Why the U.S. Will Soon See a Jobs Boom — and Why This is Great For Millennials
Source: PolicyMic
Date: 12-23-2012

In a rhetoric-heavy election year, we have heard politicians talk about the need to get our nation back on track, and how bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. will alleviate many of our economic woes.
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How Illinois can join manufacturing's comeback
Source: Crains Chicago Business
Date: 12-20-2012

One of the biggest challenges facing manufacturers in Illinois is how to compete with low-cost producers elsewhere — not only in China, Mexico and other developing economies, but also in America's lower-cost right-to-work states. Michigan lawmakers just voted to join their ranks next April, following Indiana.
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Siemens Industry Executive Bullish on US Manufacturing Renaissance
Source: Automation World
Date: 12-20-2012

He emphasized the manufacturing renaissance underway in the United States. There are strong fundamentals driving the growth. He cited a study that found 40 percent of new jobs in manufacturing are from businesses coming back after offshoring jobs for several years. There is also a pent-up demand for automobiles, not to mention the possibilities that come from exploiting shale gas development.
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Illinois jobless rate falls to 8.7%; largest monthly job gain this year
Source: Chicago Sun Times
Date: 12-20-2012

Illinois added 16,400 jobs in November - the biggest monthly gain this year - to bring the unemployment rate to 8.7 percent, down from 9.8 percent a year ago and down from 8.8 percent in October, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday.
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Not Just Patriotic, U.S. Manufacturing May Be Smart
Source: NPR
Date: 12-08-2012

The advantages to making products in the U.S. are starting to stack up - and companies are taking notice. Among them are Apple, which announced Thursday it plans to start producing some of its Mac computers here instead of in China, and General Electric, which is making big investments at home.
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Apple to resume US manufacturing
Source: SALON
Date: 12-06-2012

Apple is bringing a branch of its manufacturing back within U.S. borders, CEO Tim Cook announced in interviews with Bloomberg Businessweek and NBC' "Rock Center." An existing Mac computer line will be exclusively manufactured in the U.S. said Cook, who took over as CEO from Steve Jobs in August 2011.
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State department lobbies for $10 million to fund training programs
Source: Chicago Tribune
Date: 12-06-2012

The Commerce Department, however, has been criticized for lack of monitoring the program. For example, the employment status and pay of workers who have been trained is not tracked. So the department hasn't been able to say whether the workers are still employed or whether their pay increased.
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Skilled Labor Shortage Hobbles Illinois Manufacturers
Source: Crains Chicago Business
Date: 10-27-2012

Local manufacturing encompasses a mind-boggling array of stuff, from Little League trophies to biopsy needles. But there's something manufacturers can't get from a production line, and it's what they need most: skilled workers.
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Does 'reshoring' of factory jobs have legs in Illinois?
Source: Crains
Date: 08-08-2012

o those who think "reshoring" — the return of manufacturing jobs to America — holds real promise here in the Rust Belt, a recent newspaper story must have been a real winner.


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Toyota exec sees more manufacturing in N. America
Source: Boston.com
Date: 08-08-2012

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Toyota's top U.S. sales executive predicts that his company will add jobs and build more models in North America as a hedge against a strong yen. Jim Lentz, president and CEO of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., said Toyota already makes around 70 percent of the models sold in North America in the region. He sees that percentage continuing to grow.
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U.S. Employers Post The Most Jobs In 4 Years
Source: Manufacturing Business Technoogy
Date: 08-06-2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted the most job openings in four years in June, a positive sign that hiring may pick up. The Labor Department said Tuesday job openings rose to a seasonally adjusted 3.8 million in June, up from 3.7 million in May. That's the most since July 2008. Layoffs fell.
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US Manufacturing Jobs Highest Since April 2009
Source: Forbes
Date: 08-03-2012

It wasn’t a bad month for US manufacturers for July. The headline: The US economy added 172,000 private-sector jobs in the month, according to the US Labor Department. That is well above the gain of 105,000 jobs economists had predicted, according to a survey by Briefing.com. July’s overall jobs figure was well above the mediocre gain of 80,000 jobs the economy added in June.
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Study: Ill. needs more wind-power manufacturing
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
Date: 08-02-2012

