manufacturing jobs

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  Automakers about to go on hiring spree

  By Tom Krisher  |  June 10, 2013

  The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles.

• NJ sees fewer manufacturing job losses

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 21, 2013

  In New Jersey, industrial employment dropped 1.5 percent from December 2011 to December 2012, which is slightly under the 2.1 percent loss from the 2010-2011 time period.

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  Obama to stress jobs

  By Jim Kuhnhenn  |  February 12, 2013

  The American public will get a competing mix of rhetoric and imagery in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, a speech that offers a heavy dose on the economy even as it plays out against a visual backdrop dominated by the current national debate over guns.

• Most major U.S. cities added manufacturing jobs in 2012

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 25, 2013

  Among the United States’ top 50 industrial cities, 28 experienced growth in the number of manufacturing jobs available in 2012.

• Oregon manufacturing employment saw slight growth

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 15, 2013

  Now home to 2,289 manufacturing jobs, Oregon gained a 1 percent increase in industrial employment, according to the 2013 Oregon Manufacturers Directory, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

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  5 more reasons to review muni bond holdings

  By Rich White  |  January 14, 2013

  The time may be right to refocus clients on the goals they expect to achieve with municipal bonds, and to take a good look at their portfolios.

• Manufacturing employment in Idaho grew 1.5%

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 3, 2013

  Manufacturing employment in Idaho experienced a gain of 1.5 percent as it added 1,096 jobs from October 2011 to October 2012, according to the 2013 Idaho Manufacturers Directory, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

• Five issues small business owners face in 2013

  By Joyce M. Rosenberg  |  December 26, 2012

  In 2013, small business owners will contend with many of the same issues that made it hard to run their companies over the last 12 months.

• Wyoming manufacturing jobs up 1.2%

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  December 24, 2012

  In the last year, Wyoming has seen an increase in industrial employment by 1.2 percent as the state now accounts for 1,200 manufacturers and 33,463 workers.

• Manufacturing shrinks to three-year low

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  December 3, 2012

  A survey shows U.S. manufacturing shrank in November to its weakest level since July 2009. The impact of Superstorm Sandy and worries about automatic tax increases that could take effect in January combined to reduce factory orders and manufacturing jobs.