Bruce Baumhower, "State of Automobile Industry in Northwest Ohio Including Recent Developments" Bruce is a Toledo native who graduated from Whitmer High School in 1972 and started work at Chrysler/Jeep the same year. He has been elected to various union offices including becoming President of the UAW local 12 in 1993. Bruce currently serves on the Board of the Regional Growth Partnership and Imagination Station. He discussed the turnaround of the domestic auto industry and the exciting opportunities it presents for Northwest Ohio. Bruce will also talk about the employment opportunities that will be created here, both in the assembly plants and the supplier industry.