Sales and marketing trends, industrial statistics, and B2B intelligence from the MNI team.
Welcome to our rundown of the most in-demand industrial products and services in the U.S. right now. At MNI, as well as providing comprehensive profiles of 360,000 industrial business in the U.S., we also keep track of what equipment, parts, services millions of industrial buyers are searching for across 11,000 distinct product and service categories on our industrial marketplace IndustryNet.
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Industrial Labor Signals is a recurring look at what current data means for anyone selling into, staffing, or investing in American manufacturing. This edition covers hiring trends and is updated monthly with the latest jobs and JOLTS data.
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If you were to refer to the stone, clay, and glass industry as the salt of the earth, you wouldn't be far off the mark. This sector uses natural substances gathered from our planet to make everything from roads to shower doors. Stone is primarily utilized by the building industry. However, glass and ceramics manufacturers serve the space, telecommunications, food storage, chemical, medical, nuclear, and computer industries.
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Home to 18,000+ industrial companies and nearly a million related jobs, Ohio is among the nation's most powerful states for manufacturing. With its low business costs, solid infrastructure and abundant capital funding, the Buckeye state is home to both major names in the automotive sector and also medical equipment and industrial machinery. This article will explore the latest trends and statistics in the state's industrial sector and examine the top manufacturing companies in Ohio.
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The latest employment summary from the U.S. Department of Labor finds U.S. manufacturers added another 9,000 jobs in September, adding to the 16,000 jobs the sector added in August.
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In August, the semiconductor and life sciences sectors drove the investment story, anchored by the Terafab announcement and a wave of pharmaceutical manufacturing commitments. September brought the story back to the physical fundamentals of American industry. The month's most striking pattern was a surge in electrical infrastructure manufacturing, with three separate major investments in transformers, enclosures, and high-voltage cable announced across three states as demand from AI data centers, grid modernization, and industrial electrification continued to pressure domestic supply chains.
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Utah is a truly unique manufacturing state. Home to some top manufacturers making everything from electronics to medical devices and rocket propulsion systems to essential oils, Utah is renowned for its low business costs and educated workforce. Let's take a look at the latest trends in Utah's eclectic industrial sector and explore the state's ten largest companies.
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The full IndustrySelect 500:Top Manufacturers & Suppliers highlights 500 of the nation's largest manufacturers and industrial suppliers by annual sales. In Part One, we explored the companies occupying the top half of the list. Now we continue our deep dive with companies ranked 251-500. This half of the IndustrySelect 500 is every bit as diverse, spanning manufacturers, suppliers and industrial service providers across dozens of industries and nearly every part of the country. From well-known brands to specialized manufacturers that operate largely outside the public spotlight, these companies help illustrate the depth and variety of America's privately held industrial sector. Here's a closer look at the companies rounding out the IndustrySelect 500.
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The full IndustrySelect 500:Top Manufacturers & Suppliers list ranks the nation's largest manufacturers and industrial suppliers by annual sales, revealing a remarkable cross-section of American industry. But the rankings only tell part of the story. In Part One of our IndustrySelect 500 deep dive, we take a closer look at the companies ranked 1-250. From major food processors and energy companies to machinery manufacturers, industrial distributors and century-old family businesses, these companies represent some of the largest and most influential privately held industrial operations in the country. Read on to learn more about what they make, where they operate and the markets they serve.
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Since 1912, MNI has been researching American industry one company at a time, tracking the manufacturers, suppliers and industrial service providers that make, move and maintain the products the country runs on. That research, gathered firsthand and verified by real people, powers IndustrySelect and IndustryNet today. The IndustrySelect 500 puts that research to work. It ranks the top 500 privately-held manufacturers and suppliers operating in the United States by annual sales, based on MNI data. Most of these companies don't publish financial statements, so their size rarely makes headlines, even as they run some of the country's biggest plants, refineries, cooperatives and distribution networks.
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The U.S. plastics and manufacturing sector is a dynamic and growing industry, demonstrating strong exports and employment growth in recent years. A large and complex industry that encompasses everything from mechanical rubber goods and gaskets to plastic film and foam products, having a deep understanding of this market can help industrial sales and marketing professionals navigate the industry. This article will break down the key elements of the rubber and plastics sector in the U.S, including major subsectors, and will examine the latest trends, statistics, and challenges in the industry.
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New York's industrial base runs from a semiconductor fab in Malta churning out chips for 5G and aerospace, to a small-town yogurt startup in New Berlin that grew into a national food brand. In between, the state is home to IBM's mainframe production in Poughkeepsie, Moog's precision flight controls in East Aurora, and Kodak's century-old imaging legacy in Rochester. With nearly 12,000 manufacturers and close to 600,000 industrial workers spread across the state, New York's manufacturing story is far bigger and more varied than its reputation for finance and media would suggest.
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Reaching out to executives on LinkedIn sounds straightforward. You find the right person, send a connection request, and start a conversation. In practice, it rarely works that way. Requests go unanswered. Messages get ignored. Conversations stall before they begin.
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Glass manufacturers provide essential materials for different industries, including construction, manufacturing, automotive, telecommunications and consumer products. This sector has experienced steady growth over the past few years, and there are new products and opportunities to be aware of when selling to glass manufacturers.
