Ryan Secard

Manufacturing Salaries Plunged in 2024, and Why That’s Great News

Despite Demands, Pensions Unlikely to Return

IndustryWeek's 2024 Salary Survey Now Open for Responses

Boeing Machinists Strike, Stalling Plane Production

Nippon Steel Announces Plan to Upgrade US Steel Plants

Preventing Workplace Violence Starts with a Plan

The $183 million deal is expected to close near the end of 2024.

Incidents of child labor violations in the U.S. have risen since the pandemic.

Why Skilled Automation Engineers Aren't Applying for your Job Openings

The U.S. manufacturing sector added 23,000 jobs last month, mainly in chemical manufacturing and printing.

Labor Union Participation Rose Slightly in Manufacturing Last Year

Manufacturing added a net 8,000 jobs last month, but with serious discrepancies between hiring in durable and nondurable goods industries.

Hiring in the rest of the U.S. nonfarm economy continued to rise, though at a slower pace than previously.

One of IndustryWeek’s four Best Plants 2022 winners, Protolabs Injection Molding Facility in Plymouth, Minnesota, boasts an end-to-end digital chain and rapid product turnaround.

LG has now formed battery partnerships with several major automakers, including GM, Stellantis, and now Honda.

The 1.7-million-square-foot factory will be powered by solar panels and employ more than 1,700 people.

Manufacturing wages were once a stable way to make solid middle-income wages. What does it mean if they’re not keeping up?

While quit rate is elevated in industry, the sectors worst affected are services like hotels and restaurants.

Motor vehicles and parts made up 28,000 of 60,000 manufacturing jobs gained last month.

The aerospace company said issues with its 787 Dreamliner cost it about a billion dollars last quarter.