/join!

Ohio’s data center boom is driving massive electricity forecasts and billions in proposed grid investments. But when utilities gamble on projections, manufacturers and families often get the bill. OMA President Ryan Augsburger will bring that reality to the stage Wednesday at the @cbusmetroclub Ohio’s Data Center Debate. Let’s see which claims hold up to sunlight. columbusmetroclub.org/event/ohios-da…

Ohio manufacturers are pushing Washington to back the state’s workforce strategy. More than 20 manufacturers and industry groups are urging Congress to support nearly $9M to strengthen Ohio’s manufacturing talent pipeline and help fill critical jobs. assets.informz.net/ohiomfg/data/i…

“Gas station heroin.” That’s how some are describing synthetic kratom now restricted in Ohio. OMA members heard directly from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy today about the workplace safety and drug-testing challenges tied to the substance.

Building the next generation of manufacturing talent was the focus in Marietta. Lauren Massie and Nick Miller of the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association joined the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers’ Coalition annual gathering to talk workforce pipelines and career pathways across Ohio. mariettatimes.com/news/2026/04/a…

The OMA's Nick Miller and Lauren Massie will join manufacturers in Marietta tonight for the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers’ Coalition Annual Gathering, highlighting Ohio’s Manufacturing Workforce Blueprint and the partnerships building the state’s next generation of manufacturing talent. aomanufacturers.org/annual-gatheri…

OMA member @WhirlpoolCorp is investing more than $60 million in Ohio manufacturing to produce washer and dryer components and create up to 150 jobs. Manufacturing investment like this is why policies that support making things in Ohio matter. reuters.com/business/autos…

.@OhioEPA Director John Logue is speaking to OMA’s Environment Committee on attainment designations in all 88 counties and why those air quality decisions matter to manufacturers across Ohio.

Tim Ling, corporate environmental director at @Plaskolite, speaks during today’s OMA Environment Committee meeting as manufacturers and regulators examine the fast-changing environmental rules shaping investment and operations in Ohio.

OMA's James Lee spoke today as the EPA proposed redesignating the Cleveland region to attainment for the 2015 ozone standard, a milestone that reflects environmental progress and investment by northeast Ohio manufacturers. epa.gov/newsreleases/e…

Utilities have every reason to forecast high. Bigger projections justify bigger projects and bigger returns. When those forecasts are wrong, shareholders are protected and customers still pay. That is not how risk is supposed to work. Cc: @10TV @RochelleAlleyne 10tv.com/article/news/i…