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With its low business costs and abundant natural resources, Oklahoma has drawn a diverse set of manufacturers to its borders, with strongholds in industrial machinery, food processing, aeronautics and more. This article will explore the latest data on Oklahoma manufacturers and share some essential insights provided by the state?s top industrial companies.
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The printing and publishing industry has been transitioning to an increasingly digital environment over the past decade. The last year has introduced further challenges with the rise of AI, a trend that is prompting printing & publishing companies to review their digital strategies. These changes are also creating new opportunities.
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Home to MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts has its pick of innovators and the state's manufacturing sector reflects that, with strongholds in medical and surgical instruments, electronics and pharmaceuticals. This article will explore the latest data on Massachusetts manufacturers and share some essential insights provided by the state's top industrial companies.
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Every September, sales and marketing teams get a natural reset button. The back to school season is a good excuse to step back from the flurry of summer trade shows and ask a harder question: are the fundamentals actually working? For manufacturing sales and marketing teams, the answer usually comes down to five things: who you're targeting, how clean your data is, how you're segmenting outreach, how relevant your messaging is, and how consistently you follow up.
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Missouri boasts a robust and diverse industrial landscape, with aerospace, transportation, and food products leading the charge in driving economic growth. Known as the Show-Me State, Missouri is home to a dynamic manufacturing sector that continues to innovate and expand. In this article, we will explore latest manufacturing trends and highlight the top companies that are shaping these key industries.
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The U.S. has historically housed a robust industrial machine manufacturing industry, and that hasn't changed heading in 2021. While the Asia-Pacific region holds around 48% of the current industrial machine manufacturing market, the U.S. boasts another 20%, marking it as a standout - even when butted up against superpowers such as China. Currently the sector is valued at $223.6 billion in 2021 and its market growth size in 2021 is pegged at 10.4% over 2020. This article will take a look at the largest industrial machinery manufacturers in the U.S.
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Meatpacking plants fall under the agricultural sector in the U.S. economy. Agricultural, food and related industries contributed more than $1 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2020. The food manufacturing portion accounted for 2 million jobs, with meat and poultry manufacturing comprising about 1/3 of these positions. A powerful subsector, the meatpacking industry employs hundreds of thousands and has posted strong growth in the past year, making it a top industry to do business with. This article will explore the key facts and statistics on the industry and examine some of the largest meatpacking companies in the United States.
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In July, the manufacturing story was defined by aviation and autonomous systems. August arrived with a different kind of scale. The month's defining moment came when SpaceX and Tesla confirmed that their jointly developed semiconductor factory - a proposed 100-million-square-foot campus in Texas with a first-phase investment of $16.8 billion - is real, approved, and breaking ground before year-end. But that was only the beginning.
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With its low business costs and abundant natural resources, Montana is an attractive state for many manufacturers. While historically strong in the lumber and wood industries, the state has also drawn a diverse set of industries to its borders in recent years, including some key players in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries.
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The largest battery manufacturers offer you a wealth of sales and marketing opportunities. As a bright spot in manufacturing, they promise continued growth. Discover the latest statistics on this powerful industry and get to know the sector's largest companies.
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Data centers don't run on chips alone. Every new AI campus needs cooling systems, backup power, structural steel, and enough electrical equipment to run a small city, and manufacturers that spent decades supplying entirely different industries are finding a second customer base almost overnight.
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West Virginia has long been known for its coal mining industry, but over the past decade the state has transformed its manufacturing sector, attracting enterprises from a wide range of industries to its borders. West Virginia's largest manufacturers are emblematic of this trend, with some big names in the automotive, food processing, defense, steel and chemical industries all calling the state home. Today, we're exploring the latest facts on West Virginia's industrial sector and getting to know the state's ten largest manufacturing companies.
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American manufacturing is entering the largest ownership transition in its history, and most of the companies involved are not prepared for it. A majority of U.S. manufacturers are still privately held, closely controlled businesses founded decades ago, and the generation that built them is now reaching retirement age faster than the next generation is stepping in to replace them. This reaches well beyond companies that sell directly onto the plant floor. Software vendors, staffing and recruiting firms, insurers, and financial services providers who count manufacturers among their customers face the exact same reset when an ownership change happens, since a new owner typically reviews every vendor relationship a company holds, not just the ones tied to production.
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Two new brokers email the same shipping manager on the same Tuesday morning. The first one leads with "I can save you money on freight" and asks for a call. It's forgotten by lunch. The second one mentions the exact lane that shipper runs, introduces himself in three sentences, and asks nothing more than who handles their outbound freight. Three weeks later, when a truck falls through and that manager needs capacity fast, guess whose name they remember.
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The U.S. primary metals industry is a cornerstone of manufacturing, driving innovation and economic growth across various sectors. This dynamic industry encompasses companies that transform raw materials into essential metal products, providing the foundation for countless applications in construction, automotive, aerospace, and beyond.
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With its abundant natural resources, low labor costs and business-friendly environment, the state of Nebraska is home to some major names in the food processing and transportation equipment sector. Today, we're providing some key facts on Nebraska's manufacturing sector and exploring the state's ten largest industrial companies.
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