Trade school, not 4-year college, is a better bet to solve the US income gap, researchers say, according to a story on MSNBC.com. Researchers at the University of Southern California and New Zealand’s Victoria University ...
Power outages, hurricanes, tornados, floods – all things that can cause manufacturers to lose sleep. But if those traditional crises don’t cause enough sleepless nights, today manufacturers face a whole new array of issues: cyber ...
SCHAUMBURG – There were two important manufacturing industry reports last week – one said manufacturing was stalling while the other indicated growth. The two different reports set the stock market into a short term downward ...
The U.S. added jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate hit a 50-year low, signs that the economy is holding up despite a broader global slowdown. The economy added 136,000 jobs in ...
From Thomas Insights – Taking advantage of new manufacturing technologies, microfactories are small, highly automated factories. In addition to requiring less space, the microfactory doesn’t need as large of a labor force and can use ...
UPDATE: The two major manufacturing indicators sent confusing messages Tuesday. The IHS Markit survey’s outlook was optimistic while the ISM poll showed a slowdown. The U.S. manufacturing sector activities rebounded slightly in September, according to ...
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Thursday that the unemployment rate for Illinois was 4.0 percent in August, down 0.2 percentage point from the prior month. The figures, based on preliminary data provided ...
The latest update on the health of the economy from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows another added 130,000 jobs in August, marking the 107th consecutive month of job growth. Also, the unemployment rate ...
Manufacturers, business owners and landlords located in Cook County’s northern townships are getting their first property tax assessments since longtime assessor Joe Berrios was ousted, and they are stunned. Reports of property tax assessments doubling ...
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Two out of every three manufacturers in Illinois plan to increase investments in automation as soon as this year, according to a survey by the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA). “Automation is ...
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