For much of the 20th century, American homes were furnished by factories scattered across the Midwest and South. House of Leon explains that while globalization pushed much of that manufacturing ...

In recent decades, America has seen economic opportunities concentrated in superstar cities. Manufacturing boosters hope reshoring factories could... This is Part 3 in our Planet Money newsletter ...

AMES, Iowa – The Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute (QCMI) launched Friday as a catalyst for the defense and manufacturing sectors across the Midwest. QCMI is a partnership between Western Illinois ...

The Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute (QCMI) launched Friday as a catalyst for the defense and manufacturing sectors across the Midwest, a news release said. QCMI is a partnership between Western ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - This week, the Quad Cities Chamber announced the return of the Manufacturing Hub, a program to help local manufacturing companies and defense contractors grow their businesses ...

Since its peak in 1979, manufacturing employment in the U.S. has been on the decline, accelerating sharply around the turn of the century. Despite modest gains since 2010, the number of manufacturing ...

This is Part 3 in our Planet Money newsletter series on manufacturing in America. Part 1 asked why Americans aren't filling the manufacturing jobs that are already here. Part 2 dived deep into ...

We at the Planet Money newsletter have been looking into what makes manufacturing special. Last week, we looked at economics research that shows that manufacturing jobs continue to pay a higher ...