On May 20, 2014, Crain’s hosted its annual manufacturing summit in downtown Chicago. The full-day event focused on the state of manufacturing in the Midwest and the challenges that the industry is faced with. With more than 240 area executives in attendance, a lot of ground was covered during the event. So much so that our coverage was divided into two parts, beginning with the morning sessions, which were driven by Louis Schorsch, the CEO of ArcelorMittal Americas, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel....

On May 20, 2014, Crain’s hosted its annual manufacturing summit in downtown Chicago. With more than 240 area executives in attendance, the event focused on the state of manufacturing in the Midwest and the challenges that the industry is faced with. To set the tone for the event, Louis Schorsch, the CEO of ArcelorMittal Americas, discussed three principal topics: why manufacturing matters to the entire economy and society as a whole, how the United States is improving its relevant position in...

When the Chicago Auto Show is in full swing, serious buyers walk away with a better idea as to what their next car purchase will entail. For those who aren’t there to buy but are there just to take in the sights and the sounds of North America’s biggest automotive event, they might instead be inspired to give their cars a little extra TLC. For those folks who head home to research what they could do for their cars from a...

There once was a time when manufacturing websites were nothing more than a few flat, static pages. And that was OK. As long as the product specs were available and the contact info was up to date, website visitors were content.   Today, however, those same website visitors have higher expectations. They want what B2C websites have, like the bells and whistles that they experience on B2C’s UI/UX-enhanced sites. And they want those features today.   Despite the ever-growing cases of...