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OH! FAME PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ADVA
A collaborative program created in 2019 by seven Findlay-Hancock County companies, the local economic development organization, and Owens Community College is preparing workers for indemand advanced manufacturing jobs. OH! FAME (Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education) is part of a national network of employers and educational partners positively affecting the advanced manufacturing industry. The Manufacturing Institute projects by 2028 a shortage of 2.4 million manufacturing workers
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nationally. Ohio currently employs the third-most workers in this sector, trailing only California and Texas. Raise the Bar is the economic development nonprofit helping companies based in the Hancock County area acquire skilled employees to meet their growth, talent, and competitive goals. “The OH! Fame program is advancing education for young people and fueling economic development in Hancock County and the surrounding counties,” Julie Baker, Owens Findlay-area Campus Dean, said. “The local
