Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
August 24, 2018
Via: Manufacturing TransformationThe manufacturing industry is facing tremendous growth over the next decade with close to 3.5 million new jobs opening up. It sounds like great news, but a skills gap—the inability for companies to find talented, skilled workers—will result in an […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
August 8, 2018
Via: Industry WeekIn early July I dropped by Cleveland State University to check out the Advanced Materials for 3D Printing conference presented by the Northeast Ohio Additive Manufacturing Cluster. Industry experts and materials technologists had come together to talk about advancements in […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
January 22, 2018
Via: Industry WeekThe share of American workers belonging to labor unions held steady in 2017, matching the historic low of 10.7% set in the prior year, according to a Labor Department report Friday. The membership rate for wage and salary employees is […]
December 21, 2017
Via: Industry WeekIn the decade since the beginning of the Great Recession industrial production (e.g. manufacturing, mining and electricity production) has been a political football of both the left and right. It’s time to stop playing that game, and a good way […]
Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development
October 10, 2017
Via: Industry WeekWhy you should read it: With the labor market tightening and 27% of manufacturing workers over the age of 55, manufacturers face the twin dilemmas of skilled workers retiring at the same time it is increasingly difficult to find their […]
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