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Amid an extended economic expansion and record-low U.S. unemployment, the manufacturing industry faces a labor shortage exacerbated by the aging of the manufacturing workforce and gradual retirement...

Employers in the U.S. report steadily improving hiring plans for Q1 2021, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey of more than 6,700 employers. The survey reveals employers are...

Today’s supply chain is increasingly reliant on digital technology as the world’s economy continues to move at a faster pace. Ensuring dock operations can easily gather and access critical data is...

The Internet of Things (IoT) ushered in a new era of connectivity, information gathering, intelligent decision-making and automation. Nowhere is its impact more profound than in the improvement of...

What will the short- and long-term impact of COVID-19 be on technology innovation? In the short term, some sectors—including online retail, last-mile delivery, cloud services, online education and...

Site readiness programs have become a valuable tool for economic development organizations to attract projects, while also helping companies and site selection consultants to make faster, more...

Multimodal manufacturing plants undertake several types of complex manufacturing processes within the same four walls. This strategy is increasingly important as customers continue to demand more...

In the U.S., manufacturers are moving up the value chain and developing complex products with more favorable margins, while also offering new services built around these products. To secure these...

New Department of Labor changes to the salary-level threshold for overtime could represent financial and operational challenges for employers, who now must evaluate how their employees are scheduled...

Automation promises to change the nature of what an organization is, what a company does, and how work is done. It will at the same time free humans from mundane tasks and enable more complex,...