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Payrolls Beat Expectations, with Manufacturing Adding 16,000 Jobs
September 8, 2026Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August, coming in above expectations. Meanwhile, June’s job gain was revised upward by 11,000 to 31,000 jobs, while July’s job loss was revised upward by 44,000 to a gain of 21,000 jobs. The 12-month average stands at 50,250 job gains per month. Leisure and hospitality exhibited the largest…
ConocoPhillips Alaska Project Achieves First Oil Early
September 4, 2026Oil & Gas Journal). What’s going on: The approximately $800 million development, which reached the milestone on Aug. 7, is located on state land. It is expected to reach gross peak oil production of about 12,000 barrels per day. While the development uses existing infrastructure, it also “includes a pad expansion, installation of more than…
Meet the Organization Shaping Manufacturing R&D
September 3, 2026informative podcast on everything from sustainable chemicals development to patent law in the age of AI. So how should you get involved? Discuss: Send your innovation leaders to the IRI’s
Winton Machine CEO on Starting Out, Entrepreneurship and the NAM
September 3, 2026compete in Washington before a panel of judges for $1 million in prize funding, said SBA Southeast Regional Administrator Tyler Teresa, a guest on the “Business Trends Today” episode with Winton. Supporting small business: Some “98% of all manufacturers are small businesses,” Teresa said. He added that the SBA has taken several recent steps to…
