Hiring in the Age of AI: A Conversation with Jessica Cafferty
RNG Group founder Jessica Cafferty discusses Idaho’s talent market, the skilled-trades shortage, and how AI is changing hiring.
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When Specifications Become Single Points of Failure: The Iran War Reaches U.S. Engine Oil
A specification-driven motor oil shortage tied to the 2026 Iran war is reaching American retail shelves. GM's dexos license, Group III base oil, and a case study in single-point-of-failure supply chains.
Reshoring Nitrile Gloves: America’s Cheapest Industrial Vulnerability
By Ethan Copple, PhD | June 2026 Pull on almost any thread of the modern industrial economy and you will find a nitrile glove at...
Who Trains the Next Generation? The Workforce Training Commons Problem
By Ethan Copple, PhD | June 2026 A familiar story is playing out across American industry: Manufacturers cannot find experienced machinists, engineering teams search for...
The Production Gap That’s Costing America the Technology Race.
By Garrath Robinson | February 2026 You know that feeling when you hit your thumb with a hammer? That moment shock and the split-second that...
SIOP for Aerospace and Defense
SIOP for Aerospace and Defense Industrial Readiness in an Era of Strategic Competition INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY (IAMT) Forge Institute February 2026 By...