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Disability Benefits For Displaced Workers As A Result Of Recent P…
Delaware Disability Law Blog | November 20th 2009 by Steven Butler
The State of Delaware has lost three major employers in the past year. Chrysler completely shut its Newark Delaware automobile manufacturing plant in December 2008, followed by GM closing its Boxwood Road Saturn plant in July 2009. Most recently, read more
Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008
Clean Energy Leader | November 20th 2009
Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit dec read more
Hi-P International Limited QA Engineer
Singapore Jobs | November 20th 2009 by India Jobs
Hi-P International Limited, a listed international corporation providing integrated and turnkey contract manufacturing services to some of the biggest world-class Multinational Companies in the consumer electronics, disk drive, medical and telecommun read more
More Convincing Reports Forecast A Jobs Rebound
Amateur Economists | November 20th 2009 by Anthony Luafalealo
This week saw addition signs that this recovery will be anything but a jobless one. On Monday the Empire State Manufacturing Survey was released. Amidst a report that shows continued manufacturing growth in the region came this assessment from the do read more
Triumph for Hayle manufacturer
Business Cornwall | All the Latest Business News in Cornwall | November 20th 2009 by Aren Grimshaw
A Hayle manufacturer has been recognised for its achievements in the first-ever EEF Future Manufacturing Awards. read more
Mitsui Phenols Singapore Mechanical Engineer
Singapore Jobs | November 20th 2009 by India Jobs
Mitsui Chemicals Inc is one of the largest chemical companies in Japan. Our innovative technologies and materials, along with products that offer new functionality, are being used for a wide range of fields such as automotive, electronics and informa read more
RISING DEMAND FOR DISPOSABLE DIAPERS IN KENYA
Miti Blog | November 19th 2009 by Miti Blog
Kenya has witnessed a steady rise in demand for disposable diapers in recent years. About ten years ago, there were fewer brands of disposable diapers and they were meant for the high-end market. Despite their low cost then, they were still out of re read more
Vanishing Act
Beadedbear's Nonsense and Complete Waste of Time | November 19th 2009 by Sig
I do not know how glass is made. I keep hoping that during my day job, there will be a glass factory that will appear that will need to be inspected. But other than a couple of bottle manufacturers who make bottles in clear, brown, or green, there read more
Study: Asia Surging in Clean-Tech Manufacturing
technica browser | November 19th 2009 by lindonlaco
If the United States government does not invest more money in clean technology, it risks losing out to China, South Korea and Japan, according to a new study from two American think tanks. read more
Shocking Data on Environmental Impact of Packaging Methods
Recipe for success | November 18th 2009 by Dmobile215
Most products today contain a large proportion of packaging materials upon purchase. There are various reasons for it: Goods have to be shipped, and sometimes even with several means of transport until reaching the buyer. Therefore, they n read more
Nike’s Lorrie Vogel on Closing the Loop. Part 2- The Human Imp…
CleanTechnica | November 18th 2009 by Lucille Chi
Laura Kurgan, Chris Jordan, Lorrie Vogel and Assaf Biderman - Pop!Tech 2009 - Camden, ME Our conversation continues with discussing how Nike designers are encouraged to use sustainable principles in their work. SS: You mentioned something about rew read more
RV manufacturers are curiously successful amidst recession
Industrial Trends Report | November 18th 2009 by Scott Randall
Indiana recreational vehicle (RV) manufacturers defy logic with hiring frenzy. Heartland RV, an RV manufacturer based in Elkhart, Indiana, recently announced that it is expanding production and hiring 400 new workers to meet demand expectations for 2 read more
Manufacturer shareholder lawsuit trends could grow with recession
Industrial Trends Report | November 18th 2009 by Scott Randall
Somedays, Boeing executives must feel that manufacturing airplanes is the easy part. Managing disgruntled unions and shareholders is the hard part. The Shareholders Foundation, an investor advocacy group, has just announced that a lawsuit has been fi read more
Drawing a Picture of A3: Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing
Learn Sigma | November 18th 2009 by robert thompson
IW Best Plants Conference: Developing People with A3 Thinking: In this session at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference, Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder and Partner, Lean Learning Center provides a basic primer on A3, outlining its use as a method to struct read more
Manufacturing Slows, Core PPI declines
News To U(se) | November 18th 2009
Production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities rose 0.1% in October, following an average 0.9% increase in the prior three months, according to an index released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve. Higher output at utilities last month partially offse read more
