Manufacturing breaks a down trend as unemployment drops in South FloridaMiamiHerald.comIn Miami-Dade, the rate fell below 10 percent, while Broward's manufacturing industry continued its rebound. By Douglas Hanks Last month, Broward County added more…
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msnbc.comUS manufacturing makes a comebackWashington PostAmid continuing mixed signals about the economy, one notable bright spot is the revival of US manufacturing. The surprising strength of this once-battered sector holds promise for reenergizing…
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NY1Manufacturing Company To Continue Military History At Brooklyn Navy YardNY1Officials announced a $46 million construction project that will convert a facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard used to build ships during World War II to house, among other…
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BrassCraft Manufacturing Announces the Hiring of Dawn Rowley as Vice President ...Sacramento BeeBy BrassCraft Manufacturing NOVI, Mich., May 18, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- BrassCraft Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of plumbing produ…
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Plain DealerOhio's unemployment rate down, but manufacturing losses concern manyPlain DealerOhio's unemployment rate was down in April, but the figures show troubling losses in manufacturing, which has fueled the state's slow recovery. Also for the s…
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AmmoLand.com (press release)Crimson Trace Hires Chief Operations OfficerAmmoLand.com (press release)Chambers bring extensive operations management experience in electro-optics assembly, lean manufacturing practices and supply chain management in the…
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Fike blends high- and low-tech safety products to manufacture growthKansas City Business JournalThe company boasts of serving worldwide clients that adhere to ISO 9001-2008 standards and of adding its own spin on Five-S Lean Manufacturing. But CEO Ch…
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Successful Lean & Green Conference at drupaWhat They ThinkThe conference addressed three themes: Environmental Footprint with a focus on energy; Sustainability for Success including practical application of Lean Manufacturing; and Communicating on th…
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Valiant effort in lean manufacturing puts Incitec aheadThe AustralianINCITEC boss James Fazzino has found religion, and it's not his beloved Valiant cars but "lean" manufacturing that he is rolling out in his Australian operations. Yesterday's slight…
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Operations Director - Lean Manufacturing Specialistprintweek.comWe seek an experienced Operations-led candidate with excellent influencing and people skills, ideally with experience of working with Six Sigma (black belt), lean manufacturing, continuo…
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Torque NewsUS regulators join probe into fire that destroyed electric carLos Angeles TimesUS auto-safety regulators are joining inquiries into a Texas garage fire that destroyed a Fisker Automotive Inc. Karma, a $103000 plug-in electric vehicle. The…
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Hindu Business LineAuto recall policy by year-endHindu Business LineThe Ministry of Heavy Industries expects to begin formal talks on regulations for the same next month with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) and industry body, Societ…
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ABC NewsMitt Romney's claim that 100000 auto jobs have been lost under ObamaWashington Post (blog)On the president's watch, about 100000 jobs were lost in the auto industry and auto dealers and auto manufacturers, so he's hardly one to point a finger…
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Wall Street JournalJAMA: No Plan for Sharing Power CutsWall Street JournalBy YOSHIO TAKAHASHI TOKYO—Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association's newly appointed chairman on Thursday ruled out the possibility of the group taking any coordinated step…
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Manufacturing in Philadelphia Region Unexpectedly ContractsBusinessWeekFactory output, which makes up about 75 percent of industrial production, climbed 0.6 percent, a Fed report yesterday showed. Half of the gain was due to a pickup in auto producti…
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msnbc.comUS manufacturing makes a comebackWashington PostBruce Katz is founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution. Amid continuing mixed signals about the economy, one notable bright spot is the revival of US ma…
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NASA Chief Technologist To Attend Cleveland Manufacturing EventSacramento BeeThis initiative is part of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's "Strong Cities, Strong Communities" effort. The partnership was developed as a local "Ad…
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Hindu Business LineAuto recall policy by year-endHindu Business LineSuch a policy would look to define what a recall means by stipulating the conditions and the process the manufacturer needs to follow after issues are detected in a certain productio…
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Zee NewsUSTR has expressed concerns over draft telecom security policyZee NewsIn the proposed new telecom policy, Indian government has identified threat to security of telecom infrastructure due to heavy reliance on imported equipment. "...Absence o…
