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Lenovo Ramping Up Jobs At PC Manufacturing In NC
May 29, 2013 10:04 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsLenovo Group is ramping up its first American manufacturing operation for personal computers. The No. 2 computer maker said Tuesday its new production line near Greensboro is on track to meet its hiring target of about 115 jobs by the end of June.
Omron To Sell Power-Saving Know-How
May 29, 2013 10:02 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOmron Corp., an industrial automation equipment maker, said Tuesday it will start selling in June power-saving solutions for precision machinery factories challenged by airborne dust and other problems, based on techniques employed at one of its factories.
Toyota Starts Traffic Data Service For Businesses
May 29, 2013 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsToyota is using live-time traffic information from 700,000 Toyota vehicles on Japanese roads to offer what it calls a "big data" service to local governments and businesses that helps drivers during disasters. Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday the 200,000 yen ($2,000) a month service will start June 3 in Japan.
Tesla Shares Hit New All-Time High
May 29, 2013 9:59 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsShares of electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. spiked Tuesday on momentum from last week's stock-and-note offering that raised nearly $1 billion, general market increases, and the prospect of the company announcing a wider network of car charging stations.
Does Your Storeroom Database Do This?
May 29, 2013 8:05 am | by Mike Dyson and James Rogers, Storeroom Solutions, Inc. | Blogs | CommentsHere’s a test. Go into your parts storeroom and try to find a part that you can’t match to any piece of equipment in your plant. It’s a very rare plant that doesn’t have a box of parts that no one is quite sure exactly where they go, but the storeroom is keeping, “just in case.”
Creating Better Jobs For Manufacturing’s Comeback
May 29, 2013 8:00 am | by Ray Attiyah, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Definity Partners | Articles | CommentsScan through the business section of the news, and you’re likely to see stories about the resurgence of U.S. manufacturing, about how companies are moving jobs back to the United States because of the rising cost of manufacturing in (and shipping to and from) China. Certainly good news for American manufacturers, but I would argue that this trend is not what the resurgence of U.S. manufacturing should be built on.
EU Looks To Small Business To Help Unemployment
May 28, 2013 1:29 pm | by Sarah DiLorenzo, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsEuropean leaders sounded the alarm on youth unemployment Tuesday and called for more help for businesses to help solve the problem that has left nearly one in four young people in Europe without a job. At a conference in Paris Tuesday, French, Italian and German ministers warned that if high youth unemployment is not addressed, young people will lose faith in their governments and the European Union.
Odor Complaints Persist At WI Plant
May 28, 2013 1:27 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNew complaints about the odor coming from a Green Bay area plant that processes animal fats and food waste has some Brown County supervisors pushing harder to punish the owners if the matter isn't addressed soon. Supervisor Patrick Evans says the county has provided plenty of time for Sanimax to fix the odor problems.
N. Korea Relaxes Controls On Salaries
May 28, 2013 1:25 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNorth Korea relaxed state control of salaries last month, a government economist said, outlining a change in policy intended to boost production by giving companies latitude to provide workers with financial incentives. Ri Ki Song, a professor at the Institute of Economics at North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences in Pyongyang, said enterprises are now allowed to use some of their earnings to pay workers more.
Germany: Merkel Vows To Avoid Trade War With China
May 28, 2013 1:22 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she would use her country's economic clout to prevent the European Union from imposing punitive tariffs on some Chinese products to avoid a trade war. Germany will push for "very intense talks" between the EU and China to seek a negotiated solution as swiftly as possible, the leader of Europe's biggest economy told visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
Businesses Uncertain Of Future Without Plant
May 28, 2013 1:20 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBusinesses in Paducah are bracing for uncertainty in the wake of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant's expected closure at the end of the month. The shutdown will put more than 1,100 workers out of high-paying jobs with benefits. Kele Sports Depot shop owner Stephen Kelly said the plant has a trickle-down effect economically and the loss of jobs will be felt.
Auto Parts Maker To Expand IL Plant
May 28, 2013 1:19 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a southern Illinois plant will add 80 jobs. Aisin Electronics Illinois joined regional officials in breaking ground this week on the 108-square-foot Marion project the company expects to be completed early next year.
Cheap Energy Will Bring Back U.S. Jobs
May 28, 2013 12:39 pm | by CNN Money | Videos | CommentsManufacturing growth in parts of the U.S. is moving at the same rate or better than emerging markets growth, while some parts of the country are still struggling and possibly clouding the picture of growth. Analyst Meredith Whitney says that the flood of cheap, natural gas will ultimately bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.
Bridge Collapse A Major Break In Trade Corridor
May 28, 2013 10:17 am | by Donna Gordon Blankinship, Associated Press | News | CommentsFor farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington's bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year.
VW's German Workers Win Raises In Pay Deal
May 28, 2013 10:16 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVolkswagen's German factory workers will get a two-stage raise under a new wage deal reached as the automaker grapples with slipping sales and profit. The company said Tuesday it agreed with the IG Metall union on increases of 3.4 percent from Sept. 1 and 2.2 percent from July 1 of next year through February 2015. The agreement covers 102,000 workers in six west German auto plants.
