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The Future of Your Business in 8 Bullet Points
Scarier than a Stephen King Novel, this free 12 page pdf from NAM lays out the dramatic impacts of the perfect storm of sequestration, federal spending cuts, and new taxes on our manufacturing businesses. Buckle up!Download this to your iPad or e-reader for that plane ride home…
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Housing Slowly Improves- Manufacturing Just Holding Its Own
The housing industry seems to be making slow but steady gains while manufacturing seems to be slowing. PMPA’s Business Trends Index for August is up 6 points to 117 from 111 in July, but shipments are at a level just 93% of same time last year. Our industry shows shipments up 4 % year to date. Our index is contrary to the Fed’s IP numbers for August. The Fed reported that Industrial Production fell 1.2% in August after having risen after having risen 0.5% in July. We see demand as holding on and our shops report that they continue to “hold their own.”
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Right Skills Now Launches Pilot Machinist Training Program
Right Skills Now will provide training to give qualified applicants relevant skills to start a career in precision machining and advanced manufacturing.
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How Regulations Block New Employment
From Jay Timmons, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), at President’s Council on Jobs and Effectiveness, Regulatory Reform Working Group, June 15, 2011: “In a time of economic recovery where capital is scarce, every dollar diverted from productive use creates additional pressure to reduce labor costs. When the prices of commodities and other…