by Beth Holmes | Nov 22, 2021 | Companies, News
Cargo rates and delays are proving a nightmare for many retailers, just when they should be making their largest sales push of the year. For years, efficiency in retail has meant products arriving exactly when they’re needed. Storage is expensive, and keeping...
by Beth Holmes | May 14, 2021 | News, Technology
2020 was a strange year for computer chip manufacturers worldwide. Automobile factories shut down for much of the summer, and demand for personal electronics skyrocketed with millions of people working from home. So the industry realigned to serve that market,...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2020 | News
The growing threat—and, yes, the growing panic—about novel coronavirus, known more familiarly as COVID-19, is going beyond affecting travelers. It’s harming manufacturing in China, too, and that’s harming businesses in the U.S. Eighty percent of smartphones and...
by Admin | May 31, 2017 | Companies, News
Manufacturing jobs continue to leave the country, resulting in many workers without jobs and without hope. During his campaign, President Trump promised to keep manufacturing jobs in the U.S. His first attempt to demonstrate this pledge was to get Carrier to keep...
by Admin | Apr 28, 2017 | Companies, News
Pressure to cut costs has caused the world’s two largest airplane makers—Boeing and Airbus—to make an emergency landing. Both companies have done layoffs and are planning to do more amid reduced demands for airplanes and the need to reduce production costs. Boeing...
