USA TODAYGM, Peugeot discuss manufacturing allianceVancouver SunFRANKFURT/PARIS - General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen are discussing a manufacturing alliance designed to stem losses in Europe and reduce production costs elsewhere, sources with kno…
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California Job Shops and Contract Manufacturers Earn Admission into MFG.com ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)MFG.com, the world's leading marketplace for made-to-print manufacturing of mechanical components, textiles and packaging today anno…
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ArabianBusiness.comConcerns about Chinese manufacturing, European debt halt a four-day rise in oilWashington Post (blog)NEW YORK — A four-day rise in oil prices stalled Wednesday following a weak report on Chinese manufacturing and lingering concer…
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German Stocks Drop as Manufacturing Slows; TUI, Lufthansa FallBusinessWeek22 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks retreated for a second day after manufacturing and services expansion unexpectedly slowed amid declining orders at factories. TUI AG, Europe's l…
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Rhode Island Manufacturing Jobs Remained Steady Over Year According to ...MarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Industrial employment in Rhode Island was little changed over the past year according to the 2012 Rhode Island Ma…
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Johnson Precision Builds World Class Manufacturing Facility and Launches New ...PR Web (press release)Our focus on continuous improvement, LEAN manufacturing techniques and supply chain management translates directly to our client's bottom line, resu…
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Asteelflash announces its financial results for 2011MarketWatch (press release)We are pursuing a policy based on our 'Asteelflash Excellence System', a quality label designed to improve industrial performance, quality, lean manufacturing and technolo…
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EPA, Genesee Chamber to hold roundtable discussion on manufacturing issuesThe Flint Journal - MLive.comEPA Acting Assistant Administrator Jim Jones is expected to solicit feedback on topics that include sustainable manufacturing, lean manufacturing a…
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24dash (press release)World class manufacturing quartet lined up for IME best practice visits24dash (press release)The next will take place at PP Electrical Systems (March 6th) looking at lean manufacturing and implementing a training roadmap followe…
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1st Annual Arkansas Manufacturers Survival Summit. Coming Soon to Little Rock, ARPR.com (press release)The Arkansas Manufacturer's Survival Summit is a one day, Free, event with an abundance of information to help manufacturers achieve greater sustai…
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If American Manufacturers Keep Jobs, So Does Obama: Key manufacturing states ...Chicago TribuneThe White House has taken ownership of the industry's newfound strength, repeatedly touting that after decades of job losses, manufacturing has gained 4040…
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USA TODAYGM, Peugeot discuss manufacturing allianceCalgary HeraldFRANKFURT/PARIS — General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen are discussing a manufacturing alliance designed to stem losses in Europe and reduce production costs elsewhere, sources with…
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The AtlanticAmerican Manufacturing Could Be in Bigger Trouble Than We All ThoughtThe AtlanticEven as factory employment in the United States has been decimated over the past few decades, there's always been one very good reason to be hopeful about Am…
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JW Sues Obama Department of Energy for Records Detailing $529 Million Loan to ...Big Governmentby Tom Fitton As you may recall, Judicial Watch has been investigating Vice President Biden's role in securing a bailout for auto manufacturer Fisker Autom…
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Boston.comAuto industry turnaround is a two-party successThe Hill (blog)In reality, this auto industry recovery is an example of both parties working together to help save a national treasure in our auto industry and preserve jobs in industries that…
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Why One Reporter Says There's No "Skills Gap" In Manufacturing, After AllStateImpact New HampshireHow policy on the local, state, and national levels affects New Hampshire's businesses and economy. By Amanda Loder First of all, if you haven't read Li…
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The AtlanticAmerican Manufacturing Could Be in Bigger Trouble Than We All ThoughtThe AtlanticBut so has outsourcing work to countries with cheap labor, which has made our manufacturers look more "productive" than they really are. The Progressive Poli…
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Globe and MailExperts react to Obama's corporate tax proposalWashington Post (blog)... establishing a minimum tax, and expanding credits for R&D and manufacturing. It's not a plan so much as a framework. But we asked a variety of experts what they th…
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SalonAn insider's guide to the great manufacturing debateSalonBy Michael Lind Manufacturing is back in the news. The combination of Obama administration initiatives to help American manufacturing with criticism of China's unfair trade and industrial…
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Many say industry a key cogSpringfield News SunThe report from the nonprofit policy think tank in Washington, DC, joins a growing chorus of voices from President Obama to industry leaders who see manufacturing as a way to accelerate the economic reco…
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Plastics Manufacturer To Add 140 Jobs In MocksvilleWXII The Triad“We must continue to build an educated, skilled workforce in order for North Carolina to compete in this global economy.” Carolina Precision Plastics, which operates as CPP Global,…
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Manufacturing concernThe Economist (blog)One speaker noted that controlling for age and education a manufacturing worker earns around 7% more than a non-manufacturing peer. But what if one controls for location? Is it more important to move people fr…
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New Green River Classes Give Students An Edge In Aerospace & Advanced ...Patch.comPrograms in Principles of Precision Machining, Machine Maintenance and Quality Assurance will begin March 19 at Green River Community College as part of a larger effort…
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Capitalizing On Precision Manufacturing Courses Offered in Pioneer Valley RegionAlbany Times UnionCourse offerings ranged from blueprint reading and interpretation to CNC Swiss operations and even manufacturing planning and control to name a few. “…
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Most Manufacturing Workers Want to Ban Shop Towels That Retain Toxic Heavy ...Sacramento Bee"This survey demonstrates an urgent need to further educate manufacturing workers about shop towel safety issues," said Kim MacDougall, research scientist at…
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Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Magma Design AutomationVirtual-Strategy Magazine22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and…
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Patheon announces date of fiscal 2012 first quarter financial resultsMarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Patheon Inc. (TOR:CA:PTI) , a leading provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharma…
- 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:47pm -

