5 Manufacturing Trends Shaping The Future Of Small Businesses (Manufacturing.net) Small manufacturers are a growing sector of the industry and have unique strategies for growth. Five of the most popular trends in small manufacturing businesses are crowdfunding, reshoring, additive manufacturing, open-source hardware, and advanced automation.
Cisco Speeds OpenStack Infrastructure (InformationWeek) Cisco announced three accelerator packages to make its Unified Computing Systems (UCS) servers part of future OpenStack private clouds. The move suggests how some large compute and networking suppliers will try to stay relevant if large segments of their customer bases decide to move to a deeper implementation of virtualized resources.
Fitch Rates Ohio's $85MM GO Bonds 'AA+'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire) Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to $85 million of the state of Ohio general obligation bonds in conversation projects and job ready site development. Key drivers of the rating were Ohio’s broad economy and large manufacturing sector, moderate debt liability burden, and historic ability to manage budget challenges.
Schools can branch out from STEM curriculum (The Columbus Dispatch) For many STEM schools, STEM isn’t just about teaching certain subjects, it’s a teaching philosophy that encompasses all subjects where students learn skills that professionals in the sciences and engineering use: critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration and the ability to research and communicate findings.
Technology breathes new life into ancient maps (WhaTech) The National Library of Australia (NLA) is using cutting-edge technology to entice a new generation of visitors to an exhibition of some of the world’s oldest and rarest maps. The interactive exhibit involves touchscreen devices where visitors can explore the maps. The NLA has also made the material available online for anyone to access, increasing their audience for the exhibit.
Witt once again freezes tuition (Dayton Daily News) Wittenberg University will free its tuition for the second year in a row to make the institution more accessible for students. It freeze caused an increase in enrollment last year and the university is hoping for the same in the next year.
