Saturday, March 12, 2005
The National Association of Mnaufacturers released a survey indicating that a manufacturing recovery is gaining momentum and that exports are becoming more important to manufacturers.
More worrisome, though, is that 36 percent of NAM members said they have employment positions unfilled right now because they cannot find qualified workers. here and here.
Here are two views of our manufacturing economy. One from Callifornia. The other from Minnesota.
Meanwhile, a leading Japanese manufacturer emphasizes the importance of focusing on innovation to be globally competitive. Read more.
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The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
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The state of manufacturing
