Ginger Christ

Associate Editor
IndustryWeek
Focus Leadership & Strategy and Transportation Industries: Auto, Aerospace, Maritime and Rail.
 
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Associate Editor Ginger Christ covers leadership and strategy, tackling subjects such as lean manufacturing leadership, strategy development and deployment, corporate culture, corporate social responsibility, and growth strategies.

As well, she reports on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors.  

Ginger also oversees The IndustryWeek 1000, IW U.S. 500 and IW 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers annual special reports and the IW 1000 / IW 500 / IW 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers databases.

Prior to joining IW, Christ was a reporter for daily and weekly newspapers in Ohio, including the Dayton Business Journal and Crain's Cleveland Business.

She holds a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Pittsburgh.

Articles by Ginger Christ
Making Memorable Presentations
Leadership and Strategy: Making Memorable Presentations
Driving up to LSI Industries's 160,000-square-foot facility in Houston, Texas, the scene is reminiscent of any industrial park -- sprawling, nondescript buildings and warehouses dot the roadway, in this case, Sommermeyer Street.
Alternative-Fuel Vehicles [SLIDESHOW]
Alternative-Fuel Vehicles [SLIDESHOW]
Alternative-fuel vehicles are predicted to control 50% of market share by 2035.
FAA Delays Date of Tower Closures
FAA Delays Date of Tower Closures 1
The closure of 149 air traffic control towers across the country will be delayed by 2-1/2 months.
Eight Key Indicators for Collaborative Leaders [INFOGRAPHIC]
Eight Key Indicators for Collaborative Leaders [INFOGRAPHIC]
As the workplace changes, collaborative leaders are emerging as the faces of the future.
Reshoring on the Banks of the Gulf: A Houston Story
Reshoring is making a case in Houston, where in the past four years these three manufacturers have moved operations.
Manufacturing in Houston [Slideshow]
Manufacturing in Houston [Slideshow]
A look inside the plants of these Houston manufacturers: Farouk Systems, Toshiba Industrial Products, Emerson’s Daniel Measurement and Control plant, Blackwell Plastics, LSI Industries and Neutex Advanced Energy Group.
Former Lockheed Executive to Head Spirit Aerosystems
Former Lockheed Executive to Head Spirit Aerosystems
Larry A. Lawson, the former executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, will take the helm of the company April 6.
Airbus, aerospace innovation
Coloring the Skies Green
Increased air passenger traffic and demand for new aircraft are fueling an eco-friendly innovation drive by the aerospace industry as it prepares for the future.
Navy Ups Unmanned Helicopter Orders
Navy Ups Unmanned Helicopter Orders
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $71 million contract for six additional Fire Scout aircraft.
Leadership: Brainstorming Growth Strategies
Leadership and Strategy: Brainstorming Growth Strategies
Balancing aggressiveness and collaboration can be a winning combination.
Boeing Launches ‘Optimal Flight’ Program
Boeing Launches 'Optimal Flight' Program
Boeing is beginning a series of commercial flights designed to showcase advances in operational efficiency.
EADS' CEO Calls for Innovation Collaboration
EADS' CEO Calls for Innovation Collaboration
Product cycles in the industry can be up to 90 years, meaning technology used in aerospace often is outdated before it even goes into use.
Sherrod Brown Pushes for Manufacturing ‘Teaching Hospitals’
Sherrod Brown Pushes for Manufacturing 'Teaching Hospitals'
The bill will support the creation of a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation -- a $1 billion concept President Barack Obama introduced in March 2012.
U.S. Organizations Take Stance Against Sequestration
US Organizations Take Stance Against Sequestration
The Office of Budget and Management expects that sequestration would necessitate a 13% cut to defense program spending and a 9% loss of nondefense program spending.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Investigation [Slideshow]
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which entered commercial service in October 2011, has been grounded worldwide since Jan. 16, 2013 because of safety concerns.

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