ForbesSkilled labor is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Whether it’s due to more conservative hiring practices, changing demographics or negative perceptions of "manufacturing" jobs, the demand for high-skill labor is growing faster than supply. Businesses across the globe are finding it hard to hire and retain enough workers to support their growth despite a rising global population; and industry experts are predicting the situation will worsen over the next twenty years.
Visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2013/11/25/manufacturing-wants-its-jobs-back-but-can-it-find-the-workers/ to view the full article online.
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Automation WorldWe’re all aware of how critical manufacturing has been to the U.S. economy over the past several decades. Most of us are equally aware that it still plays a huge role. But do you realize how big a role it still plays?
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Holiday shopping raises funds for gear education and research: Shopping portal and search engine give back
There is an easy way to raise money for workforce education and research projects in the gear manufacturing industry! Just use GoodShop.com as your online shopping mall and GoodSearch.com as your search engine. Be sure to enter AGMA Foundation as the charity you want to support.
Every time you purchase something from over 2,500 stores (Amazon, Target, Staples, etc.) at GoodShop.com, a percentage is donated to the AGMA Foundation. Every web search through GoodSearch.com contributes a penny to the Foundation.
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New EraBehind the eye-popping aircraft deals – Boeing received over a $100 billion in orders at last week’s Dubai Air Show – it is in large part the engine makers who are driving the mega sales say experts. They may not be as well-known as Boeing or Airbus, but the major engine manufacturers – US companies General Electric and Pratt and Whitney, Britain’s Rolls-Royce and France’s Safran – account for major part of the aviation market.
Visit http://www.newera.com.na/2013/11/25/engine-makers-powering-eye-popping-aircraft-orders%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/ to view the full article online.
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Industry WeekGlobal raw steel production inched up less than 1% from September to October, with output declining in China but rising in other large producer nations. Total worldwide production was 134,262,000 metric tons, 0.9% more than the revised total for September.
Visit http://www.industryweek.com/trade/global-steel-tonnage-rose-october-barely to view the full article online.
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