Bonner Bridge will remain open during A-Jacks support project By Sam Walker on December 27, 2013 Crews assemble A-Jacks at Oregon Inlet Fishing Center (NCDOT). Contractors continue to work on shoring up a set of pilings that closed the Bonner Bridge earlier this month, but the N.C. Department of Transportation said the bridge will stay […]

Thai economic activity slowed in November driven by contraction in private consumption and investment, the Bank of Thailand said in a report on Friday. Private consumption fell 2.4 percent annually in November, mainly due to lower purchases of durable goods—particularly automobiles on account of last year’s high base and a decline in new orders. Households […]

The Lima News Last week’s announcement that Whirlpool was shifting the production of front-loading washers from Mexico to its plant in Clyde is another sign of a trend that sees more U.S. manufacturers bringing back work from abroad. The move will mean 80 to 100 new jobs at the Clyde facility, with operations due to […]

There’s a joke that a modern factory contains two employees – a man and dog. The man is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines. There’s really no employment future in manufacturing. You may have heard that more companies are “on-shoring” manufacturing operations in […]