Category: Engineering

August Was Another Good Month for Manufacturing!

Manufacturing in the US expanded in August and employment in manufacturing grew at its fastest pace since March 2013.  The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its index of national factory activity rose to 59.0 from 57.1 the month before. …

Manufacturing Sector in the US Continued Expanding in July

US Manufacturing grew again in July for the 14th consecutive month.  According to a report issued by the Institute for Supply Management the July PMI registered 57.1%, which is an increase of 1.8% from June’s reading of 55.3%. The new…

Zach Price & TRG Chemical Technologies Complete Successful Applications Manager Search

(Richmond, VA) July 31, 2014 – The Richmond Group USA is pleased to announce the successful completion of a search for a Technical Applications Manager in Virginia. Our client is a world leader in plastic technologies for several commercial markets (pharmaceuticals, food & beverage,…

US Unemployment Is Now At Its Lowest Level Since September 2008

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment was down to 6.3 Percent in May 2014.  This is a significant achievement when you consider that unemployment was at 7.5 percent in May 2013, and 8.1 percent in May 2012.  Good…

Competing in a Candidate Driven Marketplace

The quest for talent in the life sciences and for professional talent overall seems to be heating up just like the weather. Just this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported another 227,000 jobs were added to the economy in…

Zach Price & TRG Chemical Technologies Complete Successful Search

(Richmond, VA) May 15, 2014 – The The Richmond Group USA is pleased to announce the successful completion of a  search for a Production  Manager in Richmond VA. Our client, an industry-leading  manufacturer of specialty chemicals and materials. The company’s products are in  demand on a global scale…