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TN Zinc Plant Catches Fire, Burns

February 10, 2012 2:29 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

A fire at a Clarksville zinc plant was burning so hot Friday morning that the three-story building's metal walls glowed orange as firefighters struggled to smother highly combustible zinc dust with fire-retardant foam.

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Grainger Highlights Georgia-Pacific For Supplier Excellence

February 10, 2012 4:30 pm | News | Comments

For the second year in a row, Grainger presented Georgia-Pacific Professional with two Partners in Performance Awards at Grainger’s annual supplier conference held recently in Rosemont, Ill.

iWitness

February 10, 2012 4:00 pm | by Paula Routly, Seven Days | Articles | Comments

Burlington Mac maker Jerry Manock remembers his old boss: Steve Jobs.

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Entrepreneurially Hard Wired

February 10, 2012 3:50 pm | by Mike Rainone, Co-Founder, PCDWorks | Articles | Comments

What we lack is the European vision that seed money, especially government seed money, is a required ingredient for successful innovation.

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GE Opens New Line At Appliance Park

February 10, 2012 2:18 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

General Electric is starting production of a hybrid water heater in Louisville, marking the first new product line at Appliance Park since 1957.

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Report: Apple To Unveil New iPad In March

February 10, 2012 2:16 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

AllThingsD, a website affiliated with The Wall Street Journal, says Apple Inc. is holding an event in San Francisco the first week of March — the same week Apple announced the iPad 2 last year.

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New Stellar Website

February 10, 2012 12:45 pm | Products | Comments

The site includes a comprehensive photo gallery of completed projects across all of Stellar’s markets, as well as client testimonials.

Pig Drainblocker

February 10, 2012 11:25 am | Products | Comments

Ideal for locations where spill-prone operations are common, the drain cover conforms to curb-style storm drains to create a tight seal.

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E24 Conveyor

February 10, 2012 11:23 am | Products | Comments

E24 delivers a powerful, long-lasting, low voltage means for product transportation.

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Compact RTD Assemblies

February 10, 2012 11:19 am | Products | Comments

The fully integrated transmitters eliminate the chance of wiring disconnections between the transmitter and sensor.

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Quinn: CAT Decision About Port Access

February 10, 2012 10:18 am | by David Mercer, Associated Press | News | Comments

Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he believes Caterpillar Inc.'s decision to bypass Illinois as it looks to build a new plant and relocate some of its Japanese operations was based almost entirely on Illinois' lack of ocean access and had little to do with the state's business climate.

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GM Gets OK For New China Plant

February 10, 2012 10:16 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

General Motors Co. has won approval from environmental authorities in central China for a new $1.1 billion assembly plant, though the company says it has not yet decided on the plan.

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Key Leaders In Ford's Renaissance Will Retire

February 10, 2012 10:15 am | by Dee-Ann Durbin, Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writers | News | Comments

Kuzak, 60, and Booth, 63, each served more than three decades with the Dearborn, Mich., company. Their most important years were the last five when Ford turned itself around after borrowing $23.5 billion in 2006 to stay in business.

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China's Jan Auto Sales Fell 24 Percent

February 10, 2012 10:12 am | by Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer | News | Comments

The year of the dragon rolled in with a whimper instead of a roar as Chinese industry data showed Thursday that passenger car sales in the world's biggest auto market fell 24 percent from a year earlier.

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Unemployment Applications Near 4-Year Low

February 10, 2012 10:11 am | by Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer | News | Comments

The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.

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Feds Charge Chinese Firm With Trade Secret Theft

February 9, 2012 5:21 pm | by Paul Elias, Associated Press | News | Comments

Prosecutors unsealed an indictment that accuses a company of conspiring with a CA couple to steal DuPont trade secrets.

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