The Tour In The News Denver Post - Editorial: “Getting serious on West Coast port dispute” CNBC – Tom DiChristopher: “US manufacturers feel the pain of port dispute” CNBC – “Here’s what US port dispute could cost the economy” The Hill – Rebecca Shabad: “West Coast port shutdown could cost economy $2B a day” Newsmax – Courtney Coren: “Trade Group CEO: Total Port Shutdown Could Cost $2B Per Day” Houston Chronicle – Ryan Holeywell: “Manufacturers say EPA proposal would halt expansion” AL.com – Op-Ed - Jay Timmons and Bill Canary: “Manufacturing powers our state and our nation” AL.com – Lucy Berry: “North Alabama companies win big at Business Council’s Manufacturer of the Year awards" Montgomery Advertiser – Brad Harper: “Manufacturing leader defends wages, blasts regs” WBAA – Stan Jastrzebski: “Monthly Conversations with Mitch Daniels: It’s All About Relationships” NPR’s Idea Stream – “Manufacturing Brainstorms How to Get Students Interested” Politico Pro Energy – “NAM Presses for Western Coal Exports” Industry Week – Steve Minter: “NAM’s CEO Barnstorms for Manufacturing- Friendly Policies” Fox Business News – Robert Gray: “Port battle threatens trade” Detroit News – Lauren Abdel-Razzaq: “Snyder’s budget boosts technical ed 75%” Roll Call – Tom Curry: “West Coast Ports Fight Could Wreak Long-Term Damage” Roll Call – Tom Curry: “Manufacturers Eyeing Fate of NW Coal Export Terminals” Indianapolis Star-Tribune – Tim Swarens: “Why Hoosiers need to listen to Obama today” Chillicothe Gazette – Matthew Kent: “Manufacturing tour stops in Chillicothe” Chillicothe Gazette – Matthew Kent: “Timmons’ career shaped by upbringing in Chillicothe” Lafayette Journal and Courier – Chris Vizza: “Manufacturers group: Success hinges on public policy” The Hill – Tim Devaney: “Manufacturers criticize ‘runaway regulations’ from EPA” Crain’s Cleveland – Rachel McCafferty: “State of Manufacturing address touches on energy policies, tax rates, aging infrastructure" Wall Street Journal – John D. McKinnon: “NAM’s Timmons: Obama Tax Proposal Is “A Plan for Losing” Minneapolis Star- Tribune – Dee Depass: “U.S. Manufacturing on the rise, trade group chief says” Detroit News – Lauren Abdel- Razzaq: “Manufacturing association CEO blasts Obama budget” Twin Cities Pioneer Press – Nick Woltman: “Minnesota manufacturing robust, faces labor challenges” The Hill – Kevin Cirilli: “Manufacturers launch fresh push for Ex-Im” The Hill – Kevin Cirilli: “Overnight Finance: Quotable” Purdue Exponent – Megan Tarter: “Indiana is ground zero for manufacturing” IndustryWeek – Steve Minter: “Popular Misconceptions About Manufacturing” WWJ-AM Detroit – Geoff Gilbert: “Jay Timmons on West Coast Ports Slowdown” MultiChannel News – John Eggerton: “NAM Slams Title II: Group President : Will Slow Investment” Lafayette Journal and Courier – Chris Vissa: “Manufacturing Tour starts at Purdue” Chillicothe Gazette – “Timmons offers manufacturing update” Fort Wayne News – Sentinel – “NAM State of Manufacturing Tour” Monroe News – “Michigan Daybook: Nam Jay Timmons Speaks to DEC” Washington Times – Jennifer Harper: “Fueled by American Exceptionalism” Politico Morning Energy – “Timmons to Tout Shale Gas Benefits” Politico Morning Tax – “NAM Stresses Individual Rate” Politico Morning Transportation – “First Look: NAM Chief Talks Transpo” Politico Morning Shift – “Happening Today: NAM President and CEO Kicks of Tour” Politico Morning Money – “First Look: State of Manufacturing” The Hill – Kevin Cirilli – “Manufacturers chief slams Obama’s budget” The Hill Overnight Finance – “NAM Blasts Budget” Daily Caller – Rachel Stoltzfoos – “Manufacturers Demand ‘Sane’ Regulatory Environment” Washington Times – Jennifer Harper – “National Association of Manufacturers CEO hits road to promote American exceptionalism”