Mazda Toyota Gearing Up in Northern Alabama A few weeks back we shared with our readers the economic impact that Honda Manufacturing has on the Alabama economy (Honda has $12 billion annual impact on Alabama’s economy). This week we are sharing a post … Read more
Manufacturing Day 2019 is October 4th MFG Day helps show the reality of modern manufacturing careers by encouraging thousands of companies and educational institutions around the nation to open their doors to students, parents, teachers and community leaders. Over the next decade, manufacturers … Read more
The following article includes a great visualization of how the economy of the United States compares to that of other countries. With the fear of a global recession, we will keep an eye on this chart over the next couple of years to … Read more
Below is Industry Week’s top10 states for manufacturing headquarters. These are from their list of the top 500 publicly held U.S. manufacturers based on revenue. The statistics are provided from the National Association of Manufacturers. Top 10 States for Manufacturing Headquarters Wisconsin – … Read more
This is the reason communities fight so hard to land an automotive assembly plant in their region. The economic impact from an auto assembly plant is widespread and is especially good for rural communities which often land the suppliers to these plants. Honda … Read more
We hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend! Even though Labor Day was yesterday, we wanted to share with you a brief history of the holiday. History of Labor Day On September 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor celebrated and … Read more
We have long been believers that entrepreneurs can play a significant role in the success of a community. As our loyal readers know, we are long-time proponents and supporters of the CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program that began in our hometown of Effingham, … Read more
Industry Week posted a great interactive map tool recently that includes the location of the top 500 publicly held companies. Click on the Source link at the bottom to navigate the map. Location, Location, Location: Where the 2019 IW U.S. 500 Call Home … Read more
A couple of months back, we shared The Great Robot Takeover: Fact of Fiction? That included one of our first discussions of collaborative robots. This week we are sharing, in part, a post that appeared on forbes.com that details ways in which “cobot” … Read more
We look forward to this survey from Bloomberg each year. Innovation, as you know, is key to continued success and prosperity, not only for a country, but for the manufacturers and businesses that contribute to that country’s economy. Several additional graphics are included … Read more