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manufacturing

US Manufactured Goods Orders Fall for Second Straight Month

According to recently released Commerce Department data, orders for big-ticket U.S.-manufactured goods slipped in August, the second consecutive month...

technology

Japan to Pay Up To $320 Million for U.S. Company Micron Technology's Chip Production

Japan is providing major U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology a subsidy of up to $322 million to support its plan to produce advanced memory chips at a Hi...

workforce

NM: New Mexico Econ Development Announces Job Training Funds for 10 Companies, 254 Employees

New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today that ten businesses were awarded Job training Incen...

business

AZ: World’s Best Connectors’ Conference Will Explore What It Takes to be Successful in 2023

A conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, on October 27 will re-imagine the C-suite in a post-COVID, post-George Floyd, post-January 6 era.

econ development

FL: St. Lucie Economic Development Council Wins 3 Prestigious International Awards

The Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County (EDC) on Sept. 20 received international recognition for the organization’s efforts, including sp...

automotive

General Motors, Hertz Plan Major Electric Vehicle Expansion; Up to 175,000 GM Vehicles Over 5 Years

Hertz and General Motors Co. announced an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs ove...

plastics

Report: Plastics Moves Up to 6th Largest U.S. Manufacturing Industry, With Nearly 1 Million Jobs

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) unveiled its 2022 Size and Impact report, the association’s flagship annual analysis of the plastics indu...

workforce

U.S. Hiring Outlook Strong; Employers Plan to Increase Headcounts for Q4, Says ManpowerGroup Survey

U.S. hiring sentiment remains relatively strong for the remainder of 2022, according to the Q4 ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey of 6,050 employ...

business

Global Location Strategy Firm Releases Latest Rankings of Leading Innovation Markets 

ickey & Associates recently released its fourth edition of the coveted Global Innovation Hubs Report, highlighting the top global cities driving innov...

logistics

CN: Pan Pacific Pet Taps Attabotics to Bring Smart Robotics to Pet Fulfillment Distribution in Canada

Pan Pacific Pet, one of the largest pet retail distributors across Canada, announced that the company has partnered with Attabotics, the world’s first...