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Blue collar comeback: part one – WLFI.com

November 15, 2012

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) – They were once known as the dirty, backbreaking and low-paying jobs. But things have changed in the manufacturing business, and many of these jobs have become high-tech and high-salaried. In part one of a News 18 special report, Krista Henery digs deeper to find that hundreds of manufacturing jobs are […]

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Farewell to Congress – Lew Rockwell (blog)

November 14, 2012

by Ron Paul Recently by Ron Paul: The Economics of Disaster This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor. At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36 year period. My goals in 1976 were the same as they are today: promote […]

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Two Stevies for Decipher’s Luck – Daily Research News Online

November 13, 2012

Kristin Luck, President of research technology firm Decipher, was a double winner at last Fridays Stevie Awards for Women in Business.Luck won a Gold Award in the Women Helping Women category for her work as the founder of the Women in Research (WIRe) networking group; and a Silver for Female Executive of the Year in […]

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Insight: Land conflict, impunity dim Cambodia’s awakening – Reuters

November 12, 2012

By Stuart Grudgings and Prak Chan Thul NEAR BROMA VILLAGE, Cambodia | Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:10pm EST NEAR BROMA VILLAGE, Cambodia (Reuters) – Cambodia’s transformation from war-torn basket-case to one of Asia’s most promising emerging economies is being overshadowed by a backwards lurch in human rights and land policies that critics say are entrenching […]

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BHP’s new shale swagger – Business Spectator

November 12, 2012

The timing of BHP Billiton’s $US20 billion splash on US shale gas ultimately forced chief executive Marius Kloppers and his petroleum boss J Michael Yeager to voluntarily forgo their short-term bonuses. But increasingly, the damage to the company is also looking short-term. The slump in US gas prices, thanks to a historic surge in production, […]

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FMI forecasts 8 percent boost in US construction for 2013 – Equipment World Magazine

November 12, 2012

FMI, a management consulting and investment banking provider for the engineering and construction industry, has released its third quarter 2012 Construction Outlook report, which forecasts total construction put-in-place (CPIP) for 2013 to increase by 8 percent. FMI recently published a report predicting that CPIP would be between $826 billion and $844 billion at the end […]

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Private Spending to Lead Construction Growth in 2013: FMI – Construction Equipment

November 12, 2012

“Contrary to election-year rhetoric, the economy is inching its way to improvement, and the construction industry has not stopped working,” according to the third quarter 2012 Construction Outlook report by FMI. The management-consultant firm is calling for an 8 percent increase in total construction put in place for 2013. Contributing to this positive forecast is more […]

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Keystone Group Offers Offshoring Survey for Mid-Market Manufacturers – Quality Magazine

November 12, 2012

 CHICAGO, IL— Management consulting firm The Keystone Group is undertaking a series of research projects looking at critical topics that impact mid-market clients.   One such endeavor is its new offshore sourcing survey, in which is seeks to find the current pulse on a broad sample of mid-market manufacturing companies. The group plans to share the […]

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The 13th annual Economic Forecast Conference includes Reshoring – Jan 17 2012 at Chico State University

November 11, 2012

Nov. 13 — “Introduction to Facebook” will be offered by the Small Business Development Center at Butte College.Details: 9 to 10 a.m. at 202 Mira Loma, Oroville (behind Butte Community Employment Center). Cost: $20 in advance, $30 at the door. Reservations: 895-9017.Basic elements for small businesses, including how customers use Facebook, profiles, posting pictures, interaction […]

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Dallas-Fort Worth manufacturing ready to compete with the world – Dallas Morning News

November 11, 2012

DENTON — Manufacturing is making a comeback in North Texas and America. The glowing metal of steel and welded pressure vessels brightens the night skies above Denton and Midlothian. There’s a canal to widen in Panama. There are refineries needing gas scrubbers along the Houston Ship Channel. There are pipelines … Source Article from http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20121111-dallas-fort-worth-manufacturing-ready-to-compete-with-the-world.ece

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