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    Where manufacturing is thriving

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    Graham Immerman Manufacturing News / October 22, 2018

    Some US cities are really thriving in manufacturing recently. The Colorodoan said, "In certain pockets of the country, manufacturing jobs are surging, often more than tripling the sector's employment growth nationwide." At the top of the list is Lewiston, Idaho-Washington with 1,300 jobs added in the last five years. Elkhart-Goshen and Kokomo, Indiana are also performing well, along with Elizabethtown-Fort Knox and Bowling Green in Kentucky. If you're looking for a job in manufacturing - click the link for the list of cities that are seeing industry growth!

    Recommended Read Manufacturing is making a comeback in these 28 U.S. citiesSource: http://www.coloradoan.com

    Encouragingly, several U.S. cities are bucking this trend. In certain pockets of the country, manufacturing jobs are surging, often more than tripling the sector’s employment growth nationwide. Read More

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