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Q&A: Why There's More To The "Skills Gap" Than A Worker ShortageStateImpact New HampshireHow policy on the local, state, and national levels affects New Hampshire's businesses and economy. By Amanda Loder Ramping-up federal funding for highly skilled…
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Women's education group comes to FlorenceSCNowThe Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood, or PEO, will be holding its South Carolina state chapter convention Friday and Saturday at the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology…
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Manufacturing plant to drop LeTourneau from nameKETKOur news partner The Longview News Journal reports The Longview manufacturing plant that has had the LeTourneau named tied to it for 67 years is going through a big change — this one in a name tha…
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Wind energy: Manufacturing the future - WINDPOWER 2012REVEAnd from an education, industry-advancement and networking standpoint, the conference presents an unrivaled opportunity: it is the premier occasion for national, global and regional industry p…
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DEARBORN, Mich., May 17, 2012 — As the United…Chem.InfoAmong them is Cleveland-based Tooling U, an SME company and the leading developer of online training for manufacturing companies and educational institutions, which will highlight solutions t…
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WisBusiness: State looks to address skills mismatch in manufacturing industryWisbusiness.comShe said the solution will involve education, leveraging the programs that exist, and promoting a better understanding of manufacturing. The biggest and most…
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S&P 500 Falls for 3rd Week in Longest Slump Since AugustBusinessWeekAll 10 industries in the S&P 500 fell. Financial and raw- material companies dropped at least 6.5 percent as shareholders sued JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) (JPM) over the company's $2…
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Los Angeles TimesApril job losses end state's eight months of gainsLos Angeles TimesMark Howard, managing director of Management Recruiters of Berkeley, said his office has been busy in recent months placing job candidates in the healthcare and the f…
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BrassCraft Manufacturing Announces the Hiring of Dawn Rowley as Vice President ...Sacramento Bee"We are delighted to have Dawn Rowley, a highly qualified, talented and experienced individual, join our team coming from such global manufacturing leader…
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Taro to Announce Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2012MarketWatch (press release)HAWTHORNE, NY, May 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TARO) ("Taro"), announced today that it will release its financ…
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iGo, Inc. Announces Departure of Chief Financial OfficerMarketWatch (press release)The Company has initiated a search for new management for its finance and accounting department. The Company also announced that it has implemented a number of cost re…
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ShawCor Receives Contract for the Coating of the Julimar Development ProjectMarketWatch (press release)B) today announced that its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract from Apache in Australia with a value in excess of US$45 mi…
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Great Wall Builders (GWBU) Signs International Distribution Contract for EUR8 ...MarketWatch (press release)The contract territory includes all the countries of the European Union with the exclusion of Italy, United Kingdom and Ireland. The contract…
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Top-quality Texas Job Shops and Contract Manufacturers Joined the MFG.com ...San Antonio ExpressMFG.com, the world's leading marketplace for made-to-order manufacturing of mechanical components, textiles and packaging announced today the addition of…
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KBR Building Group to Construct New Manufacturing Complex for CTL Packaging ...MarketWatch (press release)HOUSTON, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- KBR (NYSE:KBR) announced today that KBR Building Group has been awarded a contract by CTL Packaging, US…
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Healthcare PackagingContract Manufacturing in India and China Backed by Government PoliciesHealthcare PackagingContract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO) will reap the rewards as pharmaceutical production becomes increasingly globalized, according to…
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Malaysia StarYSP SAH maintains growth trajectory despite challengesMalaysia Star... in the generic pharmaceutical industry, YSP Southeast Asia Holding Bhd (YSP SAH) is maintaining growth trajectory in that sector with the recent expansion of its manu…
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Quality Chemicals Giving Locals Fighting ChanceAllAfrica.comBut behind this façade is the adherence to a high degree of quality control that is extremely important in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. This strict compliance to a set of good…
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Watson Confirms Lo Loestrin® Fe Patent ChallengeMarketWatch (press release)Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an integrated global specialty pharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of…
