WASHINGTON—Manufacturing accounts for 28.7 percent of Oregon’s gross state product, the highest percentage in the country, according to the latest statistics from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis.
HARRISBURG, PA—State-level manufacturing job growth has varied across the 16 presidential administrations since 1948, with significant gains in most states across the seven Democratic terms and significant losses under the nine Republican ones, according to a new analysis of official government data.
WASHINGTON—Some 84 percent of Americans “strongly agree” or “agree” that the United States needs a more strategic approach to developing its manufacturing base, but only about 35 percent believe that federal and state governments are helping create a competitive advantage for the United States versus other countries.
WASHINGTON—With the stakes for manufacturers higher than ever, the National Tooling & Machining Association and the Precision Metalforming Association have launched an initiative to encourage manufacturers to vote in the Nov. 6 presidential and congressional elections.
WASHINGTON—The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (HR 5865), which calls for the development of a national strategy to revitalize American manufacturing, has passed on a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is set to be voted on in the Senate later this year.