The Sorrow of a Plant Closing – Part 4

Some tolls are too hard. Especially when you pour so much of yourself into paying them.

But that doesn’t mean the growth wasn’t worth stretching for.

Learn the lessons of what’s working for American manufacturing in this final installment.

The Sorrow of a Plant Closing – Part 3

“A ship without a rudder.”

I often heard this plant called that.

And while the last part explored what’s possible when things seem bleak, the power of inertia commands respect.

Heed the warning in this next installment.

My interview on “Best Practices” podcast with Jared Wall

Reshoring won’t happen. Not for manufacturing.

Skilled labor is dying off. None of the investment will come in time. And Gen Z just wants to be influencers.

At least that’s the common refrain of the mainstream press.

But I don’t think so.

Learn more about the opportunity in manufacturing in this podcast.

Should you buy into decarbonization marketing?

Will decarbonization save the world? Or will it drain a building manager’s budget?

Learn more about the hidden pitfalls behind the marketing in my latest blog.