Defense cuts could have significant impact on Dayton region
On August 14, U.S. Representative Mike Turner’s office hosted local officials and representatives from the defense industry at Sinclair Community College to discuss the impact of sequestration on the Dayton region, Dayton Business Journal reports. “Turner and others argue sequestration — a set of automatic budget cuts — will devastate the defense industry and harm national security efforts,” the article said.
Defense cuts could be especially damaging to the Dayton region, which is home to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The base is “the largest single-site employer in Ohio with about 27,000 workers and has an estimated $4.5 billion economic impact on the regional economy,” the article said. For more, read the full story.
