Increase the communication and collaboration between business and educational institutions 

1. Positively marketed manufacturing jobs to area high school students

• Manufacturing Month – month of October
  • 1,781 students attended from 5 school systems (Edgewood, Fenwick, Madison, Middletown, Monroe)
  • Companies that participated:
    • AK Steel / Middletown Works / Pilot Chemical
    • Crane Consumables / Quaker Houghton
    • Deceuninck North America / Worthington Industries

• Healthcare Month – month of November
  • 1,299 students attended from 5 school systems (Edgewood, Fenwick, Madison, Middletown, Monroe)
  • Facilities that participated:
    • Atrium Medical Center / Kettering Health Network
    • Ohio Living Mount Pleasant / Sunrise Treatment Center

2. Closing the knowledge gap between business and education

• State of Higher Education – hosted with Butler Tech, Cincinnati State-Middletown and Miami Regionals
• K-12 Education Summit – hosted with Edgewood, Madison, Middletown and Monroe School Districts
• US Chamber Foundation – Assessments & Accountability Summer Webinars (6 sessions)