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Trade showdown

How are Chinese manufacturers reacting to the threat of U.S. tariffs?

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 26, 2018
We spoke to Chinese manufacturers in Guangzhou city in Southern China at one of the world’s biggest trade shows — the Canton Fair.
Dollars and yuan notes.
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Tariffs may help Big Steel, but hurt the smaller manufacturers

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 7, 2018
"What's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander," says Delaware Steel CEO.
The United States Steel Corp. plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania. In a controversial move that has angered European Union leaders, President Donald Trump has announced a plan to place tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
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The Big Promise

From engineer to coffee shop owner in Erie, Pennsylvania

by Daisy Palacios
Feb 21, 2018
Millennial Hannah Kirby believes bringing back manufacturing work is unrealistic, and that young people have to create those family-sustaining jobs that once existed.
After settling in Erie, Hannah Kirby sees the city differently than many of her neighbors: She sees a lot of potential.
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The Big Promise

Who's better off in Erie's changing economy?

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Feb 21, 2018
Local residents discuss the national — and their personal — economies.
Over drinks at the Polish Falcon, Erie residents discussed their personal economies.
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General Electric built this town, but its presence is shrinking

by Erika Beras
Jan 19, 2018
The company plans to leave the locomotive manufacturing industry in a few years.
Jim Connelly, a former GE engineer, hopes to go back to school and start his own business. He sits at the Lawrence Park Dinor, just up the street from the 350-acre GE plant.
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The Big Promise

The new tax law is working out for this manufacturing town

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 18, 2018
The VP of Sterling Technologies in Lake City, Pennsylvania, says he already sees benefits from the tax bill.
President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a 'Make America Great Again Rally' at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Expo Center in April in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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U.S. manufacturing is on track for a strong year after a recession rebound

by Aaron Schrank
Jan 18, 2018
President Donald Trump is visiting a heavy equipment plant in Pittsburgh today, to campaign for a Republican candidate looking to fill a vacant congressional seat there. The president is expected to promote the new tax bill and tout recent growth in U.S. manufacturing — a sector he campaigned on saving.  Click the audio player above […]
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A peek inside Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is also a glimpse at manufacturing in America

by Lauren Silverman
Dec 29, 2017
Nonprofit Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping to create local manufacturing jobs while providing work for the visually impaired.
Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind CEO Hugh McElroy is positioning the organization to take on new manufacturing jobs.
Lauren Silverman/ for Marketplace
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Bringing artificial intelligence to the factory floor

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 21, 2017
Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng wants to make manufacturing smarter with his newest company.
Chinese workers assemble electronic components at the Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn's factory in Shenzhen, in the southern Guangzhou province.
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Way of life

Food processing, manufacturing no longer major way of life in Chicago

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 17, 2017
Factories give way to tech companies.
Chicago's skyline looking north is visible from a window of the Sears Skydeck. 
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