SUTTON —  Calling infrastructure, innovation and education “the trinity of what the governor and our administration are trying to focus on,” Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray told 130 business leaders and school district representatives from Blackstone Valley towns Thursday that meshing education with workforce needs is critical to economic growth. […]

The district, covering the north side of San Jose and the south side of Fremont, is home to some of America’s biggest tech giants, including Apple, Yahoo and Cisco. Khanna says he hopes to bring the collaborative culture at those companies to Congress. “There are a lot of people in Silicon Valley who have innovative, […]

Now, companies are evaluating outsourced manufacturing more broadly as they look at implications and consider re-shoring (or, not off-shoring). These considerations include: • 
Cash flow implications of an extended production and transportation cycle. • 
Delayed speed to market. • 
Cycle time to consumer purchase considering “freshness” of the product as well as implications for product […]

<!– Shell’s decision to sell its Geelong refinery has come as a shock to the local community already hit hard by job losses in the manufacturing sector in recent years. Judging by what happened when Shell closed its Sydney refinery at Clyde, nearly 90 per cent of those employees could lose their jobs if […]