The mainframe computers and enterprise systems produced at IBM’s operation in Poughkeepsie, NY
are the backbone of cloud computing, e-commerce, online banking, social media and other attributes of the digital age that most people take for granted.
Kenworth Truck Co. recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The company has been a pillar of manufacturing activity in the Seattle area since 1923, operating out of a series of four different local factories, including its current flagship plant in Renton.
U.S. manufacturers have faced significant headwinds this year: supply chain problems, a skilled labor shortage, inflation, and the war in Ukraine. And yet despite these issues—or perhaps, because of them—manufacturers continued to invest in people, plants and equipment.