Amid indefinite funding pause, at least 70 Ohioans have left jobs at key manufacturing service

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Layoffs are beginning as organizations that support Ohio manufacturers enter their seventh week without federal funding -- or answers. On Dec. 5, the Department of Commerce abruptly suspended millions in funding for Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The Office of Inspector General said the MEP funding freeze is due to an ongoing [...]