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Sagent Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Atracurium Besylate Injection, USPMarketWatch (press release)Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., founded in 2006, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing, sourcing and marketing…
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Fort Lauderdale approves incentives to attract manufacturerSun-SentinelBy Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun Sentinel BioRamo, LLC, a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm with Texas roots, is considering a move to Fort Lauderdale. The company has been approved f…
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Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. Announces Merger Agreement with American ...MarketWatch (press release)Ultra Clean's customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research…
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Amkor Technology Announces Plans to Build State-of-the-Art Factory and Global ...MarketWatch (press release)The new factory and R&D center will focus on the design, development and full scale production of innovative semiconductor packaging and test…
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Semiconductor ETF Experiences Big InflowTheStreet.comAmong the largest underlying components of SMH, in trading today Intel Corp (NASD: INTC) is up about 0.6%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) is off about 1%, and Texas Instru…
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Semiconductor ETF Experiences Big InflowForbesAmong the largest underlying components of SMH, in trading today Intel Corp (NASD: INTC) is up about 0.6%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) is off about 1%, and Texas Instruments I…
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MLive.comDow Corning, Hemlock Semiconductor officials say government decision will be ...MLive.comMany US solar manufacturers, including Bay County-based Dow Corning Corp. and Saginaw County-based Hemlock Semiconductor have been opponents of this mea…
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Marvell sees return to normalcy following Thai floodsEE TimesMarvell was one of numerous electronics firms to be hurt by the flooding in Thailand, which forced several electronics manufacturing facility closures, including makers of hard disk drives…
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Manufacturing SupervisorElectronicsWeekly.comThey provide coating technology for a variety of industries including textiles, consumer durables, electronics, medical devices... and this is just the start! The Manufacturing Supervisor will be responsib…
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Shimkus tours HellaDaily Clay County Advocate-PressThe compnay's electronics technology, like what is manufactured in Flora, includes energy management systems, body electronics, sensors and actuators, driver assistance systems and air-conditioning c…
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iGo, Inc. Announces Departure of Chief Financial OfficerMarketWatch (press release)SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 18, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- iGo, Inc. (NASDAQ:IGOI) , a leading provider of eco-friendly power management solutions and accessories f…
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SEMICON West preview: Conference keynotes and "Extreme Electronics"ElectroIQThese adjacent markets share “synergies” in manufacturing materials, equipment, and processes with semiconductor fab and assembly, which the Extreme Electronics sessions…
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Weekly Round-Up: Commodities Bulls Roam Even as Europe SagsBusiness InsiderStill, bargain hunters have been sweeping in to shore up base metals while demand for gold has risen amid growing worries about the European sovereign debt crisis. Support for…
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India TodayKitcommentary from Kitco Metals Inc. - "Statistics! Lies! Heresy! More ...InvestorIdeas.com (press release)May 18, 2012 (Investorideas.com Mining stocks newswire) Gold prices rallied by more than 2% on Thursday and by nearly 1% early this…
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Convenience of a One-Stop Shop Offered at Unique Metals Laser, in ...EIN News (press release)As discussed in Manufacturing Digital, Unique Metals Laser's ability to fulfill customised projects means faster turn-around time and cost savings for custom…
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Belfast TelegraphAsian Markets Slump; Sensex Claws Back LossesMorningstar.comJiangxi Copper recovered, though, adding 0.4%. It was a similar story for Australian miners with big names like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto down 4.0% and 5.1%, respectively.…
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Fuel cell makes loco debut, better than asteroid mining, big demand change neededCreamer Media's Mining WeeklyToronto- and New York-listed junior Platinum Group Metals (PTM) quips that its discovery of a new platinum deposit in South Africa is “mor…
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NY1Manufacturing Company To Continue Military History At Brooklyn Navy YardNY1The company manufactures body armor and other military apparel for soldiers. Crye said he had five employees when he started in 2002. With the new facility, he expects to b…
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Retail RFID: When and How, not Why or IfLP PortalThis year, the industry seems to be enjoying a groundswell of growth led by the publicity behind a growing number of successful long-running pilot programs, especially in the retail apparel market segm…
