Regional Manufacturing Institute Elects Greenblatt as Board Chairman
Drew Greenblatt, President of Marlin Steel Wire Products of Baltimore, has been elected to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Regional Manufacturing Institute (RMI).
"Our goal is to make Maryland the #1 manufacturing state in the nation" said Greenblatt. "Manufacturing offers good jobs, good pay, and good benefits, and we want a vibrant and growing manufacturing base for Maryland's economy and people."
"Maryland has the best environment to foster entrepreneurial manufacturing" said Michael Galiazzo, Ph.D., President of RMI. "Innovation, technology, R&D, and a highly educated workforce, coupled with great transportation and educational systems, make Maryland highly competitive."
"We should be creating an ecosystem that makes Maryland a magnet for future business growth in entrepreneurial production industries. We are competing on a global stage. Not only is Maryland up against Pennsylvania and Virginia, but also Europe and Asia. We have to make our economic playing field more competitive than those of our strong challengers," pressed Greenblatt.
Formed in 1990, RMI is a non-profit organization that promotes manufacturing competitiveness. The RMI Board of Directors is unique in that it has representatives of business, education, government, labor and the community at large. RMI programs promote manufacturing competiveness, workforce and sustainability. RMI's success in educating manufacturing leaders will continue.
Marlin Steel Wire Products is a Baltimore-based manufacturer of engineered wire baskets and wire forms for medical, aerospace and industrial applications. In addition to serving as the company's president, Greenblatt is on the Executive Board of the National Association of Manufacturers and was recently appointed by Governor O'Malley to the newly-created Governor's International Business Advisory Board. He is a frequent guest on Fox Business News and has been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Fortune.
