The National Federation of Independent Businesses latest job report shows a record high number of owners are unable to find new hires to fill current
The US Bureau of Census shared some stats on the 15 million manufacturing employees a few months ago and their findings were not a surprise
Do manufacturing credentials matter in hiring? American manufacturing is flourishing, but at the same time, the chronic skills gap is holding back even more progress.
Sterility, efficiency, dependability, accuracy … all reasons why more and more manufacturers are turning to robots, according to this story in Medical Plastics News: Robotics
WASHINGTON – Federal numbers say that US unemployment fell to the lowest in years, with 3.9 percent. In other words, over 96 percent of Americans
High schools & colleges preventing American youth from finding rewarding & lucrative careers There is a “Walking Dead” syndrome in high schools and on college
CHICAGO – Caterpillar expected an all-time high $6.24 B net income for 2018 as demand for its products grew, but tariff uncertainty has dampered enthusiasm
ROLLING MEADOWS – When Anthony Genovese started teaching engineering and manufacturing classes at Rolling Meadows High School, a small class of 16 students was enrolled.
A commentary in the Belleville News Democrat presents a counter view to those applauding a trade war. Tariffs are bad for Illinois, concludes the author Stanford
The US real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, according to the “advance” estimate
