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2025 Manufacturing Forecast: 5 Sure Bets
/in General/by Bart TaylorHere’s what’s ahead for U.S. manufacturing this year — and my scorecard from 2024: Best (old) quote from 2024: “…It is necessary for the prime contractor to provide on-site quality, supplier-management, and sometimes technical support. If this is not done, the performance of the prime manufacturer can never exceed the capabilities of the least proficient […]
Utah is winning in the regional competition for manufacturing prominence. Here’s how a new hierarchy is shaping up in the West
/in General/by Bart TaylorFour years ago I wrote that in the regional competition between the Rocky Mountain look-alikes to attract manufacturing business and economy, the outcome would likely come down to Utah’s workforce advantage vs. Colorado’s “high-velocity food and beverage business.” Today, the big news is Utah’s success. By the numbers, Utah is a manufacturing juggernaut. A study […]
At the Arizona Manufacturing Summit, a workforce plan comes into view that challenges conventional wisdom – and positions the state for success
/in General/by Bart TaylorArizona manufacturing is having a moment. And like every state grabbing for a piece of America’s industrial comeback, leaders here are grappling with one challenge above all others: workforce. Last week manufacturing and education leaders convened in Phoenix at the Arizona Manufacturing Summit to assess the current state of manufacturing employment and forecast the path […]
Food brands and co-manufacturers retreat from the bleeding edge to survive and thrive
/in General/by Bart TaylorFood manufacturing is America’s great but underappreciated industrial success story, a tale of workforce growth fueled by innovation that’s even more impressive considering the full-tilt automation underway throughout the sector. Against a tide of robotics, job growth in food continues to be a highlight: But as much as innovation has been a catalyst, […]