Smaller Manufacturers’ Order Books Expected To Stabilise
Boost Your Business | November 18th 2009 by Paul
Lloyds Banking Group has pledged to offer support to 30,000 start-up businesses over the next three years. The bank – of which taxpayers own 43% – said its plans would help ‘viable’ businesses gain access to credit as the UK recov read more
Sluggish industrial production
Tomorrow's Econony Today | November 17th 2009 by Charles Sherry
Following three solid monthly advances, industrial production in October increased a scant 0.1%. Last month's gain occurred because October's cold weather produced a 1.6% rise in utility production. Hence, remove the energy component and manufactur read more
More on the Lexus LFA Buying Process
The Passionate Pursuit: Lexus News Blog | November 17th 2009 by Kevin RE Watts
Automobile Magazine has more on the Lexus LFA buying process: What I want to talk about is how a person might go about purchasing an LFA. Buying an exotic car, especially one in high demand, like most Ferraris, can be a very taxing experience even read more
After Chinese Turbine Controversy, Companies Plan American Plant
technica browser | November 17th 2009 by lindonlaco
A-Power Energy Systems, a Chinese turbine manufacturer, and the U.S. Renewable Energy Group announced an agreement to build a turbine plant in the United States, though many details are unclear. read more
Legendary Investors Report Stock Holdings
Investorazzi.com | November 17th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
Talk about a treasure trove of information. Here are various reports on the latest regulatory filings submitted by the investment vehicles of Warren Buffett, Eddie Lampert, Boone Pickens, and George Soros… Warren Buffett From Bloomberg’s Andr read more
Manufacturing productivity trends linger in the basement
Industrial Trends Report | November 17th 2009 by Scott Randall
Manufacturing productivity trends may have bottomed out, but it appears that manufacturing may continue to linger there for a while. According to recent comments by Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, manufacturing production took a slight dip in read more
Los Angeles Apparel Industry Set for Growth
FashionablyMarketing.Me - Fashion Marketing Strategies | November 17th 2009 by Macala Wright
The third edition of Otis College of Art and Design’s report on Los Angeles’s creative economy finds that the industry, excluding manufacturing segments, is expected to grow by an estimated 4,000 jobs, or 1.6%, by 2013. The Good News Despite read more
How Nike Considered Uses Innovation and Collaboration to Close th…
CleanTechnica | November 17th 2009 by Lucille Chi
This impressive footprint is Nike’s Considered Air Jordan XX3, their first basketball shoe designed using the Considered Ethos. Lorrie Vogel is the general manager of Nike Considered, Nike’s in-house sustainability think tank. She holds a de read more
Empire gives back some of recent gains
Tomorrow's Econony Today | November 16th 2009 by Charles Sherry
The Empire Manufacturing Index is the first look at goods producers each month, though it is a narrow measure and only reflects conditions in New York. In November, the survey fell 11 points to 23.5, but remains well above zero, which marks the line read more
Suntech to Open Plant in Arizona
technica browser | November 16th 2009 by lindonlaco
China's largest solar panel manufacturer announced plans to open its first American plant, in the greater Phoenix area. read more
E-Waste Rising, Electronics Makers Boost Recycling
Clean Energy Leader | November 16th 2009
Transboundary movement of hazardous waste shows a disastrous accumulation of e-waste, roughly about 6 billion tons, according to an upcoming report from the Basel Convention, reports RedOrbit. Part of the accumulation is attributed to increasing dema read more
My economic benchmarks
Lehman's Country Life | November 16th 2009 by Greg
Recently I spoke with a group of investors about what I my crystal ball tells me about our economic future. I have three metrics that I believe are simple and reliable leading indicators. read more
Whats the use of complaining?
My Science Jobs : Science News | November 16th 2009 by Ian
Quality and Regulation relies on feedback- good or bad. Whats the use of complaining? Complaints handling in the medical devices manufacturing inustry is a profession in itself. Complaints can be an indication of quality of product and service read more
Mukluk Boots Are The Perfect Boot This Winter
Heels and Steals Discount Shoes Blog | November 16th 2009 by jim
Mukluk Boots Mukluk boots are made of the finest suede and fur, crafted specially to provide you warmth and cozy look. But do not call them Mukluk if the boots only perform that. In fact, you will always have a wide range of collections of fashionab read more
American Freedom Sold to China
Fail Ads | November 15th 2009 by FailAds.com
It’s already bad enough sending the manufacturing jobs over to China, and now even American freedom is given up. See more Funny Pictures of FAIL Ads read more
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