Competitiveness at the Crossroads (2012) is an alarming report with far-reaching implications. Forget the U.S. budget sequester. Set aside the financial bubbles on which the economy currently rests. Pay attention to something much more fundamental: America has lost the ability to compete in the international marketplace. The report was written by three distinguished professors at […]
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The business world has been lamenting over the past few years that the US has shifted from being a country that makes things to a country that largely makes its things somewhere else. With the cheaper labor costs of many developing countries — not to mention the new technologies that make managing such relationships easier […]
Our frustration lead us to a brainstorming session where we unanimously decided to “reshore.” Here are the some of key benefits we identified: It turned out that the higher production costs were well …
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Tweet The advent of truly sophisticated and relatively cheap industrial robotics and automation technology is beginning to change the global economic landscape. Nextbigfuture covered a 60 Minutes segment which looked at the jobless recovery and the replacement of workers with automation and robotics. Nextbigfuture looked at distribution warehouse automation which are several times more efficient […]
PETALUMA — The first North Bay Manufacturing Trade Fair and Jobs Expo, held on Feb. 20 at the Sequoia Business Center, attracted more than 340 attendees, including 100 high school students and dozens of candidates looking for jobs. Dick Herman (left), president of 101MFG, Patrick Harper, manufacturing manager with Agilent Technologies and keynote speaker […]
Glendale – Riding the rebound of the North American car industry is Strattec Security Corp. But Frank Krejci, the company’s CEO since last year, isn’t just along for a ride. He wants the maker of locks, keys and latches to diversify beyond its core focus of the auto industry. That may entail an […]
To the editor: A recent article in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance disclosed a current trend known as reshoring, or insourcing, resulting in the repatriation of some manufacturing jobs back to the US. A survey by Michigan State University disclosed that 40 percent of US manufacturers surveyed reported a reshoring trend in their industries. Why the trend? […]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — California Strategies, the State’s leading public affairs and government consulting firm, is proud to announce the addition of Leslie Rodriguez to its Silicon Valley Office. Leslie Rodriguez (formerly Bar-Ness) provides clients with unsurpassed strategic counsel on technology issues and economic development. Having deep experience in the technology-rich […]
HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers, announces financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, the company announces the execution of definitive agreements providing for the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with Formosa Petrochemical Corporation […]
