Rep. John Garamendi, D-Solano, is getting the word out about the Invest in America Jobs Act of 2013. The bill requires that federal taxpayer money for transportation projects go toward U.S. manufacturing, creating American jobs. “We’re not backing away from this,” he said during a teleconference for the press Thursday morning. “This is fundamental for […]

<!–%Body$r("= “)$r(“= “)%–>Skibo touches on a significant issue in reshoring: When labor, transportation, stocking, customs, waste and other risks are factored in, the costs are nearly identical for many products, said Harry Moser, president of the Reshoring Initiative, an Illinois-based nonprofit that promotes reshoring. Source Article from http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130315/CPBJ01/303149998/Back-in-gear&template=art

Water exporters misrepresent the risk of earthquakes to generate support for the peripheral tunnels. Powerful interests control California’s water resources and the message about the state’s water. Since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, these powerful interests have stoked fear of flooding and earthquakes to make a case for transforming a unique, beautiful, productive Delta region […]

In his last year as president, Hugo Chavez ordered Coca-Cola Femsa SAB to cut prices, seized a local steel company’s assets and tightened currency controls that may cost Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $275 million. Doing business in Venezuela isn’t likely to get easier under his successor. Interim President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to follow […]