On Thursday, April 1 at 2:30 pm ET/11:30 am PT, Business Forward welcomed White House Associate Director of Public Engagement Will McIntee, Mayor Nan Whaley, CEO of Heartland Forward Ross DeVol, and CEO of Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority Rick Platt for a briefing on manufacturing in the Heartland.
The panel discussed what strengthening and expanding U.S. manufacturing capabilities means for the Heartland, the business community, and local economies. They also discussed the importance of reshoring jobs in the Heartland.