Workforce Development
Five Ways to Bridge the Skills Gap
As the U.S. moldmaking industry continues toward economic recovery, finding the right worker for the job is a huge concern. In the past, entry-level machinists could be hired with little experience; yet today’s computerized machines and higher levels of automation demand a deeper skill set, even for beginners.
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Get Out and Stay Out
Here’s a classic water-cooler joke for you: BOSS: Get any orders on your customer visit today? SALES REP: Sure, I got two orders! “Get out” and “stay out.”
Read MoreMAG Executive Offers Comments at NBC News "Education Nation" Summit
MAG Global Services President Bill Horwarth provides input to panelists discussing measurement of higher education's value.
Read MoreAugust Trade Deficit Barely Budges But Remains Big Growth and Job Creation Drag; China and High Tech Gaps Hit New Record; Manufacturing Deficit Surges
USBIC’s Tonelson: “President and Obama and House Republican leaders should take notice. The longer they keep blocking strong measures to offset China’s currency manipulation, the longer America will remain strapped with laughable growth, towering joblessness, dangerous debts – and angry voters.”
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K’NEX/Rodon Team Makes Strong Case for U.S. Manufacturing
Rodon takes a solid relationship with toy giant K’NEX and applies its business model to other manufacturers—taking domestic manufacturing to the next level.
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Looking for Work? Two Job Openings
Byrne Tool and Die Hiring an Outside Sales Engineer and Byrne Electrical Specialists Hiring a Market Development Manager.
Read MoreStrategic Partnerships Solidify Automotive Niche
To further strengthen its reputation as a leading innovator in the marketplace, Proper has recently formed strategic alliances with German company KrausMaffei and Woburn, MA-based Trexel Inc.—two vastly different organizations with their own specialties.
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