Watch: Lt. Gov Mary Taylor & Mentor Entrepreneurs Discuss The Stigma Of Manufacturing
Local manufacturers are concerned that their workforce is aging and a younger generation is not there to replace them
Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor met with business owners from the Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce for a Q & A Thursday afternoon at Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home. Many of the business owners who attended were concerned about the manufacturing workforce. Specifically, they worried that the entire younger generation was being dissuaded from pursuing a career in manufacturing. Roger Sustar of Fredon Corp. and Chuck Gehrisch of Roll-Kraft both echoed the same concerns. They said they had well-paid employees with stable jobs but they still perceived manufacturing as an industry with a negative stigma. Christine Blake, the CEO of Cardinal Community Credit Union, said those prejudices are often reinforced by parents who insist their child go to …
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