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — While wind-power generation has created more than 19,000 short-term construction jobs in Illinois, the state has only about 800 permanent jobs at wind farms and is mostly missing out on potentially far more permanent jobs on the manufacturing side, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Why We Need To Rebuild The U.S. Manufacturing Sector
Source: Forbes
Date: 08-02-2012

he 2012 elections are taking shape as a referendum on the U.S. economy. Which is a very good thing. We’re a decade overdue for a frank national conversation about American innovation in the twenty-first century.
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Manufacturing slows amid political uncertainties
Source: Milwaukee-Wisconsin Sentinel
Date: 07-31-2012

Manufacturing in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois shrank in July for the first time in three years, with orders from the United States, Europe and China dropping as business seems almost paralyzed until the fall election is over and economic policies are addressed.
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Ill. Manufacturer Asks Romney To Save Their Jobs
Source: Manufacturing.net
Date: 07-27-2012

Since early 2011, Cheryl Randecker and her co-workers have known their jobs making electronic sensors at a factory in Freeport, Ill., would be lost to China. Some even were asked to train their replacements, who were flown in from overseas.
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Illinois Tool 2Q Rose 77% Amid Improved Margins
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Date: 07-24-2012

Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s (ITW) second-quarter earnings rose 77% as the diversified manufacturer posted stronger margins, though revenue growth moderated amid negative currency impacts--particularly a weaker euro--and slowing demand in international markets such as Europe and China. For the year, the company slashed its per-share earnings estimate to $4.03 to $4.19 on revenue growth of 1% to 3%, from its prior estimate for $4.14 to $4.38 and revenue growth of 5% to 7%.
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Can the U.S. handle a manufacturing comeback?
Source: CNN Money
Date: 07-23-2012

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For years, U.S. manufacturers worried about business being sent overseas. Now, as signs point to a resurgence of American-made goods, a new fear is emerging: that there won't be enough skilled workers to keep up with demand.
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As China costs rise, technology lures U.S. factories home
Source: Chicago Tribune
Date: 07-15-2012

Seesmart Inc, a small California lighting company, used to make all of its LED products in China, but last year that started to change. Frustrated by expensive and slow shipping and wanting more control over the manufacturing process, the 15-year-old company started building factories in Simi Valley, California, and Crystal Lake, Illinois.
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For manufacturing jobs, workers brush up on math
Source: 89.3 KPCC
Date: 07-10-2012

Politicians have touted modern manufacturing as the solution for lifting the economy and providing good jobs. But today's manufacturing work requires strong math skills — not just adding and subtracting, but a good grasp of fractions, decimals and basic trigonometry. And job applicants who want to go into manufacturing often don't have what it takes, NPR reports.
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Impact of U.S. Subsidiaries on Illinois
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis and PwC calculations
Date: 06-29-2012

Supply chain impacts reflect the activities of upstream suppliers to U.S. subsidiaries. Paycheck impacts reflect the spending of paychecks by employees of U.S. subsidiaries and their suppliers.
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Global Investment Works for Illinois
Source: O R G A N I Z A T I O N F O R I N T E R N A T I O N A L I N V E S T M E N T
Date: 06-29-2012

Global companies headquartered outside of the U.S. have made the choice to invest in the Illinois economy - driving growth and insourcing jobs for Illinois workers.
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Economic Impact of U.S. Subsidiaries
Source: Organization for International Investment
Date: 06-29-2012

It is well established that U.S. subsidiaries of global companies headquartered outside the United States ("U.S. subsidiaries") have a significant direct impact on employment in the United States. According to the most recent U.S. government data, these U.S. subsidiaries directly employ 5.3 million individuals.
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U.S. Manufacturers Report Greater RFID Usage
Source: RFID Journal
Date: 06-11-2012

A multi-year survey conducted by researchers at Sam Houston State University and Southern Arkansas University shows steady growth throughout the past eight years in the
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Manufacturers expect innovation, collaboration to drive sustained growth
Source: CGMA Magazine
Date: 06-11-2012

Manufacturers are optimistic that they can combine product and process innovation with customer and supplier collaboration to create sustained but modest growth in an uncertain world economy.
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Future of Automotive Manufacturing to be the Kick-off Topic at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars Aug. 6-9
Source: Market Watch
Date: 06-11-2012

