Michigan is expected to continue its jobs recovery for at least another two years, making six years in a row of job growth after a decade of jobs decline, said experts at the 61st Annual Conference on the Economic Outlook held on the U-M campus last week. “Michigan is closing out 2013 with a healthy year of job growth, the
Read moreIn May 2010, Ron Overton, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Overton Industries, (Mooresville, IN), was confident that with some marketing push, he could jump-start top-line growth for his company. Looking back today, Overton says, “we were hit hard by the recession like everyone was. We weren’t in a crisis, but we were working hard to avoid one.” Via
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One of the bright-spots in the Midwest today is NW Indiana, and it’s not just reflections off Lake Michigan. The shoreline between Chicago and Michigan’s border is home to large oil refineries and steel mills, and both are humming with activity related to large construction projects. The projects themselves and the companies contracted to service them are providing a boost
Read moreFriday, Oct. 5, 2012 is Manufacturing Day! Several associations have joined together to create a national day dedicated to promoting manufacturing. The Fabricators and Manufacturers Assoc. (FMA), the National Assoc. of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Manufacturing Institute are all sponsors of this day that celebrates the plants and people who “make things”. The Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (GLTAAC)
Read moreYou’ve heard the horror stories. They go something like this: “We spent $75,000 and a year of critical staff time only to decide that there was no way the new system was going to work. We canned it.” Failed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation is one of the big nightmares many company presidents fear most. Yet many march into
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