The tale of a falsehood, minute by minute – PolitiFact

December 12, 2012

By Angie Drobnic Holan Published on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 at 5:58 a.m. A timeline of the 2012 Lie of the Year Oct. 22, 11:10 a.m. – Bloomberg publishes a story that Chrysler plans to begin making Jeeps in China again. The move would be in addition to U.S. production. Oct. 25, 1:19 p.m. – […]

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Is Apple Manufacturing in the US an Important Move? – Spend Matters

December 12, 2012

 Spend Matters welcomes a guest post from David Simchi-Levi, MIT engineering Professor and OPS Rules Chairman. On December 6th, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook announced a plan to invest $100M in manufacturing a line of Mac Computers in the US. While cynics may say that this is only assembly, will create only 200 jobs, and is […]

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The ‘Ponderous Chain’ That Keeps Jobs Overseas – EBN

December 11, 2012

When the editor of EBN approached me to author this column, I objected, saying, “Wait a minute. I don’t know nothin’ about supply chains,” to which he replied that his readers are eager for variety and would be happy if I wrote about “anything but supply chains.”   And so I have. But I have […]

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Industry to locate in Colleton, bring 100 jobs – ColletonToday.com: News … – Collection Today

December 11, 2012

  COLLETON COUNTY  Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:09 am Updated: 11:14 am, Tue Dec 11, 2012. Industry to locate in Colleton, bring 100 jobs By BRANTLEY STRICKLAND editor@lowcountry.com The Press and Standard Project Frankfurt is no more. Sarla Performance Fibers, a producer of yarn and threads, today announced Friday that it will locate a […]

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Why Apple’s Small Manufacturing Shift Could Be a Big Deal – The VAR Guy

December 11, 2012

In the immediate wake of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook’s disclosure last week of the vendor’s $100 million plans to move some Mac manufacturing from overseas back to the United States, the easy pickings was either to applaud the move or diminish it for lack of true impact; in other words, to complain that […]

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Global Economic Intersection (blog)

December 11, 2012

by Gordon R. Zuckerman, Author of A Matter of Importance The question that begs to be asked is, “Why, in our most recent Presidential debate, were we arguing over why is it in the best interests of our country to be supportive of the idea that cars destined to be sold in China need to […]

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India-based Sarla Performance Fibers Invests $13.8 Million in South Carolina … – Area Development Online

December 10, 2012

A producer of yarn and threads, India-based Sarla Performance Fibers, will invest $13.8 million to locate its new operations center in Walterboro, South Carolina, creating 100 new jobs in the region. “We are pleased to establish our U.S. presence here in South Carolina. Colleton County offers us an excellent business environment, skilled workforce talent, exceptional […]

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Curtains Made Simple sees good growth in Q3 sales – Fibre2fashion.com

December 10, 2012

The 3rd quarter’s sales for Curtains Made Simple have been its best yet. There have been many reasons for this; a much expanded range of fabrics, increased range of products that can be ordered online and the increase in the price for competing imported products. Renewed confidence can be found elsewhere in […]

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Also in the press – OnMedica

December 10, 2012

Monday, 10 December 2012 GP CONTRACTS Saturday’s The Guardian (p16) and Daily Telegraph (p18) both covered how family doctors are at loggerheads with ministers after the coalition government decided to impose changes to the way they work. The […]

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Tempur-Pedic Reaffirms 2012 Guidance – Sacramento Bee

December 10, 2012

LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 10, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX), a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of premium mattresses and pillows worldwide, today announced that it was reaffirming its guidance for the full year 2012. The Company reaffirmed that it currently expects net sales for 2012 to be approximately $1.40 billion and that […]

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