July/August 2012  Workforce Development By Pam Hurt  Manufacturing has evolved far beyond the days of the moving assembly line when thousands of factory workers labored side by side in repetitive motion.  Today, manufacturing is highly technical and requires understanding and proficiency in a wide variety of competencies. However, this demand for highly skilled workers comes at […]

by Silvio Maracacci, via Clean Technica As the federal government starts implementing an aggressive 54.5 mile-per-gallon (mpg) auto fuel efficiency standard, the importance of reducing gasoline consumption for a sustainable American economy and environment becomes clearer every day. Combining Efficiency Standards and Fuel Fees A new set of recommended vehicle efficiency standards and fuel fees […]

Saturday August 4, 2012 5:05 AM The decision by basket-maker Longaberger Co. to bring its pottery-manufacturing jobs back from China is welcome news, underscoring that American workers can be competitive in the global economy. Yes, the U.S. has lost jobs as the global market recalibrates, but this also allows businesses to be nimble and shift […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase U.S. manufacturing, competiveness and export opportunities. The Building a Stronger America Act incorporates significant elements of Sen. Warner’s 2011 America Recruits legislation, a bill […]