PHB Industries as well as RedDog Industries received some recognition in the national news media, highlighting the great jobs available to young people willing to work. Many high school students think manufacturing is a dark and dirty occupation and don’t even consider it, when in fact, companies like these offer clean, high tech work environments […]
Broadband Everywhere and Online Learning, Isn’t That What We Have Been Asking For?
In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic leading to schools and businesses closing down, asking everyone to work and study from home, it seems our recent articles on why we need broadband everywhere and why online learning is a 21st century solution for our schools were right on the mark. It’s unfortunate how trying to […]
Shinola is Creating Jobs in an Old Manufacturing City, Could This Work in Erie?
Detroit, Michigan has suffered a massive decline from those years of automotive dominance and prosperity, but they’re building things again in smaller companies and creating hundreds of jobs in the process. Shinola may be an example of the kind of thinking we could apply in Erie County to rebuild our reputation for producing high quality […]
Could Small Scale Manufacturing be a Big Win for Erie County?
Buying Made in America products whenever you shop is great, but how about Made in Erie County? With the dwindling number of manufacturing jobs in our area, is that even possible anymore? Can we rebuild Erie County employment and offer opportunities for high school and college graduates from local schools, or even attract some from […]
If You Want Made in the USA Then Ask For It
This article is Part 1 of a series Are you tired of looking at the label on whatever you just bought only to see it was made in another country? It really doesn’t matter which one, but it’s frustrating to see the names of almost every country in the world except for the USA. Wouldn’t […]
