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Industry Today
Education, Manufacturing, Workforce

For decades, young adults believed that the ticket to success was a college degree. As a result, interest in the skilled trades declined. We are now paying the price for that shift with a shortage of skilled workers at a time when they are more critical than ever.

While the need for these workers is widespread, American manufacturing in particular...

SME
Education, Manufacturing, Workforce

Late in summer 2020, Tabitha Ramos faced the possibility of returning to jail as her COVID-affected restaurant job made it increasingly harder to pay rent for her transitional housing. Today Ramos, who has a history of illegal drug use, loves her work at a healthcare products contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and has hope...

Department of Commerce
COVID-19, Education, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Workforce

The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. The President’s 2023 Budget for the Department of Commerce makes historic investments to strengthen domestic supply chains through domestic manufacturing, help distressed communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, uplift minority-owned...

Forbes
Education, Manufacturing, Workforce

It's clear that the manufacturing industry plays a huge role in creating valuable job opportunities. At the same time, with the emergence of new technologies such as automation, 3-D printing, robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and data science, about 8 in 10 Americans believe that the future of the industry will require higher...

Media Planet
Digital Manufacturing, Education, Manufacturing, Photonics, Workforce

In our ever-changing world, technology is ushering in boundless opportunities. It’s our job to harness and shape innovation in ways that benefit our country.

Advanced manufacturing is not your grandparents’ technology — in fact, it’s the complete opposite. Smart machines, artificial intelligence, collaborative robotics, sensors built into fabrics...