National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons traveled to Fishers on Wednesday, joining Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and local manufacturing leaders for part of the NAM’s 2023 Competing to Win Tour. This initial leg of the 2023 tour also includes stops in Waukesha, Wis., and Harahan and Avery Island, La.
“Manufacturing is the backbone of America, and that is on display here in Indiana,” Timmons said. “Leaders in communities like Fishers and manufacturers like INCOG BioPharma are coming together to create more jobs, spur more economic growth and help solve some of the world’s more pressing challenges. To continue this progress, however, we need the right policies in place to remain competitive. Manufacturers are focused on building on recent policy successes like the CHIPS and Science Act, of which Sen. Young was a lead sponsor, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance today’s urgent priorities.”
During the visit, Timmons and Sen. Young met with local manufacturing leaders and employees at INCOG BioPharma Services to discuss the challenging environment facing manufacturers and the urgent need for solutions on issues including immigration reform, permitting reform, workforce development, air regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency, tax policy and more. INCOG BioPharma Services CEO, President and Founder Cory Lewis as well as Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness joined Timmons and Sen. Young for the Indiana stop.
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“Manufacturing is an integral part of Indiana’s economy and our communities,” Sen. Young said. “On the federal level, I am committed to advancing policies that support Hoosier manufacturers like INCOG BioPharma. I will continue to push for legislative action on my bipartisan American Innovation and Jobs Act to incentivize research and development initiatives that will power economic growth.”
The NAM’s “Competing to Win” initiative and subsequent tour offer a comprehensive policy blueprint featuring immediate solutions for bolstering manufacturers’ competitiveness to strengthen the industry in the months and years ahead. The tour has traveled the country, bringing policy discussions and conversations about the future of work in the manufacturing industry to shop floors, local communities and more.
“We are honored to have the NAM, Sen. Young and Mayor Fadness at our facility today to highlight the future of American manufacturing competitiveness,” Lewis said. “INCOG and the surrounding Fishers, Indiana, community are the embodiment of what it takes to foster a competitive American manufacturing workforce – policymakers, business leaders and the surrounding community working hand in hand to advance American manufacturing.”
To learn more about the NAM’s “Competing to Win” agenda, click here.
About NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs nearly 13 million men and women, contributes $2.81 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, and accounts for 55 percent of private-sector research and development. NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information, please visit NAM.org.