News and Information For Small Manufacturers in The USA
According to a report from Deloitte Consulting LLP and the Manufacturing Institute, as many as 600,000 manufacturing jobs remain unfilled in the U.S.A. because there are not enough qualified applicants with the skills needed to fill those jobs.
Manufacturing skills are part of our culture
The manufacturing skills gap is real. The report by Deloitte Consulting LLP and the Manufacturing Institute, “Boiling point? The skills gap in U.S. manufacturing”, puts the number at 600,000 manufacturing job openings. The 600,000 number of total available manufacturing jobs in the country is based on a median number of 5% from about 1,100 respondents that they surveyed.
Manufacturing skills gap - the abyss is imminent!
NEW YORK, NY – In July and August, 2011, Deloitte Consulting LLP and the Manufacturing Institute conducted a study that exposed a massive skills gap in the U.S. workforce. The study, entitled “Boiling point? The skills gap in U.S. manufacturing” reveals that up to 600,000 manufacturing jobs are going unfilled because U.S. manufacturers can’t find [...]
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A small manufacturing business can be started in your garage. This is not a far-feched idea. Apple computer was started in a garage by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Starting a manufacturing business in one’s garage can be a good way for a resourceful entrepreneur to get a new idea off the ground.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Conexus Indiana, a private sector-led initiative located in Indianapolis, Indiana, has published a report for 2011 on the best states for manufacturing and logistics. The report grades U.S. states in specific economic areas that underlie the success of manufacturing and logistics for each state. Indianapolis is located in Marion County, Indiana in [...]
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COBURG, OR – Navistar, the parent company of Monaco Coach, announced in a press release on August 2, 2011 that it is moving its motor home manufacturing business from Oregon to Indiana. The news came as a shock to the workers at the Coburg, OR plant. About 450 of its 600 workers at the plant [...]
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