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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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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It will be a boon to stocks and to capital investment. Increasing the stock market will give business confidence a very big shock.
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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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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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It is time for the administration to get tough with the Chinese.
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It's had a significant, major impact on a lot of industries that are trying to export and compete abroad, and the jobs related to them.
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Smaller manufacturers have seen some deterioration in the rate of profit growth, but the continued strength in sales, exports and capital investment indicates they have not yet been seriously affected by recent global turmoil,
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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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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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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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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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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.