CLEVELAND — Concerns about the future of Ohio’s manufacturing industry are growing after an abrupt halt in millions of dollars in federal and state funding that support the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET).

The pause in funding comes amid an ongoing audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program by the Department’s Office of Inspector General, but Magnet still hasn't been given a report.

For 40 years, the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network — also known as MAGNET — has championed manufacturing, product development, staffing, and growth. Ohio ranks third in the nation for manufacturing.

“We help the small and medium manufacturers grow, get new technologies, figure out their next new products," said Ethan Karp CEO and Preside

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