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NAM’s Timmons concludes 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour in Baltimore, Md.
Tour highlighted opportunity, growth, innovation and changing perceptions of manufacturing.

Global supply chain real estate market remains on solid footing in 2016
Real estate firm JLL predicts another banner year for supply chain real estate occupiers and investors.

Strong peak season operations and e-commerce activity spur strong Q4 earnings for UPS
Fourth quarter revenue at $16.1 billion was up 1% annually, and earnings per share were up 26% at $1.57, marking the fourth straight month of EPS growth.

ISA and Automation Federation support week of activities introduce young people to the value of STEM
ISA also finalizes agreement with Control System Integrators Association to offer web-based project management courses.

NAM kicks off 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour
Timmons unveils manufacturers’ agenda for economic growth and American exceptionalism.

ELFA announces top 10 equipment acquisition trends for 2016
Many equipment sectors poised for growth amid moderate business investment environment.

Global demand for protective packaging to approach $27 billion in 2018
Retail segment expected to register the fastest growth, but manufacturing applications will continue to account for a sizable majority of protective packaging demand.

Association of Equipment Manufacturers launches competition
Infrastructure Vision 2050 competition to award $150,000 to innovative infrastructure solutions that address the $3.6 trillion infrastructure problem in America.

European industrial recovery picking up speed
12 countries expected to see industrial production growth in 2016, led by Poland at the high end and the United Kingdom at the low end with 1.5% growth.

NAM announces 2016 State of Manufacturing Tour
Tour to showcase modern manufacturing and NAM’s new policy platform to guide manufacturing voters and candidates during the upcoming elections.

December retail sales mostly show growth
Various economic headwinds are standing in the way of true retail sales growth, even though the numbers show modest gains.

Year in Review: Top materials handling news in 2015
Continued consolidation, rapid technological advancements and labor challenges point toward an ambitious new year.

MAPI Industrial Outlook: Job gains, growth in 2016
Forecast for manufacturing production to grow 2.6% in 2016, 3.0% in 2017, 2.8% in 2018.

United States to beat China as top manufacturing nation by 2020
Talent tops list of drivers of global manufacturing competitiveness.

World demand for corrugated boxes to grow 3.7%
Low-cost, retail-ready and e-commerce packaging to drive demand to nearly 260 billion square meters in 2019.


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