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  1. Jobless rates in Minnesota are dropping, thanks to manufacturing: ow.ly/b9DUI
  2. How can more women be encouraged to join the manufacturing workforce? ow.ly/b7XcR
  3. Excellent evidence that factories are shifting work back to the US: ow.ly/b4P2Z
  4. Industrial production growing at fastest rate since June 2010: ow.ly/b39zp
  5. Manufacturers are projected to bring on more employees this summer: ow.ly/b0eEc
  6. US factory output increased in April: ow.ly/aYNEV
  7. US Commerce Secretary John Bryson recently spoke on the importance of manufacturing in America: ow.ly/aX8JP
  8. In the last 30 years, jobs in manufacturing have made both dramatic losses and gains: ow.ly/aVuFl
  9. US exports have remained strong, good news for the economy as a whole: ow.ly/aTSSx
  10. Via @fabricating- interesting story of a manufacturer that found benefit in hiring retirement aged workers: ow.ly/aPqWD
  11. Could cities bring about new kinds of manufacturing hubs? ow.ly/aNQFp
  12. Otter Tail Corporation's first quarter earnings indicate they "are beginning to turn a corner:" ow.ly/aM82A
  13. As manufacturers grow, they worry banks won't lend the money needed to expand business: ow.ly/aKB9Y
  14. Could the manufacturing process use a design upgrade? ow.ly/aHVfA
  15. Should engineering, or something similar, be a required class in high schools? ow.ly/aGhj8
  16. Via @ShopfloorNAM- manufacturing construction spending rose in March: ow.ly/aENIt
  17. Some feel that manufacturing isn't producing a mass number of jobs. Productivity may be the reason why: ow.ly/aDepk
  18. Manufacturing needs skilled workers, but they come at a price: ow.ly/aBNic