Articles tagged as: manufacturing
April 30, 2019
Even In The Robot Age, Manufacturers Need The Human Touch
At modern auto plants, some tasks, like welding together a car's body, are entirely automated. But other essential jobs, including major portions of final assembly, are still best left to people.
Read MoreApril 10, 2019
Hybrid, Electric Car Jobs Up In Indiana; Clean Energy Jobs Overall Could Decline
The latest Clean Energy Jobs Midwest report shows Indiana added more than 17,000 jobs in manufacturing and sales for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2019
Report: Indiana Tops List For Potential Jobs Impacted By Automation
The Brooking Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program says Indiana has the highest percentage of jobs that could be lost due to automation in the near future.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2019
Purdue Opens New Manufacturing Design Laboratory
Purdue University is expanding research into advanced manufacturing with a new laboratory.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2019
Will Robots Take Your Job? Quarter Of US Workers At Risk
According to a recent report, the risk of robots replacing workers is highest in Indiana and Kentucky, where some counties have nearly half the workforce employed in the labor-intensive manufacturing and transportation industries.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2019
Zinc Oxide Kilns To Be Built In Muncie, Bringing 90 Jobs
The facility soon to be built on the west side of Muncie is Waelz Sustainable Products. It's a joint venture between Mexico-based Zinc Nacional and Indianapolis-based Heritage Environmental.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2018
Richmond Auto Parts Maker Expanding, Creating 200 Jobs
An aluminum auto parts maker in Richmond says it will expand, telling the state it will create up to 200 jobs in the next four years.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2018
Research Finds More Indiana Manufacturing Jobs Loss To Offshoring Than Automation
Indiana is one of top manufacturing states in the country, accounting for more than $98 billion in state output in 2016.
Read MoreNovember 26, 2018
GM Announces Cuts At Car Assembly Plants In Michigan, Ohio, Canada
The company says more than 6,000 employees work at these plants. It expects to cut 15 percent of its workforce in order to save some $6 billion by the end of 2020.
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