National manufacturers highlight industry anxiety

Optimism among manufacturers nationally could be waning.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 2, 2019
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Some economists and reports cite 2018 as the year of the manufacturer, with partial credit to the Trump administration’s pro-business policies. For 2019, President Donald Trump again factors into the state of manufacturing — only this time it’s far less positive.

 

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