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Congress plans no votes on Export-Import Bank as authorization set to run out
by Jim Spencer Star Tribune (Photo: Phoenix Solutions Co.) on
No vote has been scheduled to save the 80-year-old bank, which supporters say helps businesses large and small sell abroad.... Read full article
US manufacturing: What does the future hold?
by Jack Garland & Kim Gittleson on
Will the future of manufacturing involve increasingly sophisticated robotics and virtual reality machines?... Read full article
Ford Caps Giant China Manufacturing Initiative
by Bill Visnic on
Ford Motor (F) pushes the start button today on an all-new engine plant in China’s Jiangxi province, finishing off an wide-ranging manufacturing expansion the company said was its most ambitious in the last half-century.... Read full article
Made in China 2025: How Beijing is revamping its manufacturing sector
by Li Hui on
A look at why the Chinese government is giving manufacturing a makeover and the sectors that will be affected... Read full article
Tuesday's letters: Trade measure supports Florida manufacturing
by Trade Promotion Authority on
If Florida were a country, its $800 billion economy would make it the 19th largest economy in the world. Our state is poised to play a huge role in the global marketplace.... Read full article
Illinois manufacturing coasting on fumes
by PG Veer (ShutterStock Image) on
Once an industrial powerhouse, Illinois is economically draining its population, most notably in the manufacturing sector.... Read full article
China Cuts Rates to Halt a Slide in Its Economy
by By DAVID BARBOZA and KEITH BRADSHERMAY on
SHANGHAI — Hoping to shore up a weakening economy, China said on Sunday that it would cut benchmark interest rates for the third time in five months.... Read full article
Can manufacturing lead the way to a sustainable future?
by Jean Rogers (Photo Credit: Shutterstock - Maxene Huiyu) on
At least since 1798, when Thomas Malthus identified exponential population growth as a harbinger of humanity’s doom, the concept of sustainability often has been associated with apocalyptic rhetoric. In recent years, however, business leaders and inv... Read full article
New technology + old manufacturing = smart markers
by By Judy Newman | Wisconsin State Journal on
Smart markers could soon help forest rangers in national parks find lost hikers, or they could give engineers data on bridge corrosion.They could offer tourists more details about historic sites, or show construction crews what types of...... Read full article
Manufacturing making a comeback in Racine County, Wisconsin
by SCOTT ANDERSON on
Manufacturing in Racine County appears to be making a comeback.The number of manufacturing jobs in the county increased by 15.2 percent between 2010 and 2014, according to labor statistics provided by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Develop... Read full article