James B. McGregor, Sr.
President, Morgal Machine Tool Company, Inc. 
Jim McGregor is President of Morgal Machine Tool Company and 3 other family owned businesses in Springfield, Ohio. Jim, his brother Dan, and their families own these companies, employing approximately 400 people, one of the largest manufacturing employers in Clark County. The companies provide metal stampings, machined parts and value added assemblies for the automotive, locomotive, agricultural implement and lawn and garden industries. Jim’s commitment to developing his employees through training- has established his company’s reputation for a skilled workforce throughout the metal stamping industry. In 1996 his company received the AR Hedberg Award for the best metal stamping training program in the nation.
Jim has held a leadership role in improving workforce and skill development for hourly employees on a statewide and national basis.
- In April 2004 he was appointed by Governor Taft chair of the Manufacturing Workforce Advisory Council for the State of Ohio.
- In 2003 Jim received Precision Metalforming Association’s (PMA) Excellence in Leadership Award.
- Jim currently serves as a board member of the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, PMA Educational Foundation and Springfield- Clark County Chamber of Commerce.
- Jim previously served on the Governor’s Business Education Advisory Board as well as on the Ohio Workforce Development Board (WIA).
- In 2002 Morgal Machine Tool Company Inc. was a finalist for the Family Business of the Year Award presented by the Goerig Center at the University of Cincinnati.
Jim attended the University of Cincinnati where he received his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and an Associates Degree in Science.
He and his wife Nancy have been married 30 years and have 2 children.
