Ohio businesses are booming, U.S. Sen. Jon Husted says, but local companies say workers are in short supply.
At a discussion Monday hosted by Owens Community College, Sen. Husted (R., Ohio) praised the region’s manufacturing growth but said it is being stifled by the availability of skilled workers.
“Northwest Ohio is one of the hottest markets in Ohio, if not the country, for manufacturing facilities,” Mr. Husted said. “But we can’t get enough people … to fill all of the jobs that are being created.”…