Center to Advance Manufacturing
Bowling Green State University, Owens Community College and the University of Findlay have established a unique partnership to create the Center to Advance Manufacturing. The Center will provide an opportunity for companies, large and small, to access training, new talent via co-op students and new employees and applied research and development resources.
The Center will help Ohio continue its global leadership in manufacturing and logistics by ensuring the state has a highly trained, globally competitive workforce and talent pool, as well as cutting edge technological assets that are integrated into highly productive systems. This aligns with Ohio’s goals of retaining and attracting high level manufacturing and logistics jobs.
Northwest Ohio is the epicenter of America’s manufacturing heartland with 130,000 manufacturing workers
- Highest concentration of industrial robots in the US – Brookings Institute
- Outstanding logistics capabilities and building resilience into critical supply chains
- NW Ohio is located within a day’s drive of 60% of the U.S. and Canada market, with every mode of transportation available
- Demographic challenges require innovation and talent development
- Deloitte forecasts a national robotics skills gap of 2.4 million workers over the next decade
- McKinsey forecasts a shortfall of 500,000 manufacturing workers in Ohio by 2030
Operating Nodes
- Findlay (OCC Campus): Owens Community College, University of Findlay, Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green (BGSU Campus): Bowling Green State University, Owens Community College, University of Findlay
- Perrysburg/Toledo (OCC Campus): Owens Community College, Bowling Green State University, University of Findlay
Updated: 08/20/2024 12:05PM