Rita Needham of Southwest Area Manufacturers Association Named to Board of Directors of NAM

Sept. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- SPRINGFIELD, MO 9/14/2010 – Rita Needham, executive director of the Southwest Area Manufacturers Association, has been elected to serve on the board of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the nation’s largest industrial trade association.  

“I am honored to serve America’s manufacturers in Missouri and across the nation in these challenging economic times,” Needham said.  “I look forward to working with the NAM to craft and advance federal policies and legislation that will enable manufacturers to be a significant part of America’s economic recovery and long-term growth,” said Needham.  

“Rita’s experience and strong dedication to American manufacturing will serve manufacturers well in this era of economic and competitive challenges,” said NAM President John Engler. “We look forward to working with Rita on the front lines of a wide range of policy battles, from health care reform and labor relations to energy and the environment to trade policy and taxes.  At every turn, we are working on behalf of American manufacturers to advance policies that will help manufacturers do what they do best:  create economic growth and jobs.”

Needham is executive director of the Southwest Area Manufacturers Association, the only organization in the state of Missouri dedicated solely to the needs of manufacturers.  For more information about the SAMA, visit www.samamo.org.

To request media interviews with Rita Needham, contact the SAMA office at 417.863.7262.   Needham’s bio and photo are available upon request.

The National Association of Manufacturers is the nation’s largest industrial trade association, representing manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states.  Manufacturing has a presence in every single congressional district providing good, high-paying jobs.  For more information about the Manufacturers, visit www.nam.org.

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