Wednesday, August 25, 2004
According to this article from Minnesota, some manufacturers are starting to see gains.
Here's the assessment of University of St. Thomas Professo Fred Zimmerman, who has been studying national trends: "There is cause to be guardedly optimistic. The better companies are more likely to expand than the misfits that are poorly run. The good companies are going to expand some. But they will be cautious because they are not sure how long this will last."
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Manufacturing: Some reason for optimism
