Manufacturing month is celebrated throughout October nationwide, recognizing the importance impact the industry has on the economy and Knox County Area Partnership President Ken Springer shares manufacturing plays an important role providing for the local region:
“Manufacturing is really, really important to both Warren and Knox Counties; very, very important to our region. In fact, there are over 3,000 people in Knox and Warren Counties that work in manufacturing. That has a combined payroll of about $155 million for our region, so manufacturing is critically important for us.”
Springer says that according to the Illinois Manufactures Association, over 800,000 job openings are available nationwide.
