If you had to guess, what would you believe are the top challenges facing modern manufacturers? Economic volatility? Sure. Tariffs and foreign competition? Without a doubt. Keeping up with technology and competitors? Always an issue. Perhaps the most critical ongoing challenge for manufacturers, however, remains hiring skilled workers to fill the hundreds of thousands of
“Made in the USA” – it’s a label that many take great pride in. There are millions of people who make buying decisions every day based upon where goods are manufactured. They support American-made products because they want to support American businesses. This isn’t always easy, because for certain categories of products, such as electronics,
Click HERE to view New Study Supports the Promise of Apprenticeship as a multimedia presentation. Today’s manufacturers just can’t seem to catch a break. For years, they’ve been battling an ongoing skills gap that has made it very difficult for them to hire the skilled workers they need to fill their open positions and seize
