Admitting more immigrants is one way U.S. policymakers can bolster growth in the workforce, some experts say

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale met with members of the York County Economic Alliance Workforce Advisory Committee Friday to discuss ways to improve workforce development in the state.

The workforce gap in Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry is well documented, but a recent survey of local employers highlights how widespread that gap has become.

The Lebanon County Counselor’s Association is hosting a career fair at the end of the month and is inviting both schools and employers to attend.

The Hershey Co. has elected current president and CEO Michele Buck as chairman of the board of directors, according to the company.

Are “collaborative robots” or cobots the next team trend in manufacturing automation? How about more widespread use of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and 3D printing?

Manufacturing employers across Pennsylvania continue to struggle to fill manufacturing jobs – they create them faster than workers step up to fill them. Employers are promoting jobs through advocacy programs and manufacturing non-profit groups, working with public school district officials and guidance offices, career and technical school partnerships as well as old-fashioned word of mouth and one-on-one recruiting from existing employees, family and friends – and they’re sourcing new talent in unexpected places.

As the demand for skilled labor continues to grow, one technical school has seen a large number of its students achieve big wins in national manufacturing competitions. The achievements are important indicators that technical schools such as Carbon Career & Technical Institute in Jim Thorpe can be fertile environments for students to become the skilled, ...

Michelle Finch, 48, is operations manager for Turkey Hill Dairy, based in Conestoga. She joined the company in 2015 and has been part of the company’s expansion into national distribution. Her career has been spent mostly in food manufacturing, having worked at Mars Chocolate North America, Frito-Lay’s York operation, and Kellogg’s Inc.

The Keystone Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors is teaming up with the Hands-on House Children’s Museum of Lancaster to create a new construction-themed exhibit at the nonprofit education center based in Manheim Township.

It’s up to a company like Dauphin County-based Ames Industries Inc. to ensure that the small pieces, such as the plastic connector used in a car or a component in a medical device, are perfect.

The Manheim-based company CAREL USA with its international headquarters in Brugine, Italy, has more than doubled its plant size in the Greentree Business Center on South Oak Street, going from 35,000 square feet to 75,000 square feet.

For most of its 20-year history, Harrisburg cabinet and countertop maker Brightbill Industries, shipped half of its production out of state. But that has changed in the last two years as the millwork shop’s reputation has grown locally.

York County’s Wyndridge Farm is expanding its cider operations with the installation of an on-site apple press.

Machining shops are not a rarity in the midstate, but Plouse’s leadership contends that over its 60-plus years of service, the firm has managed to carve a piece of the industry to itself with a diverse portfolio of clients and services.