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How one business brought back manufacturing jobs

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 28, 2016
Despite the political rhetoric, U.S. manufacturing is not in crisis.
A look inside the Zentech manufacturing facility.
Zentech Manufacturing, Inc.
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Manufacturing lags overall economy

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 23, 2016
Data on industrial production and business activity don't indicate a broad-based rebound in manufacturing is likely in the near term.
A worker handles an engine at a Dodge assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.
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Labor Secretary Tom Perez reflects on this summer's job growth

by David Brancaccio
Sep 5, 2016
Perez joined us to talk about job growth, the manufacturing sector, and eligibility for overtime pay.
U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez (C-R) listens to trainee Tim Demol explain the functions of an automated coffee brewing machine created as a technical exercise at the Siemens training facility in Berlin, Germany. Secretary Perez visited the center to learn more about the German trainee system, in which manufacturers offer paid multi-year training programs to recent high school graduates.
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Moving manufacturing jobs to Mexico isn't a bad thing

by Cerise Castle
Aug 26, 2016
To produce commodities, Mexico has to consume a chunk of U.S. goods.
Los Angeles Times reporter Natalie Kitroeff says that Mexico's manufacturing boom is good news for workers in the United States. 
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Chinese factories, American workers

by Rob Schmitz
Aug 12, 2016
More Chinese companies are setting up shop — and providing jobs — in states like South Carolina.
Greenfield Industries Operations Vice President Bobby Densmore holds his company’s product in front of an assembly line in Seneca, South Carolina. Greenfield was purchased by Chinese company TDC in 2009. It’s one of the many Chinese companies that are hiring American workers to assemble its products, reversing a global trend in manufacturing.
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China: Is Trump fighting an outdated enemy?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 10, 2016
Trump has a point about the nation's impact on U.S. jobs. But that was then.
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Steel's decline was about technology, not trade

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 9, 2016
Innovation, not imports, cost U.S. jobs. And the jobs that remain pay better.
Steel workers look on during a campaign rally with democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen Tim Kaine (D-VA) at Johnstown Wire Technologies on July 30, 2016 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 
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A hot industry for job seekers? Try robot maintenance.

by Molly Wood
Jul 5, 2016
Automation is increasing — but who repairs the robots when they break down?
Technician Larry Slape went through an industrial maintenance program 10 years ago, and now works at the Anheuser-Busch brewery outside Atlanta to maintain the plant’s advanced machinery.” 
Elly Yu
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U.S. manufacturers worry about Brexit

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 23, 2016
A slowdown in the European economy and potential tariffs are central concerns.
An employee works on an engine production line at a Ford factory in Dagenham, England. 
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How much could the return of factory jobs add up to?

by Annie Baxter
Apr 18, 2016
Manufacturers are getting more done with fewer American workers.
A factory worker at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Warren Stamping Plant in Warren, Michigan.  
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