CoachU graduated the latest cohort of 17 coaches yesterday, joining the 75 others who have previously completed the workforce development program for career coaches who help people plan careers and find jobs. The graduates completed the 5-month program, which includes 62 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of structured practice to help remove barriers to work and identify local resources, and the tools and techniques that career coaches need to help their clients thrive as they enter the workforce ..read more

Local manufacturers and economic development professionals gathered at MAGNET this week to hear from a panel of experts about Navigating the Smart Manufacturing Transformation. Sponsored by AMI, CESMII, Smart Manufacturing Cluster, MAGNET, Team NEO, and Case Western Reserve University, the panel of experts aimed to share strategies for understanding topics such as smart manufacturing, the digital thread, and cybersecurity, and how to properly plan for them ..read more

Last night, William V. Sherer II, Mayor of Canton and Jeff Dafler, President & CEO of the Canton Regional Chamber, joined MAGNET staff and community partners to cut the ribbon for the new MAGNET Innovation & Community Center, located in the Canton Regional Chamber building. This collaboration celebrates the strong relationship between MAGNET and the Canton Chamber and the region. Thank you to MAGNET employees Janelle Lee and Gretchen Sudar for hosting such a lovely event, and congratulations to the remodel project manager Brett Dubsky for completing the project on time and under budget ..read more

Again this year, MAGNET has been selected as a 2024 Smart Culture Award Honoree by Smart Business. We join additional nominees throughout Northeast Ohio such as Apex Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Corrigan Krause, JACK Entertainment, Olympic Steel, Inc., and Rocket Mortgage just to name a few! This award and accompanying event explores how culture can become an asset to drive performance, transforming an organization into an employer-of-choice and ultimately impacting the bottom line ..read more

Last week, MAGNET's ACCESS to Manufacturing Careers program graduated 20 candidates who are now prepared for their future in manufacturing. The program includes three weeks of job readiness skills and technical competencies. Individuals placed in manufacturing jobs after ACCESS have an average starting wage of $17.83/hour. Learn more here.  ..read more

MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network reported on the progress made in advancing the Make It Better Blueprint, a plan to make Northeast Ohio a leader in smart manufacturing. Since the Blueprint was launched in 2021, MAGNET has rolled up its sleeves to make the region's vision of being a global leader in smart manufacturing in the next decade a reality by helping manufacturers adopt Industry 4.0 technologies; showcasing Northeast Ohio Manufacturing  Lighthouses for others to experience; supporting innovators as they create new products encouraging them through our ann ..read more

We are fortunate to have strong black role models in manufacturing, engineering and entrepreneurship to guide the next generation through their career paths. Read through the galleries below to learn about the contributions of these local leaders.  ..read more

MAGNET’s 8th annual Mspire pitch competition brought together the best and brightest in the region’s manufacturing industry to vie for more than $75,000 worth of business services and a $10,000 Huntington Innovation Award. Startups throughout Northeast Ohio were invited to apply for a spot in the competition, which took place at MAGNET headquarters on Thursday, September 21, 2023. In conjunction with MAGNET’s New Ventures team, the project intends to support manufacturing startups from ideation to revenue generation ..read more

Many Clevelanders don’t realize what a space gem we have right in our own backyard! NASA’s Glenn Research Center is located next to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, but it may be one of the region’s best-kept secrets ..read more

Mid’s Homestyle Pasta Sauce is a tradition 65 years in the making, when Mideo Octavio first bottled his Nonna’s Sicilian style recipe to share with others. Growing up in Massillon, Mideo kept the connection to his roots by preserving the family recipe and always using the freshest ingredients and kettle cooking the sauce in small batches. While the production plant has evolved through automation and updated equipment, the small kettle-cooked batches are made very much the way Mideo crafted them in 1938. Recently, Mid’s opened their doors to MAGNET, local manufacturers, representatives from the ..read more