Contrary to widespread belief, Asia does not have a lock on electronics manufacturing. For more than two decades, Holland-based EBW Electronics Inc. has built a growing business around making printed circuit boards (PCB) in West Michigan for customers in the lighting, industrial, office furniture and automotive parts industries. Executives at the […]

Whilst the US is entering ‘uncharted territory’ with the unwinding of quantitative easing (QE), investors should still be bullish about the country’s investment opportunities, according to Kully Samra, manager of Charles Schwab’s London office.  Samra noted the phenomenon of ‘onshoring’, where US manufacturing companies which previously moved their operations to countries such as China, are […]

Preston Gralla is a contributing editor for Computerworld and author of more than 40 books, including “Windows 8 Hacks” and “How the Internet Works”. You can follow him on Twitter or Google+.   Source Article from http://blogs.computerworld.com/management/22828/microsofts-40-billion-stock-buyout-tells-wall-street-we-love-you-man

Photo by D. Sinclair The Island is a funny place. People fall out with people, some groups fall out with one another. But if someone’s back is against the wall, they’ll all stand together. Because otherwise, they’ll pick you off one by one. – Rita Bensley, Association of Island Communities The night of 16 September […]