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Technical Career Education
Job openings that require some training beyond high school but not a four-year degree are widely available. Candidates for those jobs are not. Two pieces of legislation are designed to change that. A revamping of the federal government’s technical education programs is now much closer to reality. A Senate committee has passed a bill reauthorizing
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Becoming a better fabricator
Creativity, inspiration, and imagination are interwoven, but not interchangeable. They have different meanings, and understanding the differences can help you maximize the power of each when you may lack ability in any one of the three. This, in turn, can help you be a better National Welding & Fabrication or artist. Creativity doesn’t equal inspiration,
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To buy foreign steel now or to stay with domestic sources?
As steel prices finally level off after a dramatic months-long climb, foreign steel prices start to look pretty attractive. To buy or not to buy that steel is a question that now carries a lot of risk, much more than it did only a year ago. Is now the right time to consider buying foreign
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Tariff Exclusion Process
Some companies are finding that they aren’t getting feedback about their requests for exclusions from the steel and aluminum tariffs, if they were able to pull together their exemption requests at all. As a result, Congress is calling on the Department of Commerce to get its act together. Pressure is building from both sides of
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Aluminum Import Restrictions
Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea are no longer subject to the tariffs, according to a presidential proclamation. This could make sourcing steel and aluminum trickier down the road as other countries look to negotiate their own deals to get out from under the tariffs. President Trump made a slight concession on steel and aluminum tariffs
