Articles in U.S. Manufacturing

Daimler to invest $500 million in U.S. plant to make commercial vans

by Reuters (Photo Credit: Reuters/Michael Dalder) on March 06, 2015

(Reuters) - Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) said on Friday it will spend $500 million to build a new assembly plant in South Carolina that will make large commercial vans and result in the creation of more than 1,300 jobs.... Read full article

Manufacturing Leadership Award Presented to Avnet Technology Solutions

by BUSINESS WIRE on March 03, 2015

Leading global technology distributor recognized for driving productivity and speed through its operations teams to help deliver profitable growth in the U.S. and Canada... Read full article

Once made only in the USA, Jeep goes global

by Brent Snavely on March 02, 2015

In just a little over a year, Jeep will leapfrog from an iconic American product made only in the U.S. into a global brand assembled on four continents with a vastly larger manufacturing capacity.... Read full article

Midwest Manufacturing Activity Contracts in February

by foxbusiness.com (Image: Reuters) on February 27, 2015

An economic snapshot of the manufacturing heavy U.S. fell to its lowest level since July 2009.... Read full article

Study: Strategies to Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing Could Be Learned from Germany

by Quality Magazine on February 26, 2015

Best practices from Germany's manufacturing regions are powerful tools for American efforts to strengthen the sector in the United States. ... Read full article

German molder picks North Carolina for US manufacturing plant

by Michael Lauzon on February 26, 2015

German medical goods company Raumedic AG has chosen Mills River, N.C., for its first U.S. manufacturing site and U.S. headquarters.... Read full article

Wal-Mart exec says retailer still committed to U.S manufacturing push

by Kim Souza on February 25, 2015

There have been many executive changes at Wal-Mart Stores in recent months, including a new management team at the retailer’s mammoth U.S. division. And while some say all has seemed quiet on the retailer’s push to return manufacturing jobs to the... Read full article

DiMicco book says U.S. needs to accelerate manufacturing resurgence

by Ken Elkins (Photo Credit: Nancy Pierce) on February 24, 2015

In his new book, former Nucor CEO Dan DiMicco says it's time to kick up the pace of manufacturing's renaissance.... Read full article

More than 100 new manufacturing jobs coming to Greater Cincinnati

by Erin Caproni (Photo Credit: Tamara Kulikova) on February 24, 2015

The leading mattress manufacturer in the U.S., SSB Manufacturing Co., is planning to create a “mega-site” for the Midwest in Greater Cincinnati.... Read full article

Confidence Among Manufacturing and Logistics Workers Reached Highest Level Recorded in Q4 2014

by PRNewswire on February 23, 2015

The Randstad Manufacturing & Logistics Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among U.S. workers in this sector, reached its highest level ever recorded in the history of the survey during the fourth quarter of 2014.... Read full article