Swiss Stocks Fall as Euro-Area Manufacturing, Services ShrinkBusinessWeek22 (Bloomberg) -- Swiss stocks retreated for a second day after a report showed services and manufacturing output in the euro area unexpectedly shrank this month. Swiss Re Ltd.…
- 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:27pm -

Asteelflash announces its financial results for 2011MarketWatch (press release)We are pursuing a policy based on our 'Asteelflash Excellence System', a quality label designed to improve industrial performance, quality, lean manufacturing and technolo…
- 5 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 4:12pm -

Art's Way Manufacturing Announces Financial Results for the Fiscal Year 2011MarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Art's Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., (UTD:ARTW) a leading manufacturer and distributor of farm machinery, announc…
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Plain DealerOhio steelworkers' union OKs deal with manufacturer Timken Co. that promises ...The RepublicAP CANTON, Ohio — Steelworkers have approved a five-year contract that clears the way for a $225 million plant addition, Ohio's latest manufactu…
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California Job Shops and Contract Manufacturers Earn Admission into MFG.com ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)MFG.com, the world's leading marketplace for made-to-print manufacturing of mechanical components, textiles and packaging today anno…
- 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:06pm -

Eurogentec's Biologics Facility Successfully Completes US FDA InspectionMarketWatch (press release)SERAING, Belgium, Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Eurogentec, a custom service and contract manufacturing company, announced today that its Seraing, Be…
- 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:47pm -

Switzerland Stocks Decline as Euro-Area Manufacturing, Services ContractBloombergSwiss stocks retreated for a second day after a report showed services and manufacturing output in the euro area unexpectedly shrank this month. Swiss Re Ltd. and UBS AG…
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BloombergEuro-Area Manufacturing, Services Unexpectedly Contract: EconomyBusinessWeek22 (Bloomberg) -- European services and manufacturing output unexpectedly shrank in February as the euro-area economy struggled to rebound from a contraction in the…
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Patheon announces date of fiscal 2012 first quarter financial resultsMarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Patheon Inc. (TOR:CA:PTI) , a leading provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharma…
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CTD Holdings, Inc. - NanoSonic Products Division Signs Manufacturing Agreement ...MarketWatch (press release)NanoSonic Products, Inc. operates is the world's only cGMP pulse drying facility for the production of pharmaceutical grade Aquaplex cyclodex…
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Telegraph.co.ukJohnson & Johnson CEO Weldon To RetireManufacturing.netPharmaceutical manufacturing expert Girish Malhotra said he considered the management shake-up at J&J an overdue firing of Weldon. But Malhotra wrote that the heads of manufacturin…
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eYugoslavia.comAPP Pharmaceuticals Announces Approval of Preservative-Free Methotrexate ...SunHerald.comDuring the past year, a number of oncology drug suppliers have reduced output due to manufacturing issues causing significant disruption to availa…
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ABC NewsFDA takes action to fill drug shortagesPhiladelphia InquirerFor the immediate crisis of two cancer drugs - methotrexate and doxorubicin - the US Food and Drug Administration asked several generic companies to increase or start production of m…
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Next Big FutureTaiwan Semiconductor considers switching to a 450 mm 14 nanometer electron ...Next Big FutureSemiconductor Manufacturing and Design - Does the transition to 450mm wafers offer the ultimate opportunity to switch to maskless lithography…
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Hot HardwareSanDisk Puts World's Smallest 128Gb NAND Flash Memory Chip into ProductionHot Hardware22, 2012 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced it has developed the world's smallest…
- 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:46pm -

