2025 Economic Forecast: Insights from Dr. Mark Schweitzer
Forging the Future: Celebrating MAGNET's 40th Anniversary On November 14, 2024, MAGNET hosted the...
Celebrating CoachU’s Recent Graduation: Empowering Career Coaches for Success
CoachU proudly celebrated the graduation of a new cohort of career coaches who are now better...
MAGNET Sponsors Excellence in Manufacturing Award at Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber's Annual Economic Forecast
Forging the Future: Celebrating MAGNET's 40th Anniversary Today, the Youngstown Warren Regional...
Celebrating 40 Years of MAGNET: Forging the Future of Northeast Ohio Manufacturing
In 1984, MAGNET embarked on a mission to empower Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing industry. 40 years...
From Zombies to Pit Crews: Diana Kander’s Playbook for Driving Innovation
MAGNET hosted innovators of all kinds, from CEOs to entrepreneurs, for an engaging and...
Mspire 2024 Presents Final Round of Pitches
MAGNET held its annual Mspire competition today! Our judges heard from 11 entrepreneurs who are...
Unlocking Manufacturing Success: Insights at the Cleveland Engineering Society
At a recent breakfast event hosted by the Cleveland Engineering Society (CES), Mike O'Donnell, COO...
MAGNET’s Lighthouse Tour Shines a Light on Welser Profile’s Innovation and Legacy
MAGNET's recent Lighthouse Tour at Welser Profile was an enlightening experience, showcasing not...
The Scalerator NEO Program Ignites Growth for Northeast Ohio Businesses
Last Thursday, the Greater Akron Chamber buzzed with the energy of entrepreneurs eager to scale...
Manufacturing Excellence on Display: MAGNET’s Exhibit Debuts at the North Central Ohio Industrial Museum
Location, location, location. The North Central Ohio Industrial Museum location, nestled in the...
Navigating the Future of Advanced Manufacturing at CIPPO 2024
At the 2024 Cleveland International Program on Public Policy (CIPPO), industry leaders convened to...
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Inside the 2024 Research Fellows Summer Program
The 2024 Research Fellows Summer Program, in partnership with MAGNET's Executive Education and...
Leading the Charge: A Glimpse into the Role of ECEC’s Director
Rahim Nichols, the Director of MAGNET's Early College, Early Career (ECEC) program, embodies a...
Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne Joins MAGNET and Industry Leaders to Empower Future Manufacturing Talent
Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne recently visited MAGNET’s Manufacturing Innovation,...
Celebrating Excellence: CoachU Graduates 17 New Career Coaches in Northeast Ohio
CoachU graduated the latest cohort of 17 coaches yesterday, joining the 75 others who have...
Navigating the Smart Manufacturing Transformation
Local manufacturers and economic development professionals gathered at MAGNET this week to hear...
Canton Innovation and Community Center Ribbon Cutting
Last night, William V. Sherer II, Mayor of Canton and Jeff Dafler, President & CEO of the Canton...
Smart Culture Award Honoree
Again this year, MAGNET has been selected as a 2024 Smart Culture Award Honoree by Smart Business....
MAGNET Receives National Employer of the Year Award
The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) announced MAGNET has been...
MAGNET’s Community-Focused Center Earns LEED Silver Certification
CLEVELAND, OH [May 31, 2024] - MAGNET is proud to announce that its Manufacturing Innovation,...
Mspire 2023: Ohio’s Premier Pitch Competition Winners
MAGNET’s 8th annual Mspire pitch competition brought together the best and brightest in the...
NASA Technology Transfer Program Hosts MAGNET
Many Clevelanders don’t realize what a space gem we have right in our own backyard! NASA’s Glenn...
Mid's Homestyle Pasta Sauce Lighthouse Tour
Mid’s Homestyle Pasta Sauce is a tradition 65 years in the making, when Mideo Octavio first bottled...
Lighthouse Tour: Rimeco, Inc.
