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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

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While US manufacturing has been hit hard by nearly two decades of policy failures that have damaged its international competitiveness, it remains a vital part of the U.S. The US manufacturing sector employed 12 million workers in 2013, or about 8.8 On average, non-college-educated workers in manufacturing made 10.9

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The History of the Shipping Container

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Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Significance. Today: The 2010s.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Risks include delays, pilfering, damage and loss.

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