LitePoint IQxstream Helps Altair Semiconductor Customers Achieve High-Volume ...Bradenton HeraldThis new solution delivers the highest throughput from a single tester, enabling Altair customers to rapidly get their LTE cellular products into high-vol…
- 5 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 4:45pm -

ON Semiconductor Introduces New Series of Adjustable Output Low Dropout ...MarketWatch (press release)ON Semiconductor operates a world-class, value-added supply chain and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key…
- 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 3:01pm -

Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research (SMI)Web InquirerSemiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (NYSE: SMI) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a rese…
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Synopsys Completes Acquisition of Magma Design AutomationVirtual-Strategy Magazine22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and…
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Manufacturing key to Ohio's recoveryDayton Daily NewsLow-paid service work isn't an adequate replacement for manufacturing's power to innovate and build wealth. Computers and electronics, chemicals including pharmaceuticals, transportation equipment…
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Tech hardware industry seeks changes to import duty structureLivemintThe duty structure is acting as a dampener on government efforts to turn India into a hub of electronics manufacturing, its critics say. Companies lack an incentive to assemble elec…
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Rhode Island Manufacturing Jobs Remained Steady Over Year According to ...MarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Industrial employment in Rhode Island was little changed over the past year according to the 2012 Rhode Island Ma…
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Frequency Electronics Closes on Acquisition of Elcom Technologies, Inc.MarketWatch (press release)Frequency Electronics, Inc. is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of high precision timing, frequency control and synchronization…
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Canadian Stocks Gain as Oil, Gold Shares Advance; Manulife FallsBusinessWeek22 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose, extending a five-month high, as energy shares gained with oil prices on concern Iran will curb supply and gold producers rallied with…
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BloombergMETALS-Copper falls on demand concerns, China dataReuters... as the market reacted to weak export and manufacturing data from top consumer China and uncertainty over Greece's ability to implement tough reforms aimed at cutting its debt. Benc…
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BloombergRecord Nickel Supply Expanding Glut Thwarts Bull Market Rally: CommoditiesBloombergMetals have returned to a bull market from a 22 percent slump last year on an improving outlook for global growth with manufacturing in the US capping the big…
- 2 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 7:40pm -

Toxic releases: bad news – but good, tooMonmouth Daily Review AtlasTRI data – which logs the release of toxins into the environment, almost of all of which are not violations of the law – is submitted annually to EPA and states by industries in…
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Globe and MailGold eases as optimism over Greek bailout dissipatesKhaleej TimesBrent crude retreated from a nine-month high as weaker Chinese manufacturing data and fresh worries about the euro zone debt crisis cast doubt on global economic health an…
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Manufacturing key to Ohio's recoveryDayton Daily NewsBy Steve Bennish, Staff Writer 1:53 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2012 The United States must develop a coordinated national strategy to strengthen manufacturing, a slowly recovering but vital segment…
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Business InsiderThe Collapse Of US Manufacturing Is Centered In One SectorBusiness InsiderJobs at textile mills declined 63 percent from 2001 to 2009; apparel jobs declined 61 percent; and leather jobs declined 51 percent. products, and furniture. Th…
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Rhode Island Manufacturing Jobs Remained Steady Over Year According to ...Virtual Press Office (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in Rhode Island was little changed over the past year according to the 2012 Rhode Island Manu…
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Rhode Island Manufacturing Jobs Remained Steady Over Year According to ...MarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Industrial employment in Rhode Island was little changed over the past year according to the 2012 Rhode Island Ma…
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Co.DesignNike's new apparel includes eco-friendly innovationBizjournals.comAs Sustainable Business Oregon reports, pieces of the new line include eco-friendly materials and were made using manufacturing processes that reduce waste. As the Portland Bu…
- 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 3:11pm -

