Robotics
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GreyOrange Locating Global Headquarters In Georgia
The AI-enabled software and robotics company will invest more than $1 million and create 200 jobs in the metro Atlanta area.
Amazon To Hire Over 1,000 At New Virginia Fulfillment Center
Amazon will build a 650,000-square-foot state-of-the-art robotics fulfillment center on 119 acres of ancillary land in Henrico County, VA.
Amazon To Build State-of-the-Art Fulfillment Center In Mississippi
The new 700,000-square-foot site will create more 1,000 new, full-time jobs in Madison County, MS.
Honeywell Establishes Robotics Innovation Hub In Pittsburgh
The advanced technology center of excellence will help shape the warehouse and distribution center of the future as companies look to automated solutions, software and robotics.
$7.5B Digital Infrastructure City To Be Built In Las Vegas
The first-of-its-kind mixed-use project will feature automated multi-functional designs, renewable energies, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, Internet of Things, robotics, supertrees, and self-healing concrete structures.
Amazon Will Expand, Create More Than 2,500 Full-Time Jobs In Ohio
Two new Amazon robotics fulfillment centers in Akron and Rossford will total more than 1.4 million-square-feet.
ABB Selects North Carolina Facility For $40M Expansion
The global industrial company will create more than 400 jobs at its current facility in Mebane, NC.
Great Leap Forward
China is methodically preparing for global dominance of advanced technologies.
Robotics Manufacturer Expanding In North Carolina
ATI Industrial Automation is getting set to break ground on its largest-ever expansion, which will create 275 new jobs at its Apex, NC operations.
Third Phase Of Alabama Robotics Technology Park To Open Soon
Phase 3, which represents a $9 million investment and is scheduled to open in late spring or early summer, is the Integration, Entrepreneurial and Paint Dispense Training Facility.
Rise of the Machines
The deployment of industrial robots is expected to double over the next three years.
New Report Illuminates Global Work Opportunities, Disruptions
Workers everywhere will be affected by accelerating disruptions to the world of work—yet people in different economic positions will be impacted in very different ways, according to a new report from Foresight Alliance.
Manufacturers Remain Optimistic Despite Growing Concerns Around Strong U.S. Dollar
U.S. manufacturers plan to hire skilled workers and invest in businesses, while overseas expansion declines, reflecting elevated concern regarding the strong dollar and increased foreign competition, according to PwC's Q1 2015 Manufacturing Barometer.
Continental Automotive To Invest In NC Facility
Investment of more than $35 million in Fletcher will create 40 new jobs and 88,000 additional square feet of production and warehouse space.
COVER STORY: Advanced Manufacturing — Creating Jobs In 3Dimensions
From the digitization of equipment and processes to 3D printing to materials with custom-designed properties, advanced manufacturing is driving high-tech innovation, exports and the creation on high-wage jobs. From the May/June 2013 issue.
