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Flying Car Prototypes Grounded After Crash

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:47:22 +0000

VERNON, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says the U.S. manufacturer of flying cars has grounded all five of its prototypes until it can determine a cause for a recent crash in B.C.

One of the Maverick flying cars crashed near a Vernon elementary school last week, leaving a pilot and a passenger with minor injuries.

The TSB's Bill Yearwood says representatives of the manufacturer are in the Okanagan attempting to determine what caused the temporary loss of control.

Until that has been determined, Yearwood says the maker has decided to ground the prototypes.

FL Gov. Signs Manufacturing Tax Break Into Law

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:04 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill that creates a tax break for the state's manufacturers.

The governor made it official during a stop at a Tampa manufacturing firm.

The measure (HB 7007) exempts manufacturers from having to pay sales taxes on equipment purchases for three years. The tax break starts in April 2014 and runs until April 2017.

The new law also creates a new nonprofit corporation to oversee money awarded to the state from lawsuits connected to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Cadillac Recalls SUVs In China

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:01 +0000

BEIJING (AP) — China's product safety agency says General Motors Co.'s main Chinese joint venture is recalling Cadillac SUVs to correct a problem with nuts that hold their wheels in place.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said Friday that Shanghai GM will recall 2,653 imported Cadillac SRXs.

The agency said torque might cause nuts on the wheels to loosen. It said the nuts will be adjusted and tightened.

It was not immediately clear if the problem was limited only to such models in China.

CAT Purchase In China Gets Huge Price Cut

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:44 +0000

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar will pay $135 million less for a Chinese mining equipment company after uncovering dodgy accounting practices that inflated its value.

Caterpillar announced a non-cash $580 million charge earlier this year related to the sale after uncovering "accounting misconduct" during an internal investigation of ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. and its subsidiary Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical & Electrical Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Problems Surface Over AZ's 2007 Immigration Law

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:05 +0000

PHOENIX (AP) — The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

The law marked a bold step by a state into an area that had long been the domain of the federal government, and it paved the way for Arizona's landmark 2010 immigration law. It also represented a key moment in the immigration battles that continue today as Congress mulls a proposed overhaul of the immigration system.

Is It Possible to Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.?

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:33:15 +0000

For the first time in the history of EDS (Electronic Distribution Show), industry associations ECIA (Electronic Components Industry Association) and

Small SUVs Struggle In Crash Test

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:00 +0000

ive SUVs including the Hyundai Tuscon, Ford Escape, Kia Sportage, Buick Encore and Jeep Patriot earned poor ratings in a tough new crash test. Only two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluations.

Roof Recoating Enhances Workplace Safety

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:19:24 +0000

Many industrial facilities such as petrochemical plants must remain safely, efficiently operational with virtually no downtime, unplanned maintenance, or replacement for decades. To protect equipment from corrosion, traditionally three separate coatings are used, often in a zinc, epoxy, urethane combination. While this is common, it is far from optimal.

Building U.S. Manufacturing Strength

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:19:18 +0000

Douglas K. Woods, President of The Association For Manufacturing Technology, discusses the state of U.S. manufacturing, job development, and what the industry can expect going forward. While today’s manufacturing industry is more sophisticated and high tech than ever before, he says, the industry still needs to address some critical issues to be successful in the future.

IMPO: In terms of job numbers and unemployment in the manufacturing sector, how is the state of manufacturing faring today?

Kentucky Plant To Add 100 Full-Time Jobs

rimmel — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:19:13 +0000

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — An auto parts maker is adding a new building and 100 full-time jobs to its operation in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC broke ground Wednesday on its second expansion since November. Gov. Steve Beshear's office said the company plans to add an 87,000-square-foot building with a capital investment of up to $66 million.

In November, Kobe announced it would invest $11 million to build a 39,000-square-foot building and create 15 jobs.