Strengthening Communities: How nexAir’s Products Support Local Economic Development

Behind every thriving local economy stands a network of businesses whose products and services create ripple effects throughout the community. While manufacturing often serves as the backbone of local economic development, the suppliers who enable these operations rarely receive recognition for their role in community prosperity.

The Manufacturing Multiplier Effect

When a fabrication shop produces components for larger manufacturers, their economic impact extends far beyond direct employment. Each manufacturing job typically supports 2-3 additional positions in related sectors – from transportation and maintenance to food service and retail. This multiplier effect transforms manufacturing into an economic engine that powers entire communities.

As a supplier to these manufacturers, our industrial gases and welding supplies form an essential link in this economic chain. The metal fabricator crafting architectural components needs reliable shielding gases. The food processor preserving local harvests requires precise atmospheric mixtures. The medical device maker producing life-saving equipment depends on specialty gases meeting exacting standards.

By providing these crucial inputs, we help manufacturers maintain operations that create stable, skilled employment opportunities throughout the region.

Enabling Small Business Growth

Family-owned machine shops, custom fabricators, and specialty manufacturers form the foundation of many local economies. These businesses often begin with a skilled tradesperson taking the entrepreneurial leap, creating opportunities not just for themselves but eventually for employees and other local businesses.

Our approach to serving these small manufacturers recognizes their unique challenges. A mobile welder constructing agricultural equipment needs different support than a precision fabricator making aerospace components. Both, however, require reliable supplies scaled to their specific operations.

With our expert KnowHow™, these entrepreneurs access technical expertise that might otherwise remain available only to larger operations. This knowledge-sharing helps local businesses implement best practices that improve their competitiveness and sustainability.

Healthcare Access and Quality

Economic prosperity depends on population health, making healthcare facilities vital community assets. From small clinics to regional medical centers, these institutions rely on consistent supplies of medical-grade gases and related equipment.

Our medical gas products help hospitals, surgical centers, and clinics deliver essential services that maintain community health. This support for healthcare institutions contributes to both immediate well-being and long-term economic development by maintaining a healthy workforce.

Workforce Development Through Practical Application

Technical education serves as a catalyst for economic opportunity, particularly in manufacturing communities. Students learning welding, fabrication, and related skills need access to industry-standard equipment and supplies that prepare them for immediate productivity upon entering the workforce.

By supporting educational institutions with products used in actual work environments, we help bridge the gap between classroom learning and workplace application. This practical education creates skilled workers ready to contribute to local economies from their first day of employment.

Agriculture and Food Production

Rural economies often center around agricultural production and food processing. These operations require specialized equipment for everything from equipment repair to packaging and preservation.

Our industrial and specialty gases support this essential economic sector, helping farmers maintain equipment and food processors preserve harvests. These contributions strengthen food security while supporting rural economic stability.

Building Resilient Economic Ecosystems

The pandemic demonstrated the importance of resilient local supply chains. Communities with diverse manufacturing capabilities proved better able to adapt to disruptions, pivoting production to meet changing needs.

We help our clients Forge Forward through challenging periods by maintaining reliable supplies even during uncertainty. This consistency enables local manufacturers to adapt their operations in response to economic shifts without supply chain complications adding further difficulty.

Strong communities depend on diverse economic activity supported by reliable suppliers and service providers. Our role in this ecosystem may remain largely behind the scenes, but the impact extends throughout communities where manufacturing, healthcare, and infrastructure development create prosperity and opportunity.

Contact nexAir today and discover how our products can support your organization’s contributions to local economic development.