“Components that you make, the items you manufacture, they’re out there in the world. On a day to day, you see these things in the cars, on the streets, in appliances. You feel a little ...
American manufacturing is at its highest level in ten years, according to the Federal Reserve. Manufacturing production increased by 0.3 percent in October, rising for the fifth straight month to its highest level since June 2008. ...
There’s a whole array of important careers that you may have never considered or even heard of. The Technology & Manufacturing Association worked with Lumen Videos to visit with moldmakers, machinists and metrologists so they ...
For many things in life, perception is reality. But when it comes to careers in manufacturing, perception isn’t reality. Indeed, it’s just the opposite. Industry Week reports on a study Leading2Lean software company did on ...
SCHAUMBURG – Have you been driving over the past few weeks with the dial set on WBBM 780 AM or WIND 560 AM and heard this? “Manufacturing in Illinois is strong and growing stronger,” Rich ...
At least 112 Manufacturing Day 2018 events are planned to celebrate manufacturing in Illinois during October 2018. Companies are inviting high schoolers and the public in to their facilities to show them what they do, ...
Industry Week suggests eight tools manufacturers may implement to attract the next generation into the industry: 1. Actively dispel the myths of manufacturing careers. 2. Highlight the advanced technologies that drive modern manufacturing 3. Re-evaluate ...
Feeling pretty good about your career and life? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, a recent poll shows that blue-collar workers are pretty darned satisfied these days. When over a thousand blue-collar workers were ...
After months of negotiations, President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States and Mexico have agreed on revisions to key parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — a trade agreement between the United ...
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) issued the following news release today: Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the ...