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Strong Tours Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of
June 12, 2013 8:05 am | by Cory Schaeffer, Co-Founder of Listen Technologies | Blogs | CommentsHumans are curious creatures. We like to see how things work, and we want to know what makes things tick — we have a deep-seated desire to make a connection with our environment by understanding the process of creation. That, in part, is what is so appealing about facility tours.
Fast Forklift Charging For Fast-Paced Environments
June 12, 2013 8:05 am | by Abbigail Kriebs, Associate Editor, Industrial Distribution | Articles | CommentsCorwin Will is the facility manager of The Pampered Chef, a Berkshire Hathaway company, which has benefited from tremendous savings and safety improvements from installing Minit Chargers across four warehouses. The Pampered Chef warehouses face a daily challenge similar to those of all industrial facilities: trying to pick and ship thousands of items a day in the most efficient way possible.
More Americans Quit Jobs, A Sign Of Confidence
June 11, 2013 2:18 pm | by Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsMore Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the number of people who quit their jobs in April jumped 7.2 percent to 2.25 million. That's just below February's level, which was the highest in 4 ½ years.
CT Lawmakers Join Fight Over Who Was 1st To Fly
June 11, 2013 2:16 pm | by Stephen Singer, Associated Press | News | CommentsConnecticut's leading role in aviation has never been disputed, but legislators have passed a bill insisting that a Connecticut aviator flew two years before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, N.C. The measure is the latest twist in an effort to credit the first successful airplane flight to German-born aviator and Bridgeport resident Gustave Whitehead.
Boeing Gets $4B Helicopter Pact From Army
June 11, 2013 2:15 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBoeing has received a $4 billion, multi-year contract from the Army for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The Army has options to buy up to an additional 38 helicopters. Deliveries are expected to start in 2015. The order will bring the Army's CH-47F inventory close to its goal of 464 aircraft, including 24 for replacements.
GM Stock Sale Brings Government $3.2B This Year
June 11, 2013 2:13 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. government has sold $3.2 billion worth of General Motors stock so far this year. The Treasury Department says in its monthly report to Congress that it sold $611.4 million worth of stock in May. That's on top of $1.64 billion worth of stock sold from January through April and another $1.03 billion from a public offering last week.
GA Company To Set Up Shingle ME Plant
June 11, 2013 2:11 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA Georgia-based company that manufactures cedar shingles is planning to locate a manufacturing plant in northern Maine that will create 78 new jobs. Gov. Paul LePage and Bryan Kirkey, CEO of Ecoshel, announced Tuesday that the shingle plant will be located at the former Levesque sawmill in Ashland.
Vermont Gas: Expansion Means New Jobs
June 11, 2013 2:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVermont's only natural gas company says its expansion through Addison County will mean the addition of 14 jobs in the company. Vermont Gas has asked regulators for permission to expand its footprint from Chittenden and Franklin counties in northwestern Vermont south through Addison County.
Chevron CEO: Responding To Safety Concerns
June 11, 2013 12:25 pm | by Wall Street Journal | Videos | CommentsChevron CEO John Watson discusses energy production in the wake of BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Watson says energy companies are taking a more proactive approach to safety, securing their systems, and operations before government regulators come knocking.
Boeing: World Air Fleet To Double In 20 Years
June 11, 2013 10:11 am | by Lori Hinnant, Associated Press | News | CommentsBoeing predicted that the number of commercial aircraft in operation globally will double in the next two decades, with the bulk of some 35,000 new planes going to Asia, an executive from the US airplane-maker said Tuesday. Randy Tinseth, vice-president of marketing for Boeing Co., said rising oil prices are forcing carriers to think harder about efficiency, and that means smaller planes that burn less fuel.
Officials Wait To Judge Apple 'Kill Switch'
June 11, 2013 10:09 am | by Terry Collins, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York, seeking ways to curb thefts of mobile devices, said Monday they will reserve judgment of Apple's new security feature designed to make it harder to reactivate a stolen iPhone. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have been asking the leading wireless device makers to create a "kill switch" that would render stolen phones useless.
Last Engineer Let Go At Idaho Hoku Plant
June 11, 2013 10:07 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAn estimated $400 million polysilicon plant in eastern Idaho now has only eight workers, all security guards, after its last engineer exited last month amid dwindling hopes the facility will ever produce materials for solar panels. Hoku Scientific Inc., based in Hawaii, started building the plant in Pocatello about five years ago, as interest in solar energy grew and polysilicon prices rose.
Brazil Gov't To Perform Crash Tests After AP Report
June 11, 2013 10:04 am | by Bradley Brooks, Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter a decade of spiking fatalities from passenger car wrecks, the Brazilian government said Monday it plans to build its first auto crash test facility in an effort to improve the poor safety record of vehicles built and sold in the world's fourth-largest automobile market.
Judge Sides With GM, Dismisses Spyker Lawsuit
June 11, 2013 10:03 am | by Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsA federal judge on Monday dismissed a $3 billion lawsuit filed by Dutch car maker Spyker against General Motors Co. Spyker sued GM last August, accusing it of unfairly blocking a deal to let a Chinese buyer take over Swedish carmaker Saab. GM sold Saab to Spyker in 2010. Saab filed for bankruptcy protection less than a year later after GM blocked its sale to a Chinese automaker.
Jeep Returns To OH Factory Site 70 Years Later
June 11, 2013 10:02 am | by Tyrel Linkhorn, The Blade | News | CommentsAfter spending the last seven decades in Italy, a World War II-era Jeep returned home to Toledo last week, 70 years to the day after it rolled off the production line. Vittorio Argento, an Italian radio journalist and military vehicle enthusiast, shipped the carefully restored vehicle across the Atlantic Ocean, then drove it from New Jersey to Toledo, where he parked in the shadow of a Willys-Overland smokestack.
