I've seen the same playbook fail dozens of times. A manufacturer adds a relocation bonus to the...

Most HR directors I talk to assume their labor shortage is a compensation problem. Raise wages...

The logic behind where food processing plants get built made sense for a long time. You put the...

North Carolina has built one of the most diverse manufacturing economies in the Southeast, spanning aerospace, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, automotive components, and industrial equipment. But across this diversity runs a common thread: manufacturers in North...

Every manufacturer knows turnover is expensive. Most underestimate it by 2-3x because they only count costs on the recruiting invoice. Here is a step-by-step guide to calculating your actual turnover cost.The DOL BenchmarkThe U.S. Department of Labor estimates...

If you are an HR Director for a manufacturing operation, your staffing challenge probably looks like this: You have exhausted the local temp agency circuit. The same candidates cycle through. Turnover eats your supervisor bandwidth. You are starting to wonder if the...

Texas is the second-largest manufacturing state in the U.S. with over 900,000 manufacturing employees spanning food processing, petrochemicals, automotive, aerospace, and industrial equipment. Despite its business-friendly reputation, Texas manufacturers face the same...

Indiana is one of the most manufacturing-intensive states in the country, with over 500,000 manufacturing employees representing nearly 30% of state GDP. It is also one of the most competitive labor markets for production workers, particularly in secondary and rural...

Domestic workforce mobility sounds similar to traditional staffing at first. It is not. Here is a direct comparison for manufacturers dealing with chronic turnover.The Core DifferenceTraditional staffing draws from your local labor market. When local supply is...

Here is a complete breakdown of the TalentMovers workforce mobility program, structured so you can explain it to your CFO, plant manager, and legal team.Phase 1: Relocation and Settlement (Days 1-90)TalentMovers handles everything to get a worker to your facility and...

When manufacturers evaluate workforce solutions, the conversation usually starts with hourly bill rate. That is the wrong starting point. The right starting point is 12-month retention, because the hourly rate is meaningless if the worker is gone in eight weeks.The...

Rural food processing is one of the most labor-intensive and hardest-to-staff operations in American manufacturing. The plant needs workers. The workers are not there. And the ones who are there do not stay.Why Rural Food Processing Is the Hardest CaseLocation:...