Business Chief USA April 2019

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been hit by America’s trade war”.
While the economy’s biggest manufacturers
experience setbacks, however,
a new breed of modern manufacturer
is stepping up to the plate, and there
are signs that the bigger companies
are more agile than expected. The
Economist report notes that “manufacturing
is undergoing a revival,
especially among agile smaller firms
and those using advanced techniques”.
The number of manufacturing jobs in
the United States rose by 468,000
in the past two years.
THE DALEY FAMILY
Having entered fourteen mayoral elections
in the city’s history, the Daley family
is close to being Chicago royalty. Bill
Daley, who served as President Obama’s
Chief of Staff and as President Clinton’s
Secretary of Commerce, announced
his mayoral candidacy in September
2018. Manufacturing has always been
a keen focus for Daley, who argues it is
“time for Chicago to return to its industrial
roots”.
Crain’s Chicago Business reports that,
in a speech in January, Daley proposed
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