NAM's Jay Timmons joins tour to tout manufacturing's importance.
Press Release Summary:
As part of 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour, NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons will stop in key presidential primary states and major manufacturing cities across USA. Timmons will showcase modern manufacturing, highlight its importance to USA, and pose solutions for creating more jobs, seizing global leadership, and expanding opportunity. Also, Timmons will release NAM's new policy platform to guide manufacturing voters and candidates during upcoming elections.
Original Press Release:
NAM Announces 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour
Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons will make stops in key presidential primary states and major manufacturing cities across the country as part of the 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour. Timmons will showcase modern manufacturing, highlight the importance of manufacturing to America and lay out solutions that will create more jobs, seize global leadership and expand the circle of opportunity. He will also release the NAM’s new policy platform to guide manufacturing voters and candidates during the upcoming elections.
Timmons will visit with local manufacturers, employees, students, community leaders and elected officials across New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas and Maryland to discuss the real-world solutions needed to allow the U.S. economy and manufacturers to thrive.
Who: Jay Timmons, NAM President and CEO
What: 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour
Week One:
Thursday, January 28
Manchester, N.H.
Thursday, January 28
Tampa, Fla.
Friday, January 29
Tampa, Fla. and Sarasota, Fla.
Week Two:
Monday, February 1
Charleston, S.C.
Tuesday, February 2
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednesday, February 3
Chicago, Ill.
Thursday, February 4
Fort Worth, Texas
Friday, February 5
Baltimore, Md.
More information regarding tour stops, events and locations will be released soon.
MEDIA RSVP: Members of the media interested in covering an event should contact Mallory Micetich and Jennifer Drogus at mmicetich@nam.org and jdrogus@nam.org. To learn more about the 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour, visit www.nam.org/StateofMFG.
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The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than 14 million men and women, contributes $2.09 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for more than three-quarters of private-sector research and development. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the Manufacturers or to follow us on Shopfloor, Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.
