Rep. Ted Budd to Visit C.R. Onsrud to Tout Tax Reform Benefits
Rep. Budd to Participate in Facility Tour, Employee Town Hall and Business Leader Roundtable on Tax Reform
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and C.R. Onsrud will host Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) for a facility tour, employee town hall and business leader roundtable focused on the historic tax reform law and its positive impact on North Carolina’s 13th District.
Manufacturing contributes an estimated $2.25 trillion to the U.S. economy and supports 460,200 jobs in North Carolina alone, according to the NAM. Since the enactment of tax reform, the manufacturing industry has added 192,000 jobs—more than double the number of jobs created over the same period last year.
Details are as follows and for planning purposes only:
| WHAT: | Facility Tour, Employee Town Hall and Business Leader Roundtable |
| WHO: | Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) Tom Onsrud, President and CEO, C.R. OnsrudJosh Ward, Director of Regional Public Affairs, NAM |
| WHEN: | Thursday, August 30
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT |
| WHERE: | C.R. Onsrud
120 Technology Drive Troutman, NC 28166 |
MEDIA RSVP: Members of the media interested in attending the town hall should contact NAM Director of Regional Public Affairs Josh Ward at [email protected]. For all questions not related to event logistics, please email NAM Media Relations at[email protected]. Members of the media are welcome to cover the facility tour at 11:00 a.m. and take B-roll and photos of the employee town hall at 11:30 a.m.To schedule an interview with Rep. Budd, please contact his communications director, Chase Jennings, at [email protected].
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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 more than 12 million men and women, contributes $2.25 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for more than three-quarters of private-sector research and development. The 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 about the Manufacturers or to follow us on Shopfloor, Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.