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How Brick-And-Mortar Stores Are Finding New Uses for Smartphones
by Kylie Gumpert; Editing by Peter Henderson and Sue Horton) on
Image credit: Reuters | Lucas Jackson. At some Macy's outlets this holiday season, shoppers who download the retailer’s app will be able to use their smart phones to guide them through the store to products they’re seeking.... Read full article
You're Already Done With Your Holiday Shopping? How Aggravating!
by MOLLY BLAKE on
Leaves are starting to fall, warm sweaters and boots are being unearthed from storage and pumpkin-flavored everything is in the stores.... Read full article
The woman who broke into the BBQ 'boys club'
by Patrick Gillespie on
American BBQ is a booming business, but you don't find many women behind the pit. Enter Melissa Cookston.... Read full article
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