by Francisco Uranga | Apr 3, 2023 | Manufacturing
José Rubio feels he has the best job of his life and dreams of sending a rocket to the moon. Maybe even Mars. And he is not delusional: that is what his job is about. Eight months ago he started as a welding inspector at Aerojet Rocketdyne, a company based in...
by Impu Sehgal | Mar 24, 2023 | Featured, Manufacturing
Durable goods orders continued declining in February, signaling that the rising borrowing costs might be sparking trouble for the manufacturing industry. New orders for all long-lasting goods fell by one percentage point this month after plunging by 5% in January,...
by Impu Sehgal | Mar 11, 2023 | Featured, Manufacturing
New orders for manufactured goods fell last month but remained strong— weathering the storm and signaling an expanding economy. New orders for durable goods sank by 4.5% in January, the biggest decline reported since April 2020, according to the Commerce Department....
by Keira Wingate | Apr 25, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
The Commerce Department will release the advanced durable goods report on Monday. Economists expect a positive report after February’s slight decline, the first decline in nine months. With high vaccination rates in March, the report should signal an...
by Keira Wingate | Apr 9, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
Jennifer Peters was looking for another quarantine project and a bit of an escape at the start of the year. When the offer to buy a NASCAR-sticker-covered 2001 Damon Daybreak RV fell into her lap in February, she and her husband jumped on the opportunity. “My kids are...
by Keira Wingate | Mar 26, 2021 | Featured, Manufacturing
Long-lasting goods orders in February showed the first decrease in nine months, but economists say to take this report with a grain of salt. Orders for manufactured durable goods fell 1.1% from January, a modest loss of $2.9 billion, the Census Bureau reported on...