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Greener Pastures: On-Shoring Impacts on Sustainability – Business 2 Community

July 11, 2013

As the debate around the benefits and drawbacks of on-shoring continues to bristle in the supply chain and logistics world, there seems to be one on-shoring advantage that has missed its moment in the limelight: increased sustainability. Frequently unseen and underneath each advantage that comes with on-shoring, there rests an enormous boon to your company’s […]

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HuffPo’s Scott Paul : Obama Factory – Jobs Plan Has Failed – Moneynews

July 11, 2013

President Barack Obama set a goal of creating 1 million manufacturing jobs during his second term. So far, we’ve created just 13,000, says Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) president, in an article for Huffington Post. “The manufacturing numbers are dismal, at best.” The […]

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AirMed continues investment in state-of-the-art medical equipment – BlueSky Executive Aviation News

July 10, 2013

Over the past 8 years, AirMed has invested several million pounds in new medical equipment, aircraft and specialist personnel. The latest investment is in a new cardiac output monitor for use on critical patient transfers. The non-invasive cardiac output monitor (NICOM) produced by Cheetah Medical, has a robust research history and proof of concept evidence […]

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Manufacturing Alliance Official Scott Paul: Obama Factory-Jobs Plan Has Failed – Moneynews

July 10, 2013

President Barack Obama set a goal of creating 1 million manufacturing jobs during his second term. So far, we’ve created just 13,000, says Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) president, in an article for Huffington Post. “The manufacturing numbers are dismal, at best.” The […]

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An investment and export led recovery – Investment & Business News

July 10, 2013

If UK consumers open their wallets and purses and start spending in any significant way soon something is wrong. But there are reasons to think that exporters and investment may lead the UK forward. This is where we enter a danger period. A recovery built on correcting imbalances will be a good thing. […]

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Apple, Lenovo, and Google Are Bringing Production Back to the US, but Should … – Minyanville.com

July 4, 2013

Lenovo (OTCMKTS:LNVGY), the world’s second largest PC vendor, showed off its new computer plant in Whitsett, North Carolina in mid-June. At about the same time, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) officially announced that its newest Mac Pro workstations would be assembled in the US. And back in May, Motorola (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced that its new flagship smartphone Moto X was going […]

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Want to Buy American? Look Beyond the Label – University of Texas at Austin News

July 4, 2013

Takeaway For a product to qualify for “Made in USA” labeling, most of its parts and materials must have been produced domestically However, the Federal Trade Commission relies on an honor system, investigating only if someone complains Crowdsourced projects provide information about the global origins of product components Nothing says red, white, and blue like […]

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Exclusive: New Brussels red tape costs Britain astonishing £5billion in just 2 … – Daily Mail

July 3, 2013

Study by Tory MP Priti Patel uncovers 250 new rules in 2011 and 2012 Official impact assessments reveal cost equivalent to £9,500-a-minute Revelations come ahead of Commons debate on in-out referendum European Commission insists benefits of Brussels are much higher By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor PUBLISHED: 06:48 EST, 3 July 2013 | UPDATED: 14:27 […]

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American redux: Apple, Motorola, Lenovo and the pulse of stateside manufacturing – Engadget

July 3, 2013

Google introduced the Nexus Q close to a year ago. It was an intriguing device with a standout design, but its high asking price and limited functionality meant it wasn’t long before the Q was pulled from virtual shelves. A peculiar product and, perhaps, a cautionary tale, but the sphere was also interesting for […]

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GAO Finds US Companies Only Pay One-Third of Corporate Tax Rate – Truth-Out

July 3, 2013

JESSICA DESVARIEUX, TRNN PRODUCER: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Jessica Desvarieux in Baltimore. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report which finds that the average tax rate for corporations is 12.6 percent. That’s only a third of the nominal tax rate. Here to discuss all this is Gerry Epstein. He is […]

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