Manufacturing Jobs
- 1. Manufacturing Jobs Closing The Skills Gap for New Manufacturing Workers The challenge of preparing young people for jobs in modern high tech manufacturing is vital to them and their future as citizens. The Tangible Case for Infrastructure Investment A who's who of international economy watchers are imploring Washington to do what it hasn't done in nearly a decade: Pass a long-term, large-scale infrastructure plan. And while I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment, I think it could be presented in a less abstract fashion. Taking the Skills Crisis Into Our Own Hands It is critical that we take America's skills crisis into our own hands. We have the opportunity to change course by engaging students in STEM learning and training the next generation workforce that America will rely on. Early adopters of this strategy are reaping the benefits. Five Tests Walmart Must Pass to Show Its 'Made in America' Street Cred Let's look at the company's big, shiny $250 billion commitment to American-made products. Sound like a big number? It is. But just like the endless aisles at your local Supercenter, everything is big with Walmart. Add Horsepower to America's Economic Engine: Pass a Real Transportation Bill
- 2. Read More: Infrastructure Bank, House of Representatives, White House, U.S. Economy, Congress, California, Economy, Jobs, Legislation, Manufacturing Jobs, Transportation, Politics, Politics News, Infrastructure, Senate, Public Transportation, Breaking Politics News, Transportation Bill, Department of Transportation, Politics News We can provide Americans with economic opportunity, create jobs, and expand our businesses through a bipartisan multi-year transportation bill that rebuilds our crumbling infrastructure. Taking a Cue from Forrest Gump to Help Veterans While most veterans transition back to civilian life successfully, many still struggle. Securing steady employment in a rewarding, lucrative and long-term career is an enormous part of that transition. New Paths for Skills Training: Lessons From the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival Corporate Executives regularly lament the lack of workers with the mid-level technical skills required in the modern economy. Manufacturing and the Skills Crisis Closing the skills gap can be done by increasing the demand for workers, upgrading worker skills, and increasing the supply of workers who are available. We simply must get our public schools
- 3. actively engaged in this quest. Manufacturing Jobs for Women Even when you tell them about the many high-paying jobs that are available in the manufacturing industry, it is just not a career that they are considering. And of those few high school students who might show an interest, fewer yet would be young women. Jobs for Blue Collar Men A strong reason to do infrastructure now is that interest rates are very low so financing is cheap and trillions of private money is on the sidelines that could be borrowed inexpensively to finance infrastructure expansion. The Art of Y: Local Manufacturing Read More: Refactory, Economic Development, User Experience Design, Manufacturing, Jobs, Energyhub, Production, What-Is-Working-Small-Businesses, Manufacturing Jobs, Language Barrier, New Factory, American, Business News Have you ever had an idea for a product--maybe even went as far as mocking it up--but then shied away from it due to fears of difficult and costly overseas manufacturing? 7 Things Attracting the Youth to American Manufacturing
- 4. From procurement to design, building, delivery, and service, there's considerable opportunity -- not to mention massive room for growth -- at some of the world's largest companies. A Two-Year Career Path Community colleges are uniquely suited to working with local businesses and other enterprises to determine precisely what training and skills are needed in a local area. A More Nuanced Measure of Growth With its focus on production rather than consumption it will convey the vital message that it is the production of goods and services that best determines our economic vitality, not their consumption. Placing a Value on Veterans' Skills Twenty years ago I played a veteran in Forrest Gump and over the years I have been privileged to meet and support many real life Lt. Dans, active duty military, and veterans. They continue to inspire me to encourage our nation to do everything it can to honor and support this generation of veterans. What San Francisco Can Teach The World About Urban Manufacturing The U.S. has added more than 550,000 new manufacturing jobs since January 2010. After decades of outsourcing overseas, American manufacturing is exper... WATCH: Filling The Skills Gap In Manufacturing: The Untapped Resource Watch Live at 3:15pm-4:30pm EST. Econometric work at the Aspen Institute and elsewhere shows
- 5. that a main barrier to a strong resurgence in the manu... President's Manufacturing Institutes Are a Good Idea: Now Let's See About the Other 90 Percent Read More: Business Innovation, Biotechnology, Manufacturing-Innovation-Institutes, National- Network-for-Manufacturing-Innovation, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Science, Manufacturing, Innovation, U.S. Manufacturing, Biotech, Science Innovation, Manufacturing Jobs, Education News From an educator's perspective, my experience is that on a small scale, a partnership which involves industry, educators and innovative thinking can lead to great things. Good News For Midwest Manufacturing CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago and the Detroit area stand to reap millions of dollars in federal grants and private sector investment as part of White House... The Paradox of Africa's Growth Why is Africa's job growth so weak while its economic growth outlook is just fine, even robust? The reasons are structural in nature and three-fold. Obama's Emerging Network of Little Silicon Valleys -- For Manufacturing Obama is right to push for these hubs, little spokes of scientific activity that are developing critical technologies -- because we'll surely need them, as well as more people who understand them. Trade Yes, But a Different Track Read More: Politics, Fast Track, Tpp, Communications Workers of America, Trade Promotion Authority, Harry Reid Fast Track Trade, Cwa, Tpa, Harry Reid, Poll, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Barack Obama, Small Business, Multinational Corporations, Global Economy, Wages, Jobs, Investor- State, Manufacturing Jobs, Labor, Trade Deficit, Service Sector, Environment, Consumer Protection, Unions, Fair Trade, Politics News
- 6. Voters overwhelmingly expect the TPP to be a good deal for large corporations at the expense of small businesses: Manufacturing Jobs Remain an Imperative -- And We Still Need Millions More Right now, with the U.S. manufacturing sector employing less than 10 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force, the sector is not even half the size it needs to be for our nation to again have a balanced, high-growth economy. The Union Needs Growth Congress should embrace the positive growth elements of the president's address because our nation needs more positive action, not more partisan bickering. Manufacturing Continues On a Roll There is a growing movement in our country to buy American. Major retailers are making a big splash out of shifting to domestic suppliers. This movement was a long time in the making, but it is real. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/manufacturing-jobs/