Twenty-five representatives from the public and private sectors have been appointed to serve on a new board that will develop strategies to improve the state of the U.S. workforce. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Ivanka Trump, adviser to the president, co-chair the recently created American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, the Department of Commerce said Wednesday. Â
Huntington Ingalls Industries President and CEO Mike Petters has been appointed to the board of directors at the National Association of Manufacturers, which represents more more than 14,000 manufacturing companies in the U.S. NAM said Friday Petters will help advance the trade group’s manufacturing policy agenda as a board member. “I look forward to sharing my […] More
Some trade groups in the U.S. hope to see adjustments to India’s business policies following election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Politico reported Friday. Linda Dempsey, vice president for international economic affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers, told Politico that India’s new government could introduce a “strong opportunity for a fresh start.†“The new […] More