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Made In America: $75 Million Grant Helps Students Gain Technical Skills Employers Need

When you back up a commitment with $75 million, people tend to pay attention. I’m certainly paying attention to New Skills for Youth (NSFY), the $75 million grant initiative sponsored by JPMorgan Chase to change the way we approach career…

Economy, Education, Jobs, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology

Education: 5 Ways to Inspire the Next Generation of Manufacturers

HIGHER EDUCATION The importance of manufacturing to our economic well-being is not a mystery to the manufacturing industry. But how can we get today’s youth to see the value of a manufacturing career? There is a surprising yet nevertheless…

Education, Innovation, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Policy Makers, Skills Gap, Technology

Does America Really Need Manufacturing?

Too many American companies base decisions about how to source manufacturing largely on narrow financial criteria, never taking into account the potential strategic value of domestic locations. Proposals for plants are treated like any other…

State, Manufacturing, How, Build, Future

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State of Manufacturing: How to Build for the Future

Jay Timmons was preaching to the "manufacturing" choir in GlaxoSmithKline's sun-drenched lobby at its Navy Yard offices. Timmons, who heads the National Association of Manufacturers, emphasized the value of manufacturing, expressed concerns…

Georgia launches apprenticeship program to tackle stubborn skills gap

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Georgia Launches Apprenticeship Program to Tackle Skills Gap

Georgia launched an apprenticeship program as a new tactic to combat a persistent problem. Even as the state struggles with a stubborn jobless rate, there’s a growing demand for highly skilled workers that remains unmet.The Georgia WorkSmart…

Why and How Every Fashion Business Can Be a Sustainable One

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Sustainable: Why and How Every Fashion Business Can Be One

I think every brand out there should be a sustainable brand. If you’re not thinking about the future, especially the future outside of just your fashion brand, you shouldn’t be taking on the responsibility of creating products; the impact…

Education, Innovation, Jobs, STEM, Sustainability, Technology

Project TEACH – A STEM Workshop For KIDS

A group is seeking your help! Project TEACH will plant the seed of possibilities within disadvantaged and/or underrepresented students, igniting change within the Bronx Community. These changes will create future professional leaders within…

Consumer Products, Education, Recalls

Tests Find Asbestos in Kids’ Crayons

When you catch a conversation about asbestos, you might think it’s about health problems from at least 30 years ago. You’re not alone. Many Americans assume asbestos has been banned or fallen out of use. And for good reason. It’s a known…

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Innovation and Hard Work Made America Great

Guest post by Monica Gomez America has always been known as the "land of opportunity." But opportunity doesn't knock unless you work hard for it. While tycoons and businessmen may have shaped the oil, steel, and auto industries, the reality…

Education, Skills Gap

Manufacturers Advise Peers to Open Doors and Minds to Millennials

With American manufacturing on an upward trajectory, what will it take to sustain its momentum? Karen Norheim, Executive Vice President, American Crane & Equipment Corporation and Tracy Tenpenny, Partner, Tailored Label Products (TLP),…