Bangladesh Pollution, Told in Colors and Smells
In Savar, Bangladesh, site of April’s factory disaster, untreated factory wastewater is common. | PHOTO CREDIT: Khaled Hasan for The New York Times
Reposted from The New York TimesSAVAR, Bangladesh — On…
Why ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ is still a viable model for some local manufacturers
Reposted from The Washington Post
It’s been one of the most consequential changes to the U.S. labor market over the last several decades: Manufacturing jobs have disappeared as assembly lines have become increasingly automated…
Why Manufacturing In The U.S. Is Personal
Leaders from the business, foundation, NGO and government sectors came together in Chicago two weeks ago to find solutions that accelerate the economic recovery in the United States. They came to the Windy City for…
Made in the U.S.: Is America Making a Manufacturing Comeback?
Reposted from The Huffington Post
As a trained industrial designer, part of my former job was to anticipate consumer needs -- sometimes before consumers themselves even knew what they wanted. So in a way, I guess you could say I can see…
Crude Fluctuates as Manufacturing Expands
West Texas Intermediate crude was little changed as manufacturing in the New York region expanded in July at the fastest pace in five months and U.S. retail sales rose less than projected in June.
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Can the Future of Tech Truly Be Made in America?
The sheer amount of jobs that were lost during the Great Recession is nothing short of breathtaking. Nearly 8 million jobs were lost, and the sad reality is that a lot of those may never come back. That sparked a conversation about how…
Manufacturing in New York Area Expands More Than Forecast
An employee assembles a Makerbot Industries LLC 3D Printer at the company's new factory in the Brooklyn borough of New York. | Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
Manufacturing in the New York region expanded…
U.S. Manufacturing Has a Promising Future, Says Consultant
U.S. manufacturing is on the brink of a renaissance fueled by rising wages in China and increased productivity at home, according to Hal Sirkin, senior partner at The Boston Consulting Group.
Boston…
Getting the word out about manufacturing
Reposted from the New Hampshire Business Review
Forum focuses the economic, educational need to focus on advanced manufacturing.
‘It takes a partnership approach between state, education and industry to…
Reshoring: When Jobs Come Back Home
Reposted from THonline.com:Sometime during the past decade, when most everyone was focused on inflating the housing bubble, I was called into a senior manager's office. My employer was planning to move an assembly…
