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    Education / Training

    The US Needs Workers. Germany's Apprenticeship Model Can Help.

    July 19, 2024
    Reshoring will fail without a skilled workforce pipeline.
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    Competitiveness

    Fire Up Our July 4th Manufacturing Quiz

    June 20, 2024
    Picnics, sketchy backyard fireworks shows and five manufacturing trivia questions adjacent to the holiday. What a way to celebrate our Independence!
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    Trade

    Mexico Has a New President: What Does Sheinbaum’s Election Mean for US Manufacturing?

    June 12, 2024
    Outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s term was marked by rapid growth and enhanced trade in North America. Can the economic expansion continue?
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    Profiles in Leadership

    A Cargill Executive’s Next Act: Building US Biomanufacturing

    April 26, 2024
    'I’ve lived the struggle,' says Jack Starr, chief of manufacturing for BioMADE, of the industry’s challenges.
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    Competitiveness

    Nearshoring and China's Four 'Ds'

    April 25, 2024
    Demographics, debt, drought and decoupling are rewriting the total-cost equation.

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    Change Management

    Smaller Manufacturers Are Feeling the Heat in a Warmer US

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    It’s Time to Revisit the ‘Arsenal of Democracy.’ Including Smaller Manufacturers Is Key.

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    How can the U.S. best surge its industrial production capacity with the Industry 4.0 divide between haves and have nots?
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    'Made in USA' Works Well for Us

    Feb. 14, 2024
    More manufacturers could benefit, if they put the effort into calculating the deeper competitive advantages and savings.
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    Five Things to Know about China and EVs

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