Manufacturing

CNC machines have changed the way we manufacture parts in the US. Now the machines are changing how we hire our workers.

Durable goods, ranging from computers to refrigerators to planes, fell in January. But it doesn’t necessarily mean the economy is sputtering.

Manufacturers are thriving all over west Michigan. Many companies can't even find enough skilled workers to hire.

The GOP candidates and President Obama all have plans to boost manufacturing, but commentator Robert Reich says they're mostly wishful thinking.

How employees at one Nebraska manufacturer pulled together to survive recession, and now the future seems brighter than ever.

The New York Times' Charles Duhigg discusses the harsh working conditions at Apple's manufacturers in China, and what can be done to enact change.

President Obama announced that he hoped to start bringing manufacturing jobs back to our shores. But we might never again reach the peak of the 1940's.

In his State of the Union speech last night, President Obama said he hopes to bring manufacturing jobs back to the country from overseas. But with countries like Apple firmly planted in factories abroad, will that ever happen?

In his State of the Union address, President Obama drove home the point that manufacturing is going to get us out of the economic hole the banks dug for us.