Workforce

Manufacturing Institute to Expand FAME Apprenticeship Program

September 11, 2019

The National Association of Manufacturers, the Manufacturing Institute and Toyota Motor North America on Tuesday announced the operational and stewardship transition of Toyota’s Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program to the MI. https://twitter.com/AlexGangitano/status/1171392933397966849 NAM CEO Jay Timmons and MI…

Business Operations

Skilled Trades See Interest Uptick

April 2, 2024

More young people are choosing skilled trade jobs after high school, The Wall Street Journal (subscription) reports. What’s going on: “Enrollment in vocational training programs is surging as overall enrollment in community colleges and four-year institutions has fallen. The number…

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Utilities Scramble to Get Large Transformers

August 4, 2023

U.S. power companies are finding it increasingly difficult to get the large transformers they need to move electricity long distances—and the Department of Energy should step up to help them, the Government Accountability Office said this week, according to E&E…

Business Operations

Manufacturers Should Act Fast on Energy Tax Credits

June 22, 2023

Manufacturers risk losing out on several climate and energy tax credits if they don’t act fast—and will miss an opportunity to save millions. That’s the message from Brian McGoff, president and chief operating officer of Dalrada Corporation—a manufacturing solutions provider…

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Manufacturers Should Act Fast on Energy Tax Credits

June 22, 2023

Manufacturers risk losing out on several climate and energy tax credits if they don’t act fast—and will miss an opportunity to save millions. That’s the message from Brian McGoff, president and chief operating officer of Dalrada Corporation—a manufacturing solutions provider…

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Manufacturers Should Act Fast on Energy Tax Credits

June 22, 2023

Manufacturers risk losing out on several climate and energy tax credits if they don’t act fast—and will miss an opportunity to save millions. That’s the message from Brian McGoff, president and chief operating officer of Dalrada Corporation—a manufacturing solutions provider…

Policy and Legal

Bechtel, Siemens Talk Infrastructure and Workforce

May 26, 2023

Implementation of programs and funding from 2021’s historic, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is now in full swing—and manufacturers are already hard at work. What’s going on: During discussions at an Infrastructure Week event hosted by United For Infrastructure…