Tax reform boosts manufacturing optimism

Boosted by tax reform, manufacturers of all sizes across the country are as optimistic as they have been about the future of their businesses. According to a the National Association of Manufacturers’ first quarter outlook survey, http://www.nam.org/outlook/ overall optimism checked in at 93.5 percent. That was the second-highest total in the survey’s more than 20-year history, bested only by the 94.6 percent reported in December.For large manufacturers — such as Spir