Manufacturers Take Sustainability to New Levels
By David Hodes
Sustainability has become a standard business practice in manufacturing.
Sustainability, which has been a buzzword in the manufacturing industry for years, has become a necessary fact of good business practice. In fact, sustainability as part of the business-as-usual refrain has jumped into the discussion early…
What does Manufacturing Mean to You? Video
The National Association of Manufacturers has produced a video to show young people across America that there is a future in manufacturing.
NAM says manufacturing is making a comeback, and wants the next generation to get excited about the opportunities ahead.
Illustration: NAM…
Building the Future of Manufacturing
By Mark Kleszczewski
Game changing technology and new career paths require community support and investment.
The U.S. economy has been shifting from manufacturing to services for decades, but making tangible products still underpins the country’s ability to innovate, compete and create high-value jobs. American manufacturing has even…
Makers Create the Future
By Mark Kleszczewski
Are we on the verge of the next industrial revolution?
In an echo of the personal computer revolution, advancing technologies are fueling a growing “maker movement” of hobbyists, artists, designers, “do-it-yourselfers,” engineers and scientists who are sharing ideas and beginning to reshape the nature of…
Feb-March 2014 Editor’s Notebook
Aerospace: A Tale of two Industries
In the face of uncertainties in the aerospace sector, particularly with defense and space-related initiatives, economic developers are getting creative in order to support their cluster companies as they adjust to federal budget cuts. An example includes decreasing business taxes.
On the other…