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CBC.caIs Canada suffering from 'Dutch disease'?CBC.caBut 25 of 80 individual industries (which accounted for a quarter of manufacturing output) were adversely affected. But the largest declines occurred in textiles, apparel and leather products, whic…
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Oryon Technologies Offers Elastolite(R) Technology and Business OverviewManufacturing Digital (press release)DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - May 17, 2012) - Oryon Technologies, Inc. ( OTCQB : ORYN ) ( PINKSHEETS : ORYN ) ("Oryon" or the "Company") is a dev…
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The Richter Co. betting fashion still matters in San AntonioSan Antonio Business JournalMario Guajardo and Teal Thompson, owners of The Richter Co., say the market is ripe for an apparel-manufacturing comeback. The owners of locally based clothier Th…
- 18 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:16am -

VietNamNet BridgeWhich industries suffer most in economic downturn?VietNamNet BridgeWooden furniture manufacturing has also recovered after a difficult period with the wooden furniture exports reaching 1.4 billion dollars, an increase of 25 percent o…
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PR Web (press release)SofasAndSectionals.com Celebrates 100 Years of Lane Furniture with a Colossal SalePR Web (press release)Lane Furniture has been manufacturing top quality home furnishings for 100 years, including the Stanton Collection shown her…
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New York TimesThis Furniture Has History Ingrained in ItNew York TimesBeginning Friday, the coffee table made from the boardwalk, as well as 11 other pieces of furniture built with ancient, hidden woods of New York City will be displayed in 12 x 12,…
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Leading Glass Manufacturer CURVET Signs Five-Year License Renewal with DFINanowerk LLCIts wide-range of market segments include; home furnishings, bathroom furniture, automotive, transportation, marine, construction, architecture, urban furniture, ho…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 8:07am -

NewsdayUS factory output rose in April on stronger autosBusinessWeekThe manufacturing gains were broad-based. In addition to increases in auto output, production rose at a wide range of companies, from makers of computers and electronics to aerospace…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:35am -

Georgia Gulf to Present at Goldman Sachs Basic Materials ConferenceMarketWatch (press release)Georgia Gulf Corporation is a leading, integrated North American manufacturer of two chemical lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics, and manufactures vinyl-base…
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Recycling and Composting Drive Success of Diversion and Recovery Goals at 2012 ...MarketWatch (press release)Eighty-two percent of tournament materials were recovered from the waste stream through recycling, composting, material reuse and charitable…
- 8 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:01pm -

Lincoln Electric Booms As Industrial Recovery Gains SteamInvestor's Business DailyCleveland-based Lincoln is a leading vendor of welding equipment and materials, holding upward of 30% of North America market share. After decades of outsourcing, job c…
- 8 hours ago, 18 May 12, 8:41pm -

Deceuninck North America Earns GreenCircle Certification for Recycled Content ...MarketWatch (press release)In addition to the company's GreenCircle certifications, Deceuninck demonstrates its commitment to sustainability by manufacturing long-lastin…
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Bayer MaterialScience thinks green with eco-friendly, energy-efficient ...Pittsburgh Business TimesBayer MaterialScience LLC's Robinson Township campus features an electric vehicle charging station for employee use and an eco-commercial building and…
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CTV.caThomas Mulcair To Visit Alberta Oilsands Amid Dutch Disease CriticismHuffington Post CanadaEDMONTON - Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is coming to Alberta to discuss the oilsands, but it isn't clear if he will tour the development that he says i…
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Analysis: China plastics demand won't revive enough to melt glutReutersAsian plastic exporters, who rely heavily on demand from the world's second-biggest economy, face having to scale back production further this year, in turn cutting demand for nap…
- 10 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:01pm -

Independence Energy completes upgrades at Quinlan lease oil property in OklahomaScandOilIndependence Energy Corp. report that significant production and water handling upgrades have been completed at the Quinlan Lease oil property in Oklahoma. The co…
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New Manufacturing Process Could Revitalize Phosphate IndustryThe LedgerJoseph Megy, a JDC owner and its chief technology officer, has patented a new process for manufacturing phosphoric acid, the main ingredient in phosphate fertilizers. He calls it…
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Wall Street JournalEnergy and US Manufacturing: Five Things to Think AboutCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)CFR experts examine the science and foreign policy surrounding climate change, energy, and nuclear security. by Michael Levi The boom in US o…
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