Manufacturers/End Users
October 1, 2026
Written by Laura Miller
The latest Manufacturing PMI Report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) shows the US manufacturing sector grew in September, albeit at a slightly slower pace than the month before.
The ISM PMI, based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide, registered 54.5% in September, down one percentage point from August.
Farming equipment manufacturer John Deere announced it will call back more than 375 employees to work across its Quad Cities factory operations.
The Greenbrier Companies received orders for 3,400 new railcars with an aggregate value of ~$600 million during its fiscal fourth quarter ended Aug. 31.
Worthington Enterprises reported higher fiscal first-quarter sales and earnings while citing rapidly growing data center demand and continued tightness in the steel market.
Metalformers’ optimism softened in the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) September Business Conditions Report.