The future of automotive manufacturing - the nation's economic engine - will be the leadoff topic of the 2012 Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars (MBS). The premier management conference of the North American automotive industry will take place Aug. 6-9 in Traverse City, Mich., and will feature energized and informed discussions on the industry's most critical issues and emerging trends
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Free Workshops planned for small businessses
Source: The Southern Illinois
Date: 06-11-2012

Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Illinois Small Business Development Center/International Trade Center is offering a series of free workshops to help those planning to start a new business or enhance or expand an existing one.
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Cabinet & Vanity Manufacturing In The US Industry Market Now Updated
Source: SF Gate
Date: 06-10-2012

The Cabinet and Vanity Manufacturing industry has been severely set back by a prolonged and substantial downturn in the home improvement and new home construction markets. The industry began to see positive revenue growth in 2011, and is expected to grow a further 8.6% in 2012 as consumer spending grows and the housing markets begin to stabilize. IBISWorld forecasts steady growth for the industry in the five years to 2017.
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Manufacturers take message of job creation to Capitol Hill.
Source: Thomas Net News
Date: 06-10-2012

With manufacturing at forefront of national economic discussions, nearly 400 members of NAM went to Washington DC to push members of Congress to implement pro-growth, pro-jobs policies that will help manufacturers continue to lead economic recovery.
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Manufacturing execs fight fear with flexibility
Source: Reuters
Date: 06-05-2012

Facing a rising current of economic worry, manufacturing executives are taking their cue from yoga. Flexibility is their mantra. Officials from big U.S. industrials including Caterpillar Inc and 3M Co said they have not seen a sharp deterioration in European demand -- which they had expected to be weak -- but stand ready to cut back if things get worse.
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Deere to Expand Manufacturing Capacity for Hydraulic Cylinders
Source: Market Watch
Date: 06-04-2012

Deere & Company announced today it will invest $47 million to expand manufacturing capacity in its Moline, Illinois cylinder operations, where the company builds a broad range of hydraulic cylinders used in the company's agricultural, construction, and forestry machines sold around the world.
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U.S. factory orders post surprise fall in April
Source: Reuters
Date: 06-03-2012

New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in April for the third time in four months as demand slipped for everything from cars and machinery to computers, the latest worrisome sign for the economy.
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Emanuel, Quinn pushing to boost jobs through exports
Source: Chicago Tibune
Date: 04-27-2012

Paul Hletko mixed yeast and water in a white bucket as he waited for a blend of rye, corn and malted barley to cool to 95 degrees. The right temperature ensures that when he adds in the yeast it will eat at the right pace, leaving behind alcohol.
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Why Springfield needs to take action on preserving enterprise zones
Source: Crain\'s Chicago Business
Date: 04-23-2012

State government faces incredible challenges these days. It will take real leadership in Springfield to fix the mess. Illinois manufacturers see an opportunity to be part of the solution with a series of common-sense proposals to get people back to work and our state headed in the right direction.
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The Public View's of the Manufacturing Industry Today
Source: Deloitte Manufacturing Institute
Date: 04-21-2012

Hungry for a strong manufacturing sector, Americans are nervous about its future. Our third annual survey of the American public indicates that nearly three-fourths of those surveyed do not believe that the economy has been improving.
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Manufacturs Pay a Bounty for Skilled Workers
Source: CNBC
Date: 04-18-2012

As president of Mazak Corporation in Florence, Ky., he is struggling to hire welders. In fact, Mazak has openings for 20 welders needed to help build precision metal cutting machines that will be sold to large manufacturers around the world.
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U.S manufacturing grows as output, employment rise Source: Bloomberg Businesweek
Source: Bloomberg BusinesWeek
Date: 04-15-2012

US manufacturing grew in March at a faster pace than the previous month, driven higher by greater consumer and business spending on autos, machinery and other goods. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, says that its index of manufacturing activity rose to 53.4 in March. That's up from 52.4 in the previous month. Readings above 50 indicate the sector is expanding.
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U.S. Durable Goods Orders Up
Source: Manufacturing.Net
Date: 12-21-0202

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. companies boosted their orders in November for long-lasting manufactured goods that reflect investment plans. It was the second straight such increase, an encouraging sign for the economy.
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CHAIN REACTION - Global Investment Works For America
Source: O R G A N I Z A T I O N F O R I N T E R N A T I O N A L I N V E S T M E N T
Date: 00-00-0000

Global companies from around the world have made the choice to invest in America's economy - directly driving growth and insourcing jobs for Americans.
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