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Vice President Pence, House Speaker Ryan, Leader McCarthy to headline Manufacturing Summit
Tax reform, regulatory reform and infrastructure investment at the top of agenda for manufacturers.

Insatiable appetite for industrial space continues through 2017
JLL research suggests industrial space faces squeeze with record-high rents and historic vacancy lows.

Gartner announces rankings of the 2017 Supply Chain Top 25
Winners revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Unilever retains the top spot in rankings as Amazon joins the "Masters."

CBRE data shows changing trends for logistics and industrial real estate in the Americas
While many key market themes remain intact as they relate to the industrial real estate market, there are also some apparent changes according to the May edition of CBRE’s “Americas Industrial & Logistics Trends Report.

CEMA reports March orders up 8.2% compared to march 2016
Shipments up 16.2% compared to March 2016 sales, up 28% since February 2017.

North American machine vision market grows 10% in first quarter of 2017
Survey of industry experts shows 50% expect market to increase over the next six months, 10% bracing for a decline.

ISM reports continued manufacturing growth in April despite sequential decline
The April PMI fell 2.4 percent in April to 54.8. Despite the decline, the PMI has indicated growth for the last eight consecutive months, and it is up 1.2 percent compared to the 12-month average of 53.6.

Business optimism erupts with double-digit growth in the United States
Grant Thornton global business survey reveals U.S. business optimism jumped from 54% to 80%; global business optimism up from 38% to 49%.

Panjiva reports a rebound in March U.S. waterborne imports
March imports––at 855,511–– were up 7 percent annually and up 1.9 percent compared to February

CEMA reports February 2017 orders down 26.4% compared to February 2016
Orders had seen near-50% increases in February 2016.

Survey: CFOs setting more strategy, crunching fewer numbers
Grant Thornton research outlines challenges including risk, technology, mergers and acquisitions.

CEMA forecasts 7.5% growth in conveyor industry for 2017
After closing 2016 up 1.6%, the association set new records for total value of shipments.

Protective packaging revenues to nearly double by 2026
Report outlines significant impact of e-commerce on the need for flexible packaging.

HAVI identifies five trends for 2017 impacting foodservice supply chains
Rapidly evolving customer preferences have a substantial impact on supply chain operations.

United States trails much of world with representation of women in business leadership
In honor of International Women's Day, Grant Thornton study shows the proportion of senior roles held by women in U.S. and percentage of American businesses with no women in senior management remain unchanged.


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