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Biden administration visits central Pa. glass plant to tout clean manufacturing standards

The Vitro Glass plant in Cumberland County uses oxy-fuel technology to reduce its natural gas use by 20%.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania


Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand

Record album sales revenue grew a whopping 61% in 2021 — and reached $1 billion for the first time since the 1980s….

By The Associated Press

Manufacturing summer camps coming to Pa.

Pennsylvania is actively campaigning to find training for would-be manufacturers, including providing funding to six Manufacturing Summer Camps.

By Scott LaMar/WITF

A new manufacturing training program in the Lehigh Valley provides classes at no cost to students

Thanks to state funding, Northampton Community College can provide free manufacturing

By Jeremy Long/WITF

Updated: 2021-07-28 15:35:47

At Lehigh County plant, Biden woos working class with new ‘buy American’ efforts

Administration officials, who have made manufacturing jobs a priority, believe Democrats’ political prospects next year might hinge on whether Biden succeeds in reinvigorating a sector that has steadily lost jobs for more than four decades.

By The Associated Press

American factories are roaring back. The problem? They can’t find critical parts

As factory gears spin faster to meet the surging demand, a big headache is emerging: Supply chains are getting stretched more than ever, and critical components are proving a lot harder to procure.
By NPR
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