Roberto Torres for Technical.ly PhillyJul 3, 2018This Philly designer wants to fight the gender gap with STEM jewelryGrowing up in the Philly suburbs, 19-year-old Raquel Dunoff had always shown an inkling for math and science, but was often outnumbered...
Steve Minter for IndustryWeekJun 28, 2018Will Millennials Change Manufacturing?Dark, dirty and dangerous -- mention the 3Ds of old-time manufacturing and HR managers shudder. It's exactly the image they don't want...
Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill for ForbesJun 26, 2018Where Small Town America Is ThrivingBig city America has long demonstrated a distaste for its smaller cousins. This sentiment has, if anything, intensified with the election...
Bryan Jarrett, U.S. Dept of Labor BlogJun 26, 2018Eighty Years Later: The Fair Labor Standards ActEighty years ago today, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was signed, creating the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) at the Department of...
Darren Dahl for ForbesJun 21, 2018How A 137-Year Manufacturer Copes With The Growing Skills GapOne of the biggest challenges facing just about every business today is finding and keeping quality employees. It’s a dramatic narrative...
Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, Chicago TribuneJun 18, 2018Is manufacturing the answer to the joblessness that plagues parts of Chicago?Chicago, like other parts of the nation, is witness to two seemingly contradictory trends: persistently high unemployment in parts of its...