The document summarizes the goals and operations of the TechBelt Initiative, a collaboration between Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to promote economic development in targeted industries. The initiative aims to retain and create jobs, strengthen the manufacturing base, and increase industry-research partnerships. TechBelt helps secure funding and provides support for projects involving multiple states in the region. It also addresses regional needs in ways that achieve national and global leadership, such as forming the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute to support regional supply chains. The document outlines potential working groups and questions to identify priorities and tasks for the 2015 work plan that further the initiative's goals.