Manufacturing concernThe Economist (blog)Ditto this, from a Brookings' paper: All manufacturing industries, including such reputedly “low technology” ones as wood products, furniture, and textiles, exceeded the non-manufacturing averages for both…
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Business InsiderThe Collapse Of US Manufacturing Is Centered In One SectorBusiness InsiderJobs at textile mills declined 63 percent from 2001 to 2009; apparel jobs declined 61 percent; and leather jobs declined 51 percent. products, and furniture. Th…
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Rhode Island Manufacturing Jobs Remained Steady Over Year According to ...MarketWatch (press release)22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Industrial employment in Rhode Island was little changed over the past year according to the 2012 Rhode Island Ma…
- 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 3:17pm -

Michigan Business Review - MLive.comHow Michigan's lone lock manufacturer thrives against foreign competitionMichigan Business Review - MLive.comThe company picked Holland for the base of its North American operations because of access to some of the…
- 8 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 1:04pm -

Kimball International, Inc. Declares Quarterly DividendSunHerald.comKimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) provides a variety of products from its two business segments: the Electronic Manufacturing Services segment and the Furniture segment. Th…
- 10 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 11:20am -

Interface Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)Building on our actions in the fourth quarter, we will look for additional ways to raise our selling prices, reduce manufacturing costs and SG&A expenses, enhance t…
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PakistanToday.com.pk'Cement prices rise less than other construction material'PakistanToday.com.pkLAHORE - Aizaz Mansoor Shaikh, Chairman All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has said cement price compared with other building materia…
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Art's Way Manufacturing Announces Financial Results for the Fiscal Year 2011Sacramento BeeAdditionally, the Company has scheduled a conference call Friday, February 24, 2012 at 10:00 am Central Time to discuss the results and other information materi…
- 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:37pm -

Sigma Labs, Inc. Awarded Additive Manufacturing Contracts From Honeywell AerospaceSacramento BeeThey provide high-level consultants, and develop manufacturing and materials technologies and R&D solutions for first-tier integrators like Boeing, Honeyw…
- 4 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 5:37pm -

The business of Mapes: Turning metal into musicElizabethton StarPhoto by Doug Thompson - This aerial photo shows the four city blocks on which Mapes Piano String Company's manufacturing buildings are located. The picture is made looking south from Br…
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Gasoline Falls From Seven-Month High as Oil Drops on Slow DemandBusinessWeek22 (Bloomberg) -- Gasoline fell from a seven-month high as oil retreated on reports of slowing manufacturing in Europe and China. Futures retreated with crude after an unexpe…
- 1 hour ago, 22 Feb 12, 8:02pm -

The AtlanticThe Spectacular Rise and Fall of US Whaling: An Innovation StoryThe AtlanticIn the middle of the 19th century, whale oil prices increased, which should have led to more production. But output never recovered after the 1850s even as whalin…
- 5 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 4:18pm -

CTV.caOIL FUTURES: Holding Near 9-Month Highs, Amid Demand WorriesWall Street JournalBy David Bird Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures prices were little changed near 9-month highs Wednesday, as traders cautiously eyed sign…
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GASFRAC and eCORP Enter Into MOUBradenton HeraldJohn Thrash, Chairman and CEO of eCORP, noted "The use of liquid hydrocarbons to enhance production from hydrocarbon reservoirs is a natural solution, and now that safety concerns have been solved, we b…
- 6 hours ago, 22 Feb 12, 3:32pm -

BloombergAsia Rises but Greece, Oil Woes Limit GainsCNBC.comThe FTSE CNBC Asia 100 Index Japan's Nikkei average rose to end above 9500 for the first time since early August, boosted by news that China's manufacturing sector rose to a four-month high…
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