This article outlines some important steps that will be necessary to rebuild our currently shrinking middle class. Some of the problems facing industries such as manufacturing are: competition from other […]
Read More
Blyth, Inc is a leading international designer of candles, accessories, fragrance, household convenience items, and personalized gifts. The company is set to open a new Global Center of Excellence for […]
Read More
According to the Manufacturing Institute, 2.7 million manufacturing professionals will retire in the next 8 years, and the replacement workforce is not yet there. Part of the issue is the […]
Read More
The 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is now underway in Detroit, MI and will continue until Jan 25. One of the exciting things being shown is the Strati, […]
Read More
Stertil-Koni is a major manufacturer of heavy duty bus and truck lifts. The Streator, IL company is now set to expand over another 4.5 acres of land to add to […]
Read More
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc. (NIMS) provides credentials and uniformity of information between companies, instructors, employers, and workers. The new NIMS Credentialing 101 video is a tutorial for […]
Read More
What types of products are being introduced at CES 2015 in Las Vegas this week? All kinds of fun and interesting new consumer electronics products, some of which are manufactured right […]
Read More
Women of Today’s Manufacturing is a nonprofit networking group for manufacturing professionals in the Rockford, IL area. The group is offering a scholarship to promote careers in manufacturing in the […]
Read More
The Certified Production Technician (CPT) program at Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) offers great opportunity for students interested in manufacturing. Students, such as Everado Orozco of Mendota, IL, are seeing […]
Read More
In this article, Daniel Goff, of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, addresses some of the reasons that many global companies are opening new production, distribution, and sales […]
Read More