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October 1, 2012

Closing the Divide in Buffalo

Manufacturing Summit: Closing the Divide

WHAT

A Manufacturing Summit: Closing the Divide Between Jobs, Policy and Growth” will be co-hosted by the national Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) and its Buffalo chapter and is one of 11 to be held this election year around the country.

WHO

Moderators and hosts:

  • Bob Weidner, MSCI president & CEO
  • MSCI chapter president Todd Zyra, CEO, Klein Steel Service, Inc.

Panelists:

  • John Batiste, president & CEO, Klein Steel Service Inc.;
  • Gary D. Keith, vice president – regional economist, M&T Bank;
  • Brian Sampson, executive director, Unshackle Upstate; and
  • Michael Stumo, CEO, Coalition for a Prosperous America

All republican and democrat federal candidates have been invited to participate.

WHEN

Oct. 22, 2012

4:00 p.m. summit and panel discussion

5:30 p.m. networking reception

WHERE

Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS Building 78)

Rochester Institute of Technology

111 Lomb Memorial Drive

Rochester, NY

(Free parking in Lot T)

BACKGROUND

The purpose of the meeting is to:

  • Mobilize the metals industry—producers, service centers, processors and end users—in advance of the 2012 elections around the many issues that threaten the long-term outlook for manufacturing and the U.S. economy; and
  • Educate candidates on these issues so that they may better understand how their action, or inaction, directly influences our industry’s ability to grow, increase jobs and stay competitive.

The summit will present a unique opportunity for local and national industry leaders, their employees and policy experts to discuss what is needed for a thriving and competitive manufacturing sector and to hear candidates’ views on key issues.

HOW

Attendees: Registration is $15 — to register for the event or for more information, contact Teresa Zingale.

Media Contacts:
Jonathan Kalkwarf (847) 485-3007; cell (773) 835-6108
Ashley DeVecht (847) 485-3011; cell (616) 260-2785

ABOUT

Founded in 1909, the Metals Service Center Institute, based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has over 400 member companies operating from more than 1,500 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and throughout the world. Together MSCI members constitute the largest single group of metals purchasers in North America, amounting each year to more than 55 million tons of steel, aluminum and other metals, with about 300,000 manufacturers and fabricators as customers.

For more information, visit www.msci.org. “Like” us on Facebook at Metals Service Center Institute, follow us on Twitter @MSCITweets, and connect with us on LinkedIn at Metals Service Center Institute.

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