by James O'Donnell | Apr 2, 2022 | Durable Goods, Economy, Manufacturing
Manufacturers are doing a lot to attract workers, like offering higher pay and better shifts. But affordable childcare is rarely part of the bargain. (Photo by Kiefer Likens) Cheryl Husk is a rodding operator at Century Aluminum, the smelting plant in Hawesville,...
by Lucy Papachristou | Apr 2, 2022 | Manufacturing
Solar wafer manufacturing at a plant in Oregon, 2009. Source: Flickr. As energy prices soar across the United States and homeowners seek ways to lower their electricity bills, Patrick Regan’s small solar startup in South Bend, Ind. should be cashing in. Although the...
by James O'Donnell | Mar 29, 2022 | Durable Goods, Economy, Manufacturing
Orders for long lasting goods like cars, trucks and machinery fell in February, but the decline is far from a warning sign that the economy is slowing down abruptly. New orders for durable goods, which are items lasting longer than three years, fell 2.2% in February,...
by Ana Teresa Solá | Mar 9, 2022 | Manufacturing
The manufacturing sector grew in February despite a surge in COVID-19 Omicron infections in January, signaling a mild pick up for the U.S. economy. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, a closely watched measure of factory activity, was...
by Lucy Papachristou | Mar 5, 2022 | Economy, Manufacturing
Auto workers in Sterling Heights, Mich. in 2014. (Photo: Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The manufacturing sector continued to grow steadily last month, indicating that the economy as a whole is resurgent and tempering fears that any lingering effects of the Omicron...