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US Manufacturing

How Chinese Subsidies Changed the World

Usha Haley | Posted 05.08.2013 | Business
Usha Haley

Because of massive Chinese subsidies to several industries, no free trade exists and markets have failed. To survive, U.S. and European companies must seek government support to open Chinese markets and to protect themselves from subsidized products domestically.

The Anti-Manufacturing Forces in Washington

Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 04.25.2013 | Business
Gilbert B. Kaplan

Hard as it may be to believe, there are forces in Washington that oppose the revival of the U.S. manufacturing sector. Who are they, and how do we counter their efforts? I think -- roughly -- they fall into five groups.

A Real Manufacturing Resurgence

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business
Jerry Jasinowski

The reality on the ground is that U.S. manufacturing is today giving a good account of itself, but with sensible incentives, it could do much more.

End Of Outsourcing To China?

CNBC | Philip LeBeau | Posted 04.19.2013 | Business

CNBC: Walk onto the shop floor at Prince Industries in Shanghai, China and it looks like most other manufacturing plants in this country. It's busy...

Innovation: Additive Manufacturing

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 04.16.2013 | Technology
Jerry Jasinowski

I am sometimes inclined to hyperbole when describing the creative genius of American manufacturers, but the reality on the shop floor outpaces my ability to capture in words what our factory wizards are actually achieving.

Workforce Training

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 04.08.2013 | Small Business
Jerry Jasinowski

An even greater problem is the widespread misperception among young people that manufacturing is grimy, tedious work that offers little upside potential. That may have been true a generation ago, but it is not true today.

We Know Where the Jobs Are

Mark Tomlinson | Posted 04.03.2013 | Business
Mark Tomlinson

The fact is there are hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs available right now, but they remain unfilled because employers can't find workers with the right skills. Those employers are America's manufacturers.

A Turning Point for Housing

Diane Swonk | Posted 03.22.2013 | Business
Diane Swonk

Some worry that a bubble may be forming but we still have a long way to go to meet pent up demand, let alone any level considered "normal."

The Case for an Investment Boomlet: Barring a Government Misstep

Diane Swonk | Posted 03.01.2013 | Business
Diane Swonk

If we don't invest today, there will be nothing to build a foundation on going forward. The good news is that investment appears to be coming back.

Getting Serious About U.S. Manufacturing - Again

Sarah A. Webster | Posted 04.17.2013 | Business
Sarah A. Webster

As bad as the Great Recession might have been for manufacturing, it's had a fascinating silver lining for the image of manufacturing, which not too long ago felt like a lost cause.

Engineering an Economic Recovery

Justin Talbot Zorn | Posted 04.13.2013 | Politics
Justin Talbot Zorn

Scientific research is still a crucial element in manufacturing strength. But it's what comes next that often counts most. The U.S. is currently lagging in advanced manufacturing because it is failing to translate basic research into marketable products.

Taking Our Economic Temperature With the #AAMeter

Scott Paul | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Scott Paul

Too often does the debate in Washington get derailed. If, for instance, our national punditocracy spent a fraction of time talking about smart ways to create jobs as it spends obsessing over the debt, we might actually put some Americans back to work

Private Company Credit Risk Shows Signs of Improving

Mary Ellen Biery | Posted 04.07.2013 | Small Business
Mary Ellen Biery

The average probability that a private construction company would default in the next year was 3.79 percent for the 12-month period ended Dec. 31, compared with 5.73 percent for the year-earlier period.

Are You There, Washington? It's Me, the Shrinking Economy

Scott Paul | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics
Scott Paul

It means a lot of transactions lost; a lot of contracts unsigned; a lot of economic activity that never took place. So what happened?

Manufacturing: How Women Can Help Spark a Troubled Industry

Karin Lindner | Posted 04.01.2013 | Business
Karin Lindner

How can we change the current misperception that manufacturing is not a career opportunity that women would want to pursue? How can we attract female leadership?

Modern Manufacturing

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 04.01.2013 | Business
Jerry Jasinowski

I have never been as excited about the prospects for U.S. manufacturing as I am today. We are entering a new era -- a new golden age of amazing modern manufacturing.

Why Onshoring High-tech Manufacturing Jobs Makes Economic Sense

Linda Mayer | Posted 03.26.2013 | Business
Linda Mayer

The shift toward electronics and other high-tech products requires different facilities and skill sets than the U.S. employed in its manufacturing heyday. And as a country we need to portray manufacturing as an attractive, stable career.

Manufacturing America's Future

Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 01.23.2013 | Politics
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam

Once upon a time, America was the world's factory. That time will never come again. But, recent results and research indicate that factories and products will and must play a pivotal role in manufacturing America's future.

Does Walmart's Patriotic PR Have Legs?

Scott Paul | Posted 03.19.2013 | Business
Scott Paul

Walmart made a little bit of news on Tuesday announcing plans to source an additional $50 billion worth of American-made goods over the next decade. But it's also worth noting that Walmart's move is not altogether altruistic.

The Robot Revolution

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 03.16.2013 | Business
Jerry Jasinowski

The fact is, manufacturing in the U.S. has been moving away from labor intensive work processes for many years. Advancing robot technology will heighten demand for highly skilled labor.

Manufacturing Reshoring

Jerry Jasinowski | Posted 03.10.2013 | Business
Jerry Jasinowski

While the immediate prospects of the U.S. economy are bleak, and nothing happening in Washington suggests an early improvement, there is more than ample reason to believe our economy can look forward to better times in the not too distant future.

Manufacturers Must Provide Stable Jobs To Attract Needed Workers

Sarah A. Webster | Posted 02.20.2013 | Business
Sarah A. Webster

When manufacturers have hundreds of thousands available jobs and nobody to fill them, during a period of high unemployment, the crisis is obvious. There's just not enough people to get the job done.

Product Engineering Design Can Bring American Engineering Back Home: Little by Little, 'Made in America' Is Better for Business

Chris Massot | Posted 02.17.2013 | Impact
Chris Massot

Bringing manufacturing back to America, and therefore creating more jobs for our citizens has nothing to do with politics in my mind. Rather, it has more to do with good old American ingenuity and ambition.

Policymakers Must Support the Mantra 'American Made'

Richard P. Michalski | Posted 02.05.2013 | Business
Richard P. Michalski

We must invest in the American workforce and continue to fund research to stay ahead of our competitors -- and our enemies. The only way America will continue to lead in the aerospace industry is if we continue to stay ahead of our global competitors.

No U.S. Skills Gap? Really?

Sarah A. Webster | Posted 02.03.2013 | Small Business
Sarah A. Webster

Seventy-four percent of respondents in one survey indicated that workforce shortages or skills deficiencies in skilled production roles are having a significant impact on their ability to expand operations or improve productivity.