Manufacturing — Manufacturing workforce and regulatory landscape in flux: AI skills training launched, immigration reform endorsed, Clean Air Act amendments head to House floor, and OSHA eases ladder compliance deadline.

Manufacturing · 2026-04-15

TODAY'S SIGNAL — April 14, 2026, is dominated by workforce and regulatory developments that will shape manufacturing operations for years. The Manufacturing Institute's Google-funded AI skills training program signals that AI adoption on the shop floor is moving from pilot to mainstream, and the industry's workforce pipeline must catch up. Simultaneously, the NAM's endorsement of the Essential…