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Miss. Plant Explosion Injures Three
January 20, 2010 3:42 am | News | CommentsGUNTOWN, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a plant explosion in Lee County has injured three workers. Lee County Chief Deputy Sheriff John Hall says the explosion happened about 2:26 p.m. Tuesday as workers were cleaning a machine at Columbian Rope Co. in Guntown. Hall says one person was airlifted from the scene to the North Mississippi Medical Center, and another had extensive injuries.
Chinese Exec Escapes To U.S., Plans 4,000-Job Hybrid Plant
January 20, 2010 3:39 am | by Phillip Rawls, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Chinese carmaker planning a hybrid car assembly plant in Alabama has lined up a veteran engineering and design firm while still trying to put together $1.5 billion in financing for the project. Benjamin Yeung, chairman of Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corp.
Sioux City Meatpacker To Close, Sheds 1,500 Jobs
January 20, 2010 3:33 am | News | CommentsSIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City officials say the John Morrell & Co. meatpacking plant, one of the city's largest employers, will close this spring. The plant has about 1,500 workers. Sioux City Economic Development Director Marty Dougherty says Mayor Mike Hobart received the news on Tuesday from plant manager Dan Pacquin, who said the plant would close April 20.
Food Maker Boosts N.C. Community With 500 New Jobs
January 20, 2010 3:27 am | News | CommentsHALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — A national producer of prepared foods is expanding a North Carolina plant and plans to create 500 jobs, providing a boost to an Interstate 95 corridor that has for years struggled to lower its jobless rate. Reser's Fine Foods Inc. will create the jobs over the next five years at the Halifax Industrial Center in Halifax County.
Chrysler Recalls 2010 Models For Faulty Brakes
January 20, 2010 3:26 am | News | CommentsDETROIT (AP) — Chrysler Group LLC is recalling 24,177 vehicles because of a defect that could result in brake failure. the recall includes 2010 models of the Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, Dodge Nitro, Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty and 2009 and 2010 models of the Dodge Ram pickup.
Finnish Shipbuilder Wartsila To Lay Off 1,400 Worldwide
January 19, 2010 6:44 am | News | CommentsHELSINKI (AP) — Wartsila Corp., a leading maker of ship turbines, said Tuesday it would lay off 1,400 workers worldwide and cut production to save costs and increase competitiveness. The Finnish company said it plans to slash 570 jobs at its propellor and components manufacturing units in Netherlands, where it employs more than 1,500 people.
Know Where You're Hurt
January 19, 2010 5:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe HurtSpot magnetic body-diagram whiteboard from Magnatag (Macedon, NY) shows the places of common injuries and provides a visual representation of the number of injuries better than regular reports, according to the company. By identifying the parts of the body where injuries occur, along with the number of occurrences, the HurtSpot can call attention to accident patterns, making workers more aware and careful.
Stop Carpal Tunnel Where It Starts
January 19, 2010 5:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsAllegro Industries (Garden Grove, CA) now offers a variety of ergonomic supports to prevent back injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other joint and muscular stresses. Allegro addresses the serious problem of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) with six different wrist supports, with one designed to help maintain a neutral position at he wrist while allowing full movement of the hand and fingers.
Keep The Pilot In Control
January 19, 2010 5:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Series 4600 2-way pilot operated diaphragm solenoid valves from Spartan Scientific (Boardman, OH) are now offered with an adjustable metering handle to restrict or manually shut off media flow. In addition, the media and pilot can be separated to extend the life of the valve by keeping corrosive material out of the pilot section.
All-Electric Pressure Washing
January 19, 2010 5:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsSioux Corporation (Beresford, SD) has introduced the new E-Series All-Electric line of pressure washers and steam cleaner, with a compact, portable, and 100 percent all-electric design. According to the company, the E-Series is ideal for cleaning, disinfecting, material handling equipment, and more, in a variety of industrial applications.
Stalking The Weather Report
January 19, 2010 3:55 am | by by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Blogs | CommentsThis is the time of year when I begin to obsessively check the weather. January in Wisconsin can be particularly soul-crushing, but it’s also January that’s the turning point: average temperatures typically hit their lows for the year in the late part of the month, and then it’s an incremental crawl back to air temperatures that humans can withstand without Gortex.
Always-Secretive Apple Ready To Unveil 'Latest Creation'
January 19, 2010 3:51 am | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Apple Inc. is inviting reporters to an event next week to see what it calls "our latest creation." The company e-mail Monday offered no specifics about what it would display at the invitation-only Jan. 27 event in San Francisco. But it comes amid speculation that Apple is close to unveiling a tablet-style touch-screen computer that is bigger than an iPhone but smaller than a standard laptop.
Calif. Meatpacker Recalls Swaths Of E-Coli Tainted Beef
January 19, 2010 3:42 am | News | CommentsMONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California meat-packing firm has recalled some 864,000 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Monday that no illnesses have been reported from the products sold by Montebello-based Huntington Meat Packing Inc.
Immigration Officials Prepare For Haitian Influx
January 19, 2010 3:38 am | by Curt Anderson, AP Legal Affairs Writer | News | CommentsMIAMI (AP) — U.S. authorities are readying for a potential influx of Haitians seeking to escape their earthquake-wracked nation, even though the policy for migrants remains the same: with few exceptions, they will go back. So far, fears of a mass migration have yet to materialize. However, conditions in Haiti become more dire each day and U.
Coca-Cola Moves To Ban Film Claiming Human Rights Abuses
January 19, 2010 3:32 am | by Cassandra Szklarski | News | CommentsTORONTO — It seems that a documentary critical of soft-drink giant Coca-Cola has left a bitter taste with the company. The multinational corporation has told a university film network planning to screen "The Coca-Cola Case" in several cities that the movie contains inaccuracies and violates a confidentiality agreement.
