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...
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...
Dan Irwin for New Castle NewsJun 19, 2018Help Wanted | Educators retool programs toward workforce needsFor Pennsylvania’s institutions of higher learning, the mission is clear. Their job is not simply to educate students; it is to prepare...
Tracey Massey for IndustryWeekMay 24, 2018A Roadmap for Pushing Manufacturing ForwardA sector once thought to be on its last legs continues to surprise. The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that...
Keith Shaw for Robotics Business ReviewMay 22, 2018How Smart Manufacturing Apprenticeships Can Give Students College AlternativesManufacturers face several technology issues around robotics, automation, and modernizing their operations, but the biggest challenge may...
Ambrose Wiering for IndustryWeekMay 17, 2018How My High School FIRST Robotics Team STEMpunk Used Lean to Build a Winning RobotFor the last five years I’ve been part of a team of students named STEMpunk, building robots that compete in the global FIRST Robotics...