Our focus this October has been on the manufacturing industry and vital it is to not only the U.S. economy, but also the world economy. Finding workers to fill the manufacturing jobs of the future remains a challenge for the industry. We love … Read more
Following is a great piece that likely could apply to every manufacturer in the US. Finding and keeping qualified workers continues to be a huge challenge. Made in America is back, leaving US factories scrambling to find workers By Chris Isidore and Christine Romans, CNN, October … Read more
Manufacturing is a Crucial Component of the U.S. Economy Last week we celebrated Manufacturing Day 2022. This week we want to share with our readers the latest manufacturing statistics for the United States. 12.1 million employees produce the goods that Americans consume domestically … Read more
Manufacturing Day 2022 October 7th, 2022, is officially Manufacturing Day 2022. The first Friday in October is set aside to show the public, particularly students and their parents, what modern manufacturing is all about. The fourth industrial revolution is rapidly changing our world. New … Read more
Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm, released a survey that looked at the use of flexible office space. Not surprising, workers want to continue to have the option of a flexible workplace but are looking reduce their at-home time. … Read more
Just in Time Manufacturing Replaced with Flexible Manufacturing System? AreaDevelopment.com had a great introduction in their recent newsletter, “Confronting Supply Chain Challenges with Reshoring, Dual Sourcing, and FMS (flexible manufacturing systems). FMS has been around for a long time but the definition has … Read more
Bringing manufacturing production back to the U.S. continues to be a very hot topic, even as we enter the waning days (hopefully) of the coronavirus pandemic. Following is a great piece from statista.com that digs into just how many companies are discussing reshoring. … Read more
It has been a while since we shared some port activity updates, but last week a headline on freightwaves.com caught our eye. We have been used to seeing a backlog of container vessels waiting for berths at the ports of Los Angeles and … Read more
As our long-time readers and followers know, Agracel has primarily focused our work in “agurban” or rural or non-metro areas since our start in 1986. We always believed that there was, and still is, a special appeal to small-town living. With the continued … Read more
Following is part of a great article our VP of Development in Agracel’s Southeast office, Richard Blackwell, shared with our team. It is a trend we are seeing as well. Click on the link at the bottom for the full story along with … Read more