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Rebuilding Ohio’s Manufacturing Base is Critical to the Future Economic Health of Our Region
The last decade has been challenging for the State of Ohio’s manufacturing sector, especially here in the Dayton region. Between May 2000 and May 2010, the Dayton metropolitan area lost over half of its production workforce, around 42,000 manufacturing jobs. The unemployment rate in Clinton, Montgomery and Highland Counties is significantly higher than the national average and many of those lost jobs were in the manufacturing sector.
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NASIC, Wright-Patterson Play Vital Role in U.S. National Security, SW Ohio Economy
Recently, our region and the national security of the United States won a major victory when we prevented jobs from being stolen away from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB).
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Congressman Turner on WHIO
Talking to WHIO listeners about the his meeting with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess about the Alabama Congressional Delegation’s recent efforts to grow MSIC in Alamama by attempting to steal mission responsibility from NASIC at Wright-Patt.
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Mike Turner talks about NASIC jobs win
A video interview with the Dayton Daily News
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Burgess to Turner: NASIC Mission Will Remain at WPAFB
Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today in a meeting in his office, received the personal assurance of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess that no jobs or missions will be moved from the National Air and Space Intelligence Agency (NASIC), based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, to the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Turner Defends NASIC: Alabama Congressional Delegation Seeks to Take Jobs from WPAFB
Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today sent letters to President Barack Obama and Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), strongly opposing efforts of the Alabama Congressional Delegation to move mission responsibility and jobs from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base outside of Dayton, OH, to the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Mike Turner Addresses the Dayton Kiwanis
Mike Turner Addresses the Dayton Kiwanis about the importance of Wright Patterson Air Force Base to the Third District and the BRAC process.
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Mike Turner Addresses the Wilmington Rotary
Turner Addresses the Wilmington Rotary about how the on-going expansion at Wright Patterson Air Force Base can benefit the Wilminton community.
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Rep. Turner Wins Support for Civilian Education At the Air Force Institute of Technology
The House Armed Services Committee has adopted language offered by Congressman Michael R. Turner that will expand AFIT’s authority to enroll government and non-government civilian personnel in its programs.
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Air Force Institute of Technology Gets Backing for Expanded Civilian Offerings
This week I secured passage of a measure, by the House Armed Services Committee, that will allow the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, to begin offering educational opportunities to larger numbers of civilian personnel.
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Turner Delivers $300,000 for Job Training Assistance Programs to Support Wright-Patterson AFB
U.S. Representative Mike Turner today held a news conference to announce $300,000 in federal funding he helped secure for the Dayton Area Defense Contractors Association (DaytonDefense) to establish the Wright Center for Workforce Preparedness.
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Congressman Turner on WHIO
Mike Turner updates WHIO-AM morning drive listeners on new jobs coming to Wright Patterson Air Force Base as part of the BRAC expansion.
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Rep. Turner Announces Over $10 Million for Wright-Patterson Projects in Defense Appropriations Bill
Congressman Michael R. Turner today announced that $10,200,000 in appropriations funding for Dayton-area defense projects and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) are included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
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Turner Applauds Clinton County Port Authority’s Closing on Wilmington Air Park
The closing by the Clinton County Port Authority on the Wilmington Air Park concludes several months of negotiations with DHL on finalizing the donation of the air park to the community. DHL’s decision to donate the Wilmington Air Park to the Port Authority is tremendous news for families and residents of Clinton County and the surrounding communities.
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Mike Turner Seeks Unmanned Aircraft Mission for Air Force Research Laboratory in Wilmington
Mike Turner has successfully won inclusion of language in the FY11 National Defense Authorization Act to secure support for a potential unmanned aerial vehicle testing range in Southwest Ohio.
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Rep. Turner Applauds DHL’s Decision to Donate Wilmington Air Park to Clinton County
DHL’s decision to donate the Wilmington Air Park is tremendous news for families and residents of Clinton County and Southwest Ohio. The community and local officials worked diligently with DHL to make this donation possible. I believe the air park can be a key component of the region’s economic recovery.
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Mike Turner Addresses the Wilmington Rotary about the DHL facility
Mike Turner Addresses the Wilmington Rotary about opportunities for reuse of the DHL facility and airpark.
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Mike Turner Addresses the Wilmington Rotary
Mike Turner Addresses the Wilmington Rotary about efforts to bolster economic development activity after the departure of DHL.
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Congressman Turner on WHIO
Talking to WHIO listeners about the recent positive developments in his efforts to prevent the GM plant in Moraine from being sold for scrap.
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Commerce to Treasury Department: Use Taxpayer-Funded Plan to Preserve Moraine Plant
Rep. Mike Turner today thanked the Department of Commerce for supporting the taxpayer funded plan for reuse of the General Motors Moraine Assembly Plant. Congressman Turner has sought assistance from President Barack Obama, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Commerce in order to prevent the facility from being sold for scrap.
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New York Times Covers Moraine Plant Redevelopment Push
New York Times: In Moraine, Ohio, Representative Michael R. Turner is asking the Obama administration to discourage Motors Liquidation from selling that city’s closed G.M. plant to anyone who would tear it down and sell it for scrap.
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Mike Turner speaks on GM-Moraine plant
A video interview with the Dayton Daily News
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