Front Line: COVID-19 Spurs More Automated Manufacturing
10 Sep 2020
The global pandemic has upended the labor market and dramatically and suddenly reversed U.S. economic expansion. COVID-19, especially, has caused U.S. manufactures to face unprecedented labor challenges.
With COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, these shortages are escalating. Many factories have shuttered to protect workers and prevent COVID-19’s spread. Even before this global crisis, in 2018 Deloitte had already projected that manufacturers would face shortages of some 2.4 million workers through 2028.
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Aug 26 2020Geary County
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August 26, 2020
(JUNCTION CITY, Kansas) - In 2018 the Flint Hills Regional Council was awarded a $600,000 Brownfield Coalition Assessment Grant to support the assessment, cleanup, and revitalization of vacant and underutilized...
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