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Does America Really Need Manufacturing?
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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…
Skills Gap: Why I'ts Creating New Manufacturing Opportunities
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Skills Gap: Why It’s Creating New Manufacturing Opportunities

Skills Gap - the difference in the skills required on the job and the actual skills possessed by the employees. The United States unemployment rate remains strong at 7.8%, but in the manufacturing industry, demand is outpacing supply…
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…
tradesmen built america innovative
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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…
To Close the Skills Gap in Manufacturing Careers, Close the Gender Gap
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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),…
Is America Ready for "Made in the U.S.A." Clothing?
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Is America Ready for “Made in the U.S.A.” Clothing?

While the reshoring tide is undeniably rising, the prospect of clothing and apparel manufacturing returning to the United States remains uncertain. Back in the 1960s, about 95% of clothing worn in the U.S.A. was also made here. Today the opposite…
To Close the Skills Gap in Manufacturing Careers, Close the Gender Gap
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To Close the Skills Gap in Manufacturing Careers, Close the Gender Gap

Will the STEM skills gap close if more women join the STEM workforce? The industry needs to combat its image problems and attract more women to manufacturing careers, one expert says. Manufacturing is revitalizing our economy and making…
To Close the Skills Gap in Manufacturing Careers, Close the Gender Gap

Confronting the U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Skills Gap

Written By: Thomas A. Hemphill, Waheeda Lillevik, and Mark J. Perry January, 2013 We have a skills gap and it’s going to get worse. Here’s what we can do about it. It is generally acknowledged that there is a shortage…

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