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Attracting Future Generations of US Manufacturing Workers
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Attracting Future Generations of US Manufacturing Workers

We’ve got a real problem on our hands in America. A gap’s growing between US manufacturing workers set to retire in the next 10 to 15 years and those on the other end of the spectrum. Despite the exciting and innovative things happening…
jobs of today need vocational school training and not a college degree
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College Degree Not Necessary In Today’s Job Market

At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s…
Skills Gap, Small Town America's Newest Product: Advanced Manufacturing, Made in USA, American Made, Factory Jobs, AI, Artificial Intelligence
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Will The Skills Gap Impact Advanced Manufacturing In Small Town USA?

Most of us, regardless of our age, have heard the song popularized by Sophie Tucker and Eddie Cantor after World War I: “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?).” According to Wikipedia, “The lyrics highlight…
The Advanced Manufacturing Landscape: How Veterans are Saving the Day, workshop for warriors, veterans, skillsgap, manufacturing, jobs
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The Advanced Manufacturing Landscape: How Veterans are Saving the Day

Advanced manufacturing is already one of the most in-demand industries in America due to workforce retirements and natural business growth, but it’s also an industry with a severe shortage of skilled workers. When you pair that with the…
Why We Desperately Need To Bring Back Vocational Training In Schools
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Why We Desperately Need To Bring Back Vocational Training In Schools

Throughout most of U.S. history, American high school students were routinely taught vocational and job-ready skills along with the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Indeed readers of a certain age are likely to have fond memories…
How The Decline of Manufacturing Is Undermining American Marriages, factory closures, kraft jobs outsourced
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How The Decline of Manufacturing Is Undermining American Marriages

President Donald Trump, like many politicians before him, has an obsession with boosting the American manufacturing sector – a part of the job market that has largely been on the decline since the 1980s. That obsession endures among many voters,…
Workshop For Warriors: Rebuilding American Manufacturing One Veteran at a Time
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Workshop For Warriors: Rebuilding American Manufacturing One Veteran at a Time

On December 9, 2016, I revisited Workshops for Warriors to find out what had been accomplished in the past four years since I had toured the facility during their first Manufacturing Day on October 5, 2012, and met retired naval officer Hernán…
Aging workforce putting strain on skilled manufacturing workers, Made in USA, American made matters, Made in America
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Skills Gap: Aging Workforce Puts Strain on Skilled Manufacturing Workers

General Electric runs two plants in a small New Hampshire town just south of the state's capital, employing 800 workers. GE Aviation is the largest employer in town, with skilled workers building jet engines for the world's major airlines, reports…
Made In America: $75 Million Grant Helps Students Gain Technical Skills Employers Need
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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…
Education: 5 Ways to Inspire the Next Generation of Manufacturers
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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…

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