Former manufacturer says ‘right people’ key to success – The City Wire

October 4, 2013

The state’s second ever Arkansas Manufacturing Day started bright and early Friday morning (Oct. 4) with a presentation by Jon Harrison at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Breakfast. Harrison, the former general manager of Caterpillar’s North Little Rock manufacturing facility and the executive director of non-profit Vine & Village, spoke about […]

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The Truth About Reshoring, Productivity, And Today’s Manufacturer – Manufacturing.net

October 4, 2013

There’s been a lot of buzz about the reshoring of American manufacturing business that had previously been lost to other regions. The talk seems to center on three areas: Is reshoring actually happening?  Are we really going to make up for all the jobs lost to countries with lower-cost labor, primarily India and China? What […]

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County looking for business sites – Gloversville Leader-Herald

October 4, 2013

By MICHAEL ANICH The Leader-Herald JOHNSTOWN – Fulton County legislators are directing the Planning Department to identify sites of at least 200 acres that could be developed into possible areas for economic development. The Board of Supervisors’ Economic Development and Environment Committee took the action Tuesday. County Planning Director James Mraz […]

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Wal-Mart onshoring push delivers jobs to Rogers – The City Wire

October 4, 2013

New manufacturing jobs are coming to Rogers thanks to the Wal-Mart Stores initiative to return manufacturing jobs to the U.S. Wal-Mart, state and city officials plan to reveal on Monday (Oct. 7) details about a “new supplier manufacturing and distribution facility” in Rogers. The announcement is set for 11 a.m. at the John Q Hammons […]

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America Goes To Rehab: The Shutdown And Kicking The Habit Of Crackonomics – Forbes

October 3, 2013

Readers of my previous blog will recall that I compared America’s abuse of cheap money and deficit spending to the artificial stimulation sought by crack addicts who need more and more of the drug to satisfy their craving. Neither scenario plays out well—the U.S. deteriorates its economy and goes deeper into debt, while the crack […]

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US: Companies “reshoring” manufacturing from China – just-style.com

October 3, 2013

Increasing numbers of US-based manufacturing businesses are planning to “reshore” production from China back to the US, according to a recent survey. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said 54% of US-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than US$1bn were either planning to bring back production to the US from China, or were […]

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More US manufacturers want to bring back production from China – CGMA Magazine

October 2, 2013

The number of large US manufacturers that are bringing back production from China to the US or are planning to do so is rising rapidly, according to research by The Boston Consulting Group. One-fifth (21%) of the more than 200 executives polled by BCG in August said they are reshoring production, about twice as […]

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AMT Viewpoint: Want to Know the Future? Be a Part of Making It – ThomasNet News

October 1, 2013

Every October, the Association for Manufacturing Technology, AMT, hosts its annual Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference. This year, attendees will converge on Cincinnati for great networking opportunities, innovative manufacturing business strategies and concepts, and inspiring keynote speakers. But the main reason why people go to this event is to hear the economic and market forecasts […]

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Pandora’s Box – The American Prospect

October 1, 2013

On a clear day this past May, Cody Wilson stood at a firing range just south of Austin, Texas. The BBC crew he’d invited stood a few feet away as the 25-year-old University of Texas law student adjusted his earplugs and sized up his target—a mound of dirt off in the distance. He raised a […]

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How to mitigate risk associated with a customer’s potential data breach – TechTarget

September 30, 2013

When it comes to managed and cloud services, regardless of who you talk to, security is a touchy subject. No one denies the importance of a good defense, but no one wants to accept the risk of a breach, either. Service providers can adopt best practices to mitigate risk, but industry experts say there’s […]

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