Jerry Jasinowski
Jerry Jasinowski
Jerry J. Jasinowskiis the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Manufacturers and Founder and Past President of the Manufacturing Institute...
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Our nation cannot afford to lose its manufacturing innovation edge and the wealth that it generates throughout our economy. ... Strong productivity growth helps America compete in the global economy and is the key to higher wages and better living standards for U.S. workers.
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Manufacturing job recoveries are most likely in fabricated metals, machinery, transportation equipment and computers and electronics, which together have accounted for half of the manufacturing job losses.
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The prospect of deflation is one that sends shudders through financial markets.
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China and other developing countries remain a concern with respect to putting in place and maintaining adequate intellectual property rules.
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We give him great credit for raising the priority for education and training. On the other hand, he really did so many things to stick it in the corporate eye, whether or not it was downsizing or siding with the unions in the last two years of the administration.
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We expect that manufacturing will maintain a 6 percent rate of growth in 2004 and actually grow faster than the overall economy for the first time in four years.
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The Y2K issue is a serious problem not only for the government and larger companies, but especially for smaller manufacturers who often don't have the necessary resources on-site to address this technological challenge, ... We will continue to raise awareness among our membership about this critical challenge.
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This is the most optimistic manufacturing survey we've seen in some time.
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This is the first time that all of these sectors had positive orders in at least three months and is the first sign that a broad-based turnaround in the manufacturing sector may be beginning to form,
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After edging up only 1.4 percent in 2003, we expect manufacturing production will increase by over 6 percent in 2004,
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As a trial lawyer, Edwards brings to his job an inherent bias against innovation and the American entrepreneurial spirit that is essential to compete and create jobs.
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Inventories have been drawn down, industrial production has stabilized and consumer spending remains strong,
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It really is a broader international issue that requires the general consensus of countries that intellectual property protection is critical to growth and productivity.
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It is time for the administration to get tough with the Chinese.