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Webinar: Clean Up The Process

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:28 +0000

Driving out costs using manufacturing project management

Thursday, June 6, 2013

1:00 p.m. ET; 10:00 a.m. PT

Duration: 1 hour

Project management is particularly effective in a manufacturing environment, considering the number of variables involved such as maintenance schedules and projects, run times, and quality control.

Please join Manufacturing Business Technology for this free educational webinar where our expert panel will aid attendees in:

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EU Leaders Discuss Fight Against Tax Evasion

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:56 +0000

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Wednesday sought to advance their fight against tax fraud and close the loopholes for large corporations' tax avoidance schemes.

European officials say tax fraud costs the 27-nation bloc an estimated 1 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion) a year at a time when much of the region is in recession and governments are forced to tighten their budgets.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said the EU has to be sure "that companies pay taxes and that means international collaboration, sharing of tax information."

Italy Seizes 1.2B Euros From Steel Family

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:13:21 +0000

MILAN (AP) — Milan prosecutors have ordered the seizure of 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in assets belonging to the family that runs a troubled steel plant in southern Italy.

Prosecutors allege in the order Wednesday that the real estate, stocks and other financial assets belonging to the Riva family were obtained through the misuse of funds belonging to the Ilva steel plant. Brothers Emilio and Adriano Riva, founders of the company that owns the plant, are currently under investigation for fraud.

Tesla Shows Model S To Influence NC Auto Bill

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:11:03 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers and passersby stopped to take in a display of Tesla Motors' award-winning electric cars Wednesday as the company presses against a bill in the General Assembly that effectively outlaws Tesla's Internet-based sales model.

The California automaker drew sporadic crowds around its Model S electric car outside the legislative building. The company is lobbying against a bill backed by the state's auto dealers that prevents electronic transactions with auto manufacturers.

German Co., Pepsi Open NY Yogurt Plant

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:08:48 +0000

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — A second yogurt plant is about to open in a Genesee County business park.

Sen. Charles Schumer says the Muller Quaker Dairy plant will have a grand opening on June 3. The $206 million dollar plant is a joint venture of PepsiCo and Germany's Theo Muller company.

The 350,000-square-foot plant in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park near Batavia will make a variety of yogurt products. Officials say it will have about 150 to 180 employees to begin with and will boost the local dairy farm economy.

Boeing Examining Speed-Ups On 787, 737

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:27 +0000

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing may accelerate production of two of its most popular planes — the 787 and the 737.

It's already doubling 787 production, from 5 per month last year, on its way toward 10 per month by the end of this year. The efficiency of the 787, Boeing's newest plane, has made it very popular with airlines. The company has orders for more than 800 that it hasn't built yet.

Indian Guest Workers Sue Company In MS, TX

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:41 +0000

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina.

Three federal lawsuits backed by the Southern Poverty Law Center were filed Tuesday in Mississippi and Texas on behalf of 83 people who worked for Signal International LLC after the 2005 storm slammed into the coast.

Apple CEO: No Plans To Move $100B Back To U.S.

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:01 +0000

Apple CEO Tim Cook states to a Senate panel Tuesday that under the current U.S. corporate tax code, he has no plans to transfer $100 billion in company profits to the U.S. from overseas. Some analysts think this might push congress to make some changes in corporate tax code.

2013 Society of Manufacturing Engineers Annual Conference

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:22 +0000

Manufacturers Gather in Baltimore to Share Knowledge, Discuss Efforts To Prepare an Advanced Manufacturing Workforce

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Safety Board: ATF Blocking Plant Blast Probe

rimmel — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000

WACO, Texas (AP) — Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel's chairman said.