Rimeco Products, Inc. President John Ribic, Jr. welcomed guests for MAGNET’s October Lighthouse...
Bike Program is Up and Riding
Last week was the first official bike ride for Mary B. Martin’s 8th grade engineering students to...
10 Ways MAGNET’s Building Has Become a Beacon for Manufacturing
When MAGNET outgrew its headquarters, we could have found nondescript industrial space in the...
Learn, Experience, Play: Join Us at Our Next Community Open House
Interested in how manufacturing impacts Northeast Ohio? Want to learn about the lucrative careers...
2022 in Review: A good year and bright future
The vision set forward by The Blueprint for Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio inspires all of...
Thank You to Those Who Made Our Building Possible
Manufacturers, foundations and individuals donated $13 million to gut and renovate the former...
Learn How to Buy a Business at the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Symposium
Promise Partners, a Northeast Ohio non-profit focused on helping entrepreneurial people go from...
Women in Manufacturing: Join This 17-Session Series Designed for You!
MAGNET is excited to launch a new program to support Northeast Ohio women in manufacturing! The...
Celebrate the New Manufacturing Innovation, Technology & Job Center 10/28
The Manufacturing Innovation, Technology and Job Center is on a t-minus countdown, as our grand...
How to Write a Blog Post for Your Manufacturing Business
Remember the feeling of being assigned an essay in school, when you knew what you needed to write...
Sector Partnership Leadership Transition
The Manufacturing Sector Partnership (MSP) welcomes its new leadership team this month as its...
5 Ways Manufacturers Can Ramp up Marketing
Maybe you already have and execute a marketing plan for your brand and products. Maybe you want to...
Manufacturing Opportunities Across Northeast Ohio
Intel, which is investing more than $20B in the construction of two new chip factories in Licking...
MAGNET Crowned With Two Exciting Awards This Spring
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland and Smart Business both honored MAGNET recently for different...
A Message of Hope
No one has a crystal ball, but I am worried about the economic impact of COVID-19 getting worse...
Remarks from the 2020 Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Survey Release
On Friday February 14th, over 200 people gathered at The City Club of Cleveland for our 2020...
New to the Newsletter: Manufacturing Reads
Unlike other states, manufacturing makes up the largest sector of the Ohio economy, and accounts...
Help Impact the Future of Manufacturing: Introducing the 2020 Ohio Manufacturing Survey
As an Ohio manufacturer, you face a number of challenges and opportunities every year. To support...
3 Transferable Skills Small Manufacturing Business Owners Gain From On-The-Floor Experience
Are you the forthcoming owner of your family’s manufacturing business? If so, you’re not alone....
3 Tips to Maintain a Safe and Clean Manufacturing Facility that Maximizes Productivity
Safety is essential to every industry, but it’s especially important in the manufacturing industry,...
Communication Disconnect: How to Break Down Information Silos Between Departments
In manufacturing, it’s common to look up to the enterprise-size leaders of the industry for...
How to Effectively Market Your Manufacturing Business on LinkedIn
Since its inception in 2003, LinkedIn has racked up more than 562 million users worldwide. Among...
Manufacturing Startup Competition Drives Growth, Fosters Connections
The recent winners of MAGNET’s pitch competition, MSPIRE, will benefit from support to help them...
Grand Opening of "Rubber City" MAGNET Akron Location [Event Recap]
On August 8, 2018, MAGNET opened its doors to a new location at 9 North Main Street in Akron, Ohio....
Continuous Improvement Part 1: A Culture of Change and Results
I often wonder: Why does Continuous Improvement work in some organizations and not in others? I...
MAGNET Leverages the Power of the Region
MAGNET Leverages the Power of the Region from MAGNET: The Manufacturing and Advocacy Network...
Are You a Leader That Listens? Or a Leader That Hears?
Leaders often ask their employees for input when making decisions big and small, and listen with...
How Thought Leadership Drives Business for Manufacturers
Competitiveness can be a positive thing. It inspires companies of all sizes to innovate and improve...