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Magical Manufacturing Thinking: Manufacturing NOT the Bright Spot in the U.S. Economy
Note: We have recently run several articles proclaiming the rebirth of U.S. manufacturing. Below is a counter view by Robert Atkinson of The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
Technology and Innovation
Jan 24, 2012
Source: Innovation Policy Blog( January 6, 2012 )
A great deal of economic thinking in the U.S. has become based on fads and popular delusions and the current one that says manufacturing is back and leading the recovery is a prime example. Don’t worry about the United States losing a greater share of its manufacturing jobs in the last decade than we did in the Great Depression, this thinking goes, manufacturing is coming back! The New York Times journalist Floyd Norris’s recent article is emblematic of such thinking.
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Tennessee Announces Trade Mission to China, South Korea
Globalization
Jan 24, 2012
Source: Memphis Business Journal( January 18, 2012 )
Tennessee officials will soon lead a trade mission to China and South Korea, with Commissioner Bill Hagerty of the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development at the helm. The trip, according to an announcement, will focus on medical device manufacturers and other health care companies. Executives can apply for the mission and learn more at the department’s web site, with a deadline of Feb. 1. The delegation will travel from April 15 to 21.
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New Toolkit: Planning for Stronger Local Democracy
Community & Quality of Life
Jan 24, 2012
Source: National League of Cities( December 9, 2011 )
As a culmination of NLC’s work over the last decade responding to the challenges of governing democratically, NLC’s democratic governance project presents Planning for Stronger Local Democracy: A Field Guide for Local Officials. This tool kit is designed to assist city leaders in strengthening local democracy by cultivating a culture with their citizens and key allies that is transparent and inclusive with shared responsibilities and mutual accountability for addressing and solving problems.
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Wanted: Blue Collar Workers
Workforce
Jan 24, 2012
Source: City Journal( Autumn 2011 )
To many, America’s industrial heartland may look like a place mired in the economic past—a place that, outcompeted by manufacturing countries around the world, has too little work to offer its residents. But things look very different to Karen Wright, the CEO of Ariel Corporation in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Wright’s biggest problem isn’t a lack of work; it’s a lack of skilled workers.
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