Nehemiah Manufacturing: West End company gives felons second chance

ichael Taylor says he’d be in prison if it weren’t for his job. Taylor works as an operations manager, overseeing several lines at Nehemiah Manufacturing. The company is committed to bringing manufacturing jobs back to inner-city Cincinnati by hiring employees with little to no work history or imperfect criminal records. The company started in 2009 with just five employees. Now they have nearly 140 employees, including 80 in manufacturing. Taylor said a lot of lives have been changed through Nehemiah, including his. Taylor said he was arrested on two felony charges nine years ago. Now, he said he feels like he has lived two lives -- one before Nehemiah and one full of opportunity.