Education Jan 02 Community colleges gear up to train workers for America’s proposed manufacturing future By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation Sep 21 Watch 7:14 A look at the economic impact and progress of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act so far In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest investment in projects to combat climate change in American history. To date, more than 100,000 new jobs have been created in clean energy manufacturing. But such a mammoth… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic
Nation May 01 Watch 11:11 Roads to Recovery: How the pandemic is accelerating workforce training For decades, manufacturers in the U.S. have warned of a massive skills gap: There just aren't enough new skilled workers to make up for older ones who are retiring. In this installment of our series, "Roads to Recovery," NewsHour Weekend’s… By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber
Economy Jan 30 Foxconn shifts focus of Wisconsin project away from manufacturing jobs Foxconn Technology Group said Wednesday it is shifting the focus of its planned $10 billion Wisconsin campus away from blue-collar manufacturing to a research hub, while insisting it remains committed to creating 13,000 jobs as promised. By Scott Bauer, Associated Press
Economy Nov 11 A historian’s take on Trump’s economic plan for blue-collar, manufacturing jobs What is President-elect Donald Trump's plan for the economy? Economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down with economic historian Adam Tooze to discuss. By Paul Solman
Nov 07 Democrat Brown Unseats Incumbent DeWine in Ohio By Admin, PBS News Hour In the closely watched Ohio Senate race, Democratic challenger Rep. Sherrod Brown defeated two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine. Continue reading