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NAM: Congress Must Protect Intellectual Property and Jobs

NAM: Congress Must Protect Intellectual Property and Jobs

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President for Tax and Domestic Economic Policy Dorothy Coleman issued the following statement today i...

Manufacturers: Jobs and Competitiveness Council’s Momentum and Goals are Positive Steps

Manufacturers: Jobs and Competitiveness Council’s Momentum and Goals are Positive Steps

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons issued the following statement today on the President’s Jobs and Competitive...

The Manufacturing Institute and NAM Announce Goal to Credential Half-a-million Students...

The Manufacturing Institute and NAM Announce Goal to Credential Half-a-million Students for the Manufacturing Workforce

Wednesday at Northern Virginia Community College, President Obama announced key steps towards building the educated and skilled workforce U.S. manufac...

SEIA President Rhone Resch Testifies before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee

SEIA President Rhone Resch Testifies before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee

Earlier this week Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA), testified before the U.S. House Natural Resources...

Consulting: GLS Launches New Website, Prepares for "Significant Growth"

Consulting: GLS Launches New Website, Prepares for "Significant Growth"

Global Location Strategies, the rapidly-growing South Carolina-based site selection and economic development consultancy, has launched its new website...

DOE: U.S. Department of Energy Announces Expanded Partnership with Industry to Advance...

DOE: U.S. Department of Energy Announces Expanded Partnership with Industry to Advance Next-Generation Automotive Technologies

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu recently announced U.S. DRIVE, a cooperative partnership with industry to accelerate the developm...

AIA: U.S. Human Spaceflight at a Critical Juncture

AIA: U.S. Human Spaceflight at a Critical Juncture

The future of the U.S. human spaceflight program is at a critical juncture, said Aerospace Industries Association Vice President for Space Frank Slaze...

GM to Invest $2 Billion in U.S. Plants, Adding 4,000 Jobs

GM to Invest $2 Billion in U.S. Plants, Adding 4,000 Jobs

General Motors Co. announced Tuesday it will invest about $2 billion in U.S. assembly and component plants, creating or preserving more than 4,000 job...

NAM: Despite 9 Percent Unemployment, Manufacturing Shows Gains

NAM: Despite 9 Percent Unemployment, Manufacturing Shows Gains

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Chief Economist Chad Moutray posted the following commentary on the April employment report on Shopfloor.o...

AWEA: World’s Largest Annual Wind Energy Event, WINDPOWER 2011

AWEA: World’s Largest Annual Wind Energy Event, WINDPOWER 2011

Nearly 20,000 wind industry leaders, government officials and business executives are expected to converge on Anaheim, Calif., May 22-25 for the world...