U.S. manufacturing technology orders for the first two months of 2018 climbed 27 percent higher than the same period in 2017, signaling continued strength in the recovery initiated in June 2017, according to the latest ...
A U.S. trucking shortage that has pushed up freight costs for everything from cereal to toothbrushes is about to get worse. On April 1, police nationwide began enforcing rules requiring most big rigs to use ...
By: Andrew NelmsMarch 16, 2018Op-Ed from Crain’s Chicago Business When politicians in Illinois have an opportunity to raise taxes, they take it. Like last summer, when the General Assembly permanently raised our state income tax ...
SCHAUMBURG – The Technology & Manufacturing Association’s ongoing membership survey showed in January that while a sampling of TMA’s 800+ members indicated they’re at a high level of optimism about the U.S. Economy, their hopes ...
According to sexual harassment complaints filed last year, manufacturing fell third among industries listed – below accommodation/food services and retail and above health care and social services. More on sexual harassment and how to deal ...
There’s no doubt the historically-huge manufacturing job creating Illinois could have done better, but in 2017, the Land of Lincoln came in 9th among the top job creators in 2017. The nation’s top state was ...
U.S. factory production rose for a fourth straight month in December, capping the strongest quarter since 2010 and underscoring a resurgence in manufacturing that’s primed for further advances, Federal Reserve data showed Wednesday. Bloomberg reports ...
The Seeking Alpha website put together recent manufacturing figures to come up with a eye-catching chart showing the current optimistic trend in U.S. manufacturing. The December ISM manufacturing index exceeded expectations (59.7 vs. 58.2), while ...
U.S. manufacturing expanded in December at the fastest pace in three months, as gains in orders and production capped the strongest year for factories since 2004, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday. Factory index ...
CHICAGO – Manufacturing is an industry segment that’s especially difficult for workers and where harassment occurs, according to a report in Crain’s Chicago Business. The report focused on EEOC numbers from 2005 to 2015, which ...