Do you like your job? What does your company make, and what do they do to make you happy? Those are important questions, for we spend more of our time working than doing anything else. That’s true at Internet-related companies like Google and at multinational manufacturers like W.L. Gore.
Reshoring is bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States, but are Chinese manufacturers coming to America, too? According to a recent report, the number of American workers who are employed directly by Chinese companies increased by more than 500% in the last five years. This trend coincides with another important increase, the growth of investment in the United States by Chinese firms.
Unemployed workers in the Buffalo-Niagara region are preparing for careers in manufacturing thanks to a grant from the New York State Department of Labor. The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University of Buffalo is offering an Advanced Manufacturing Quality Specialist (AMQS) certificate program to prepare workers for entry-level and mid-level positions
Automated Dynamics plans to increase its winnings in the manufacturing marketplace. To make room for the Mohawk Harbor casino project, the Schenectady manufacturer will move to a bigger and brand-new building in nearby Niskayuna.
Wine drinkers have long proclaimed the health benefits of a glass of red or white. Beer drinkers counter that brews are better, and that craft beers are both heart-healthy and nutrient-packed. Fans of hard cider are less numerous perhaps, but an apple a day is said to keep the doctor away. While the debate over which drink is “healthiest” continues, the craft beverage industry is thriving in New York State.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is championing a bill that would encourage universities to align their curricula with the needs of manufacturers. Under the Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015, 25 qualified institutions would receive grants of $5 million per for four years. The program would be administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Will the THINQubator raise money, capture imaginations, and help train New York State’s next generation of manufacturing talent? Part of the Tech Valley Center of Gravity, the 1,000 sq. ft. facility in Troy aims to raise $35,000 on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding website, for a makerspace where kids can learn how to use 3D printers, hand tools, power tools, computers, and other equipment.
Is your business a “qualified New York manufacturer” that’s subject to the state’s 0% business income tax rate? As part of the Budget Bill of 2015, the New York State legislature made technical corrections to the corporate income tax reform that was enacted in 2014.
New York State has committed $250 million as part of a Rochester-based, NYS-led application to bring the Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IMI) to the Empire State. Last fall, President Barack Obama announced a national competition for an Integrated Photonics IMI that could be the largest of a series of regional hubs that will accelerate the development of innovative manufacturing technologies.
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