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Lack of Clarity from Trump Impacts Industrial M&A

A more conservative approach may emanate from concerns over the Trump Administration’s lack of clarity on trade agreements, regulatory adjustments, and perhaps most importantly, changes in the way U.S. manufacturers will be taxed.

Walmart Details Path to $300B U.S. Mfg Increase, 1.5M New Jobs

Walmart is taking further action in an attempt to boost U.S. manufacturing, and has outlined 10 specific actions that will renew U.S. manufacturing.

Politics Limiting Russian Manufacturing

While the country has vast amounts of natural resources and human capital, its industrial sector is continually plagued by government “support”.

Mid-Market Manufacturing Tops M&A Targets

A combination of rising labor costs in Asia with a healthy U.S. economy has more foreign investors looking at the potential of acquiring smaller U.S. manufacturers.

Supply Chain Efficiency Impacting Plant Expansions

With local governments aggressively pursuing the potential jobs that accompany the expansion of a manufacturing facility, companies are able to weigh even more criteria before finalizing these investments.

Cutting Tool Purchases Top $190 Million

On the surface, examining sales of a single product category seems to provide limited perspective. However, cutting tool purchasing trends can offer valuable insight into the $2.1 trillion U.S. manufacturing marketplace.

PC Shipments Showcase Unique Supply Chain Challenges

Managing lower demand, higher component pricing, and unique competitive challenges may lead PC companies to pit short-term gains vs. long-term viability.

GM Adds Supplier Park, 850 New Jobs

General Motors is opening a new supplier park in Arlington, TX to support future vehicle production at its Arlington Assembly Plant.

Industrial Purchasing Trends Offer Optimism

Recent reports from the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), United States Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) offer optimistic purchasing outlooks heading into the second half of 2017.

Motion Industries Opens New Distribution Center

This week, Birmingham, Alabama-based Motion Industries announced that it had successfully moved into its newly distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas. The new facility is less than a half mile off of a major highway, close to LTL carriers, and close to both of the Dallas-Forth Worth area's major airports.