Manufacturing Council Eyes Retraining Curriculum For Skilled Jobs
Nationwide, manufacturers say that there is a gap between available jobs and the skills job seekers needed to fill those jobs — a recent report by Deloitte LLP and the Manufacturing Institute contends that as many as 600,000 skilled…
10 States Where Manufacturing Still Matters
Factory manufacturing output increased for the second straight month. Overall industrial production has increased 0.8%. (Photo: Mike De Sisti, AP)
While some experts are predicting a revival, manufacturing has lagged the economy…
The American Dream Is Built on Fair Wages
My life is a tribute to the American Dream. My business partner and I started with 300 record albums and a $20 booth at the local farmers market. That was nearly 34 years ago. Vintage Vinyl has grown into a multi-million…
Re-Shoring Jobs With The Moto X
Reposted from Forbes:
Recent news in and around the smartphone space points to an increasingly challenging environment:
Weaker-than-expected shipments from Samsung;
Weaker-than-expected June quarter shipments followed by…
Crumbling American Dreams
The demolition of the old Port Clinton Middle and Jefferson Elementary Schools in Port Clinton, Ohio. Andrew Borowiec for The New York Times.
By ROBERT D. PUTNAM
My hometown — Port Clinton, Ohio, population 6,050 — was in the…
Admit it. You love cheap clothes. And you don't care about child slave labour
Young boys rescued from child traffickers at Katihar station in Bihar state, India, waiting for their parents to collect them. Photograph: Gethin Chamberlain for the Observer
Despite a series of revelations for…
Daytona State offers manufacturing training
Daytona State College's Center for Business & Industry will offer an 11-week “Manufacturing Fast-Track” training program beginning Sept. 9 for those are interested in careers in either machining or welding. Scholarships for…
July Jobs Report: Only 162,000 Jobs Added
The economy added 162,000 jobs in July, fewer than economists expected, as unemployment fell to 7.4 percent, the Labor Department reported today. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News | Celebrity…
The Price of ‘Made in China’
HERE is a symbol of China’s assault on the American economy: the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. This landmark, which opened in 1964, is North America’s longest suspension bridge. It’s also in urgent…
Small Manufacturers Bet on Detroit Brand Despite Bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) - For nearly six decades Detroit's story has been one of relentless erosion of its once mighty manufacturing base, but even as the Motor City faces a long bankruptcy a clutch of small producers has…
