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• Phoenix in 'sweet spot' for business affordability, employment growth, report says
  
  Phoenix and other Sun Belt cities have been the recipient of workers leaving higher-cost markets, according to a national study by IHS Markit.
  Corina Vanek.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000.
• Tyson Bets on Robots to Fight Meat Industry Worker Shortage
  
  As global demand for meat rises, producers have had a hard time attracting enough workers to keep up with rising consumption.
  Bloomberg.  Industry Week.  Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:11:00 +0000.
• PPG Aerospace Center is Providing Jobs for Visually Impaired
  
  The company is working with Bosma Enterprises for workers to do light assembly using PPG-designed guides and tools to assemble and bag small parts that are used to mix aerospace sealants.
  Iw Staff.  Industry Week.  Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:08:00 +0000.
• Hiring Cools as Manufacturers Reduce Hours for Workers
  
  U.S. job growth slowed in July and wages picked up moderately, which together with an escalation in trade tensions between the United States and China could give the Federal Reserve ammunition to cut interest rates again next month.
  Newsmax.  Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:31:23 EDT.
• Jonathan Louis to lay off 329 workers
  
  Upholstery manufacturer Jonathan Louis will lay off some 329 workers when it shuts down a night shift next month at two facilities here, according to news reports. ...
  Furniture Today Staff.  Furniture Today.  Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:45:55 +0000.
• Cookware manufacturer Tramontina to lay off more than 100 in Sugar Land
  
  Tramontina USA, Inc. will lay off 108 workers by the beginning of September
  By Erin Douglas, Staff Writer.  Houston Chronicle.  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:10:00 UTC.
• Ohio Manufacturing Jobs Surge But Pay Less Than Shuttered Auto Plants
  
  The thriving U.S. economy is creating new manufacturing jobs in northeast Ohio, part of the country's once vibrant industrial heartland, but these new jobs pay about half what workers who belonged to unions made in the past. ....
  Voice of America.  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 05:10:22 -0400.
• The town fighting the Ford factory closure
  
  Workers at Ford's factory in Bridgend feel betrayed by the car manufacturer, which is closing plants.
  BBC News.  Fri, 28 Jun 2019 21:37:35 GMT.
• Safe, low-cost, modular, self-programming robots
  
  Many work processes would be almost unthinkable today without robots. But robots operating in manufacturing facilities have often posed risks to workers because they are not responsive enough to their surroundings. ...
  Science Daily.  Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:39:57 EDT.
• Steel plant in Mississippi looking for workers
  
  LUMBERTON, Miss. (AP) - A Florida steel manufacturer that's set up shop in Mississippi needs to hire 60 people by Aug. 1. ...
  Washington Times.  Thu, 30 May 2019 05:22:52 -0400.

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