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Go Inside A Bangladeshi Garment Factory

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:48 +0000

Garment factory owners struggle to shake off the stigma of poor working conditions after the tragic collapse of a rented facility that was not equipped for factory use. Garment workers now question how safe they are at their own factory jobs.

Founder Of MI-Based PSI Passes Away At Age 79

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:36 +0000

Bill Phillips Brought Innovation and Economic Growth to Southeast Michigan and Beyond

Human Error Reduction Workshop

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:24 +0000

This training provides attendees with the requisite skills and knowledge necessary to provide a rigorous understanding of human performance that will result in significantly reduced human errors and improved operational excellence in the workplace. this will answer the question "why" it happened.

1-day workshop, $495

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12 Dead In China Factory Explosion

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:06:47 +0000

BEIJING (AP) — A massive blast ripped through an explosives factory Monday in eastern China, killing at least 12 people and leaving others buried in the debris, state media reported.

Rescuers were take care to avoid setting off additional explosions as they went through the site of the mid-morning explosion in Shandong province's Caofan township, the China News Service said. The company website said the factory, run by the Baoli group, manufactures 10,000 tons of industrial explosives annually.

UAW: Nissan Subsidies Top $1.3B

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:05:13 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Nissan Motor Co.'s Mississippi plant is on track to receive more state aid and tax breaks than what state and company officials have previously revealed, according to a study paid for by the United Auto Workers, which is questioning whether the state is getting enough for its money.

GM Stock Rises Above $33 For The First Time In 2 Years

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:43 +0000

DETROIT (AP) — Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years.

GM shares reached $33.77 Friday before slipping back to close at $33.42, up 3.2 percent. The auto giant sold shares to the public for $33 in a November 2010 IPO, but they've traded below that price since May 4, 2011.

Silicon Valley-Area Hub Becomes Factory Town

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:50 +0000

FREMONT, California (AP) — In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each.

Down the road in another plant, crews slice solar cells, place them under glass sheets and create panels that ship by the boxful to Europe. Elsewhere in this town, industrial workshops and laboratories buzz with workers building everything from robots to microprocessors.

1 Millionth Jeep Wrangler Built At Toledo Plant

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:21 +0000

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Auto workers in Toledo celebrated a milestone this past week.

The 1 millionth Jeep Wrangler rolled off the assembly line at Chrysler's assembly plant that opened in 2006.

Chrysler marked the occasion Friday with a ceremony at the production line.

Plant Manager Zach Leroux tells the Blade newspaper in Toledo that sales of the Wrangler continue to be strong.

IN Withdraws Support For Fertilizer Plant

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:54 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials withdrew state backing Friday for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at its overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.

Gov. Mike Pence said in a statement that state economic development officials had decided to pull back support for Midwest Fertilizer Corp. "following careful review."

Manufacturing Gangnam Style

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:35 +0000

Rethink Robotics, the firm that designed and manufactured Baxter the famous industrial robot, has met its match.