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50 Shades of Productivity Performance

50 Shades of Productivity Performance

June 07, 2018
In some earlier posts, I wrote about the variation across states and industries in terms of productivity at a particular point in time. I like to think about these measures as gauges of what I call...
A Manufacturing Tour of America's Craft Breweries

Craft Beer is Everywhere, Man

March 06, 2018
“...Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado, Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chatanika, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo...
The Facts About Manufacturing Infographic Blog Header Image

INFOGRAPHIC: The Facts About Manufacturing

March 01, 2018
There’s a very old parable, thought to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, of six blind (or blind-folded) men asked to describe an elephant. 1 They reach different conclusions depending upon...
Cheers to the Holidays

Cheers to the Holidays

December 29, 2017
Greetings of the season to you and yours! It’s time to offer a toast — and wish you good health, good fortune, and prosperity in the year to come. Perhaps you are sitting at home now reading this, in...
Ho, Ho, Ho…An Early Holiday Present

Ho, Ho, Ho… An Early Holiday Present

December 12, 2017
Every year, I take some time to look at what manufacturing clients across the MEP National Network TM are saying about the future and the challenges they face. It’s usually part of my New Year’s...
What Industry is in Your Wallet?

What Industry is in Your Wallet?

November 02, 2017
Previously I wrote a blog about the differences across the 50 states as measured by manufacturing value added per employee. The differences across the states were quite large and I suggested that...

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