Albany Business Review Reports
Every two years the manufacturing marketing firm, TR Cutler,
Inc. conducts a national survey about the optimism of
manufacturers throughout the U.S. The Albany Business Review
reported the survey results at:
http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/manufacturing/general/2005/
12/26/albany_daily1.html
When last conducted, November 2003, the manufacturing sector
was coming out of a long-term slump. Indeed the economy of the
manufacturing sector has improved drastically in the past two
years. Among the 2429 privately-held manufacturers surveyed,
optimism was stronger in almost all geographic sectors, with few
exceptions. The most optimist geographic regions are:
With a rating of >60% saying 2006 will be better or much better
than 2005
Albany (66.5%) Columbus (66.1%) Pittsburgh (65.3%) Portland
(65.0%) Detroit (63.2%) Sacramento (62.2%) San Jose (60.8%)
Thomas R. Cutler, who founded the consortium in 1999, has grown
the participation from 300 journalists to more than two
thousands key clients, journalists, editors, trendsetters, and
key business leaders worldwide. Cutler has authored more than
1000 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals,
industrial publications, and business journals including most of
the leading monthly trade publications. TR Cutler, Inc.,
(www.trcutlerinc.com), is the nation's largest manufacturing
marketing and public relations firm, based in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida.
TR Cutler, Inc. www.trcutlerinc.com Thomas Cutler 954-486-7562