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Tariffs and the Future of Manufacturing
By Pati Kelly

At the Interwire Show, Karl Glassman, CEO & President of Leggett & Platt gave a presentation on the state of manufacturing. He credits his work to Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist, National Association of Manufacturers. The findings were interesting as tariff policy increases. The year over year growth in manufacturing production by sector shows that aerospace and other transportation equipment are growing by 7.9%, followed by computer and electronic production by 5.9%, then machinery grew 4.4 % (see Figure 1). Figure 1 shows...



Successful Hiring in a Tight Labor Market
We are now in a candidate driven market. Candidates have several companies interested in them. I recruit solely for lighting manufacturers and design firms and while 83% of the people I place were employed and not looking for a new opportunity, they still have other offers. You'd think companies would react with faster hiring processes and better offers but that's not what we're seeing. This month, I had 2 clients... READ MORE


- CEO, LSI Industries
- CTO, LSI Industries
- CEO, Kiefer Signs
- CEO, Mid-Plains Power
- CIO, Focal Point Lighting
- President, LSI Graphics division
- VP, Engineering - LSI
- Engineering Director - Cree
- Director of Sales - SloanLED
- Engineering Manager - Cree
- VP of Sales/Marketing - RP Lighting
         
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