Los Angeles garment industry violations “alarming” – just-style.com (subscription)

September 16, 2015

While most allegations of factory worker abuses focus on Asia, an “alarming” number of health and safety violations are also occurring in Los Angeles’ garment industry, a new report has found, including physical violence and sexual harassment. The three month survey carried out by the Garment Worker Center, interviewed 175 […]

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A.T. Kearney-Studie Beruf und Familie: Der 80-Prozent-Mann – CIO

September 16, 2015

“Das Verhältnis zwischen Beruf und Familie hat sich für Unternehmen und Mitarbeiter grundlegend gewandelt. Statt Beruf oder Familie gilt zwingend: Beruf und Familie.” Das erklärt jedenfalls Harry Moser, Leiter Personal- und Unternehmensentwicklung beim saarländischen Energieversorger VSE AG. Die Unternehmensberatung A.T. Kearney stellt dieses Zitat ihrer Studie “Vereinbarkeit wagen” voran. An dieser haben sich gut 1000 […]

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Made in Kansas City: From cars to beer, plenty is still made in our city – KSHB

September 15, 2015

KANSAS CITY – There’s something different going on in a Shawnee factory. Instead of receiving products from Asia, they’re making products to send there. Vita Craft makes pots, pans and skillets, and the company sells 80 percent of them overseas. “As you can see, we make a good product,” said Vita Craft President Gary Martin. […]

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‘Twistlock’ is back in the UK – expressandstar.com

September 15, 2015

Tipton-based Multi-Stroke, a leading provider of metal components, has been working with experts at Thomas Dudley to come up with a new approach that will see the Twistlock device made completely in the UK once again. Using support from the Business Growth Service and funding from Reshore UK, the two companies have successfully developed new […]

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‘Nearshoring’ Brings Some Manufacturing To U.S. – Hartford Courant

September 15, 2015

Airbus, which sells lots of planes to U.S. airlines, opened its first plant in the country Monday. Actually, workers at the facility in Mobile, Ala., had already started putting together two A321 jetliners months ago, but today is the ribbon-cutting. So that’s exciting. Big airplanes being built in Alabama! The U.S. manufacturing renaissance continues! Then […]

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Why Airbus Built a U.S. Factory – Bloomberg View

September 14, 2015

Airbus, which sells lots of planes to U.S. airlines, is opening its first plant in the country today. Actually, workers at the Mobile, Alabama, facility had already started putting together two A321 jetliners months ago, but today is the ribbon-cutting. So that’s exciting. Big airplanes being built in Alabama! The U.S. manufacturing renaissance continues!   Then again, as […]

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Now you can donate to charity just by downloading apps – Technical.ly Brooklyn

September 14, 2015

Apps want you to download them, and they’re willing to pay up to advertisers get more users. According to data marketing company Fiksu, the average cost per install for app developers is $1.43 for iOS and $2.73 for Android. CauseTap takes the middleman of advertising out of the picture. The app partners with nonprofit organizations […]

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La mobility, il cloud, il WiFi, «così conquistiamo il canale italiano», il caso Aerohive – Digital4

September 14, 2015

Gianfranco Silvestri, arrivato quest’anno alla cabina di regia italiana di Aerohive Il bring your own device, la mobility esasperata e ancora la diffusione inarrestabile di device di ogni forma e dimensione che ogni giorno, ora, secondo chiedono con forza di collegarsi, integrarsi, accede alle infrastrutture IT aziendali, ai dati critici alle applicazioni […]

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CEO Daily: Monday, September 14 – Fortune

September 14, 2015

Donald Trump aimed his blunt bazooka at CEO pay during an appearance on CBS Face the Nation Sunday. “It’s disgraceful,” he said of high CEO salaries. “It’s a total and complete joke.”   He then took gratuitous aim at Macy’s, which has dropped his men’s clothing line in the wake of his comments about immigration. […]

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Fleet week: South Carolina maritime event highlights Panama Canal, bigger … – Charleston Post Courier

September 13, 2015

Expansion of the Panama Canal might have been the driving force behind a slew of seaport expansions and harbor deepenings in recent years, but there’s a much larger trend — the remaking of America’s supply chain — that will determine the future success or failure of East Coast ports. Port talk […]

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