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Ford moving compact car production to China

by Adam Allington
Jun 21, 2017
Starting in 2019 Ford will export small cars from China to the U.S.
Focus compact cars are offered for sale at a dealership in Chicago, Illinois.
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Small-scale manufacturing is on the rise in American cities

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 16, 2017
Factories are smaller and greener, and consumer tastes are changing.
Rose Lerann works on a pack at Frost River in the Lincoln Park neighborhood's craft district in Duluth, Minnesota.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News
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How aprons took Ellen Bennett from line cook to CEO

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Jun 2, 2017
Ellen Bennett founded Hedley & Bennett to create uniforms that give chefs "a sense of dignity and pride."
“We’re a full-blown manufacturing company…And people can come and visit. This is totally open to the public,” says Ellen Bennett of Hedley & Bennett
Robert Garrova/Marketplace
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The Big Promise

100 days into Trump's presidency, Union City, Pennsylvania, stands behind him

by Kai Ryssdal , Daisy Palacios and Caitlin Esch
May 5, 2017
The president has our 'best interests at heart' Union City locals say.
At Ma-Donna’s Restaurant, a local gathering spot in Erie County’s Union City, Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal checked in to see how locals feel about President Trump’s first 100 days. From left to right: Merv Troyer, Robert Glen, Keith Troyer, and Norm Troyer.
Caitlin Esch/Marketplace
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Economic Anxiety Index®

How much do manufacturing jobs really matter?

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 27, 2017
Eighty percent of respondents to the Marketplace-Edison Research Poll say manufacturing is "very" or "somewhat" important to their local economy.
Workers prepare components for custom lighting fixtures at Schoolhouse Electric & Supply in Portland, Oregon.
Mitchell Hartman/Marketplace
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Manufacturing can help itself by hiring more women, study says

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 24, 2017
For some time we’ve heard that American manufacturing is in long-term decline — and that’s true, at least in terms of how many people it employs and how much of what we consume is made here. But manufacturing has rebounded since the recession, and there are lots of lean, mean, technology-driven manufacturers thriving all over […]
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Lull in manufacturing drives merger in trucking

by Sally Herships
Apr 10, 2017
The latest merger of two corporate giants, worth a combined $5.1 billion, is far from New York City. Instead, it’s the joining of two major trucking companies, Swift and Knight. The new company, Knight-Swift, will be based in Phoenix, where both companies have their headquarters. The trucking industry faces challenges, like flat demand from manufacturers, […]
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Robot-Proof Jobs

Trump keeps talking about trade, but he should be talking robots

by Jana Kasperkevic
Apr 10, 2017
Automation may be killing our jobs faster than you think. What’s a human to do?
President-elect Donald Trump puts on a miner's hat while speaking during a rally on May 5, 2016 in Charleston, West Virginia.   
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U.S. job growth cools, unemployment rate falls to 4.5 percent

by Marketplace Contributor
Apr 7, 2017
U.S. employers added 98,000 nonfarm payrolls in March, far fewer than forecast, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday. Economists had expected the US economy to add 180,000 jobs, according to Bloomberg. The unemployment rate fell to a post-crisis low of 4.5%, and the number of people who were working part-time […]
 U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledges auto workers at the American Center for Mobility March 15, 2017 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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Think you own your printer cartridge? Think again

by Sally Herships
Mar 27, 2017
Don’t you hate it when you run out printer cartridges? There’s that thorny question: should you buy name brand or one of those less-expensive cartridges that’s been re-filled? Well, that decision may soon be made for you. Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Impression Products Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc. Lexmark, a manufacturer […]
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