A Manufacturing Growth Outlook for 2025 w/ Cara Walton

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2024 was a year of uncertainty for many manufacturing leaders. The economy was unpredictable. High interest rates created hesitation in making investments. And we awaited the outcome of a very polarized election.

But here were are beginning a fresh year.

So what’s ahead?

My guest today, Cara Walton, is a manufacturing intelligence advisor. As a Director at Wipfli, she and her team continuously perform extensive research across the manufacturing sector.

And in today’s conversation, she’ll dive into the 2025 outlook their data shows across a variety of industry verticals being served by US manufacturers.