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Older workers are key to manufacturing’s recovery, but will they be retrained and rehired?

by Lucy Papachristou | May 17, 2022 | Economy, Featured, Manufacturing

Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf meets manufacturing workers in Hatboro, Penn. in 2015. (Photo: Flickr, CC BY 2:0) Stephen Ory’s career in manufacturing stretches back three decades, in shipyards, electricity utility, and nuclear. But when the nuclear power station he...
Five Things To Watch Out For in Manufacturing

Five Things To Watch Out For in Manufacturing

by Ana Teresa Solá | May 1, 2022 | Featured, Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector made slight progress in the month of March, and evidence points towards a similar outcome for April.  Regional indexes from the Chicago and Philadelphia Fed declined last month, also signaling that the ISM number may not spike drastically. ...

Five things to watch for in the upcoming ISM Manufacturing report

by Lucy Papachristou | May 1, 2022 | Manufacturing

The nonprofit Institute for Supply Management will release its monthly manufacturing report on Monday based on a survey of purchasing managers at more than 300 manufacturing firms. Economists predict the manufacturing sector to continue its steady growth, reflecting a...
Keep Your Friends Close, and Your $5 Oat Milk Latte Closer: How Coffee Shops Are Weathering Inflation

Keep Your Friends Close, and Your $5 Oat Milk Latte Closer: How Coffee Shops Are Weathering Inflation

by Ana Teresa Solá | Apr 4, 2022 | Featured, Manufacturing

William Somerville opened his coffee shop Social House Café in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the week before the coronavirus lockdowns began in New York in March 2020. Two years later, after grappling with COVID-19, he’s facing a new challenge: inflation.  Costs are up from...

Manufacturing grew again in demand-driven economy last month, but was hampered by price increases, hiring woes

by Lucy Papachristou | Apr 3, 2022 | Manufacturing

  U.S. manufacturing saw further gains last month, but its growth was slowed by prices increasing against the backdrop of global energy market instability. March’s manufacturing index from the Institute for Supply Management registered at 57.1%, a decrease of 1.5...
Manufacturing Speeds Recovery Despite Supply Constraints

Manufacturing Speeds Recovery Despite Supply Constraints

by Ana Teresa Solá | Apr 2, 2022 | Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector showed signs of progress in March despite lingering supply chain problems, such as price increases and delivery delays.  The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, a closely watched measure of factory activity, scored 57.1 in...
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