(Business Courier of Cincinnati) Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has introduced legislation to support the development of specialized work-force training programs at two-year community colleges.

The Northeast Ohio Democrat said the legislation, known as the SECTORS Act, is needed to support Ohio's emerging bioscience industry. SECTORS is an acronym for "Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success." The bill was first introduced in 2008. Brown and co-sponsor Olympia Snowe, a Republican Senator from Maine, re-introduced the bill Wednesday.

In support for the new legislation, Brown released a new report showing that Ohio now has 1,100 bioscience companies and research institutions, four times more than it had 2001. The industry is expected to add 700 new jobs over the next several years.

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