Melindathee Griffin was was nearly 50 years old when she embarked upon a new career – in manufacturing. From TMA’s August 2016 News Bulletin: Melindathee Griffin, 50, worked at various jobs in banking, accounting and pharmacy ...
Why is the number of women in manufacturing so small, and why are those numbers declining? Industry Week writes about it: In 2016, women accounted for just 29% of all U.S. manufacturing jobs. When you consider that women make ...
Manufacturing is coming back to the good ol’ USA. Manufacturers are finding out that sending work overseas isn’t as profitable as it once was and definitely not as efficient as making things in America. There ...
Manufacturing and the wealth, ingenuity, and optimism it fosters are returning to the U.S. from the other side of the globe. Today’s “Made in America” revival is reaching from sea to shining sea, and the ...
NAPERVILLE – With a renewed optimism among U.S. manufacturers is coming some cautions, a recent study by Naperville-based Sikich LLP shows. While nearly half anticipate opportunties for growth in the coming year, they say the ...
WASHINGTON – Labor shortages, steady business, six profitable months in a row … That’s what the Institute for Supply Management says they’re hearing from manufacturers … Is that what’s going on in your sector?? “Business is very ...
WASHINGTON DC – The Department of Commerce reported Thursday that factory orders were up 3 percent in June. That’s good news for US manufacturing … New orders for U.S. manufactured goods saw a substantial increase ...
The New York Times is placing a spotlight on an issue many manufacturers are running into as they search to enlarge their workforce … so many applicants are failing a required drug test. Drug use is beginning ...
NEW YORK – At 2:30 pm (1830 GMT), the Dow .DJI was up 0.38 percent to 21,975.23. The index pierced through the 20,000 milestone in January and the 21,000 mark barely one and a half months later. ...
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti was the keynote speaker at TMA’s 2017 Related Theory Graduation. “For three years, you’ve spent countless evenings away from the comforts of home to learn these skills so you can ...