UK should take ‘pick and mix’ approach to EU policies – PublicServiceEurope.com

June 11, 2012

Leaving the European Union would be a bad move for Britain, a new report by Eurosceptic think-tank Open Europe has claimed. The surprising publication included a detailed analysis of why the United Kingdom was better off inside the EU, from a trade perspective, although it suggested repatriation of powers in a number of other […]

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Made in the UK: a new industrial revolution? – MindfulMoney

June 11, 2012

On the face of it, UK manufacturing looks to be in a grim state. The last set of Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index figures showed the fastest month on month decline in the index’s 20 year history. Yet James Henderson, UK Equity specialist at Henderson Global Investors, suggests that the climate may be turning in favour of […]

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Slowdowns in Europe and China to Trigger US Recession? – AmericanEconomicAlert.org

June 10, 2012

Kevin L. Kearns is President of The United States Business and Industry Council. Prior to joining USBIC in 1993, he was a Senior Fellow at the Manufacturing Policy Project, a Washington, DC think tank. For 13 years before that he was a U.S. Foreign Service Officer with overseas assignments in Germany, Korea, and Japan, where […]

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Ohio, Michigan Senators Urge Obama Administration to Investigate Foreign Trade … – PoliticalNews.me (press release)

June 10, 2012

PoliticalNews.me– Jun 10,2012 – Ohio, Michigan Senators Urge Obama Administration to Investigate Foreign Trade Practices, Defend Manufacturing Jobs at Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool, Based in Benton Harbor, Michigan Has Largest U.S. Factory in Clyde, Ohio WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ohio and Michigan U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rob