And today, many workers don’t see manufacturing jobs — especially ones that require increasingly niche skills — as meeting those needs. Read on for a glimpse into the manufacturing job ...

Amidst news that 3M is laying off workers, positions in Hutchinson have ended up on the chopping block. But other local manufacturers are still looking for help. A 3M spokesperson confirmed this ...

"This difficult decision was made in response to well-publicized weakness in the broader agriculture and heavy equipment markets," a spokesperson for the manufacturing company told News 2.