LOS ALTOS, CA – Smartphones continue to dial up big gains, but the overall cellphone market isn't generating much in the way of busy signals.

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics saw sales rise 7% year-over-year for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.

NEENAH, WI – Plexus reported revenue of $595 million for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 29, up 10.5% year-over-year. Revenue was down 2.3% sequentially.

BOSTON – A widespread shortage of high-skilled manufacturing workers in the US is overstated, but it will be an emerging problem by the end of the decade, says a new report from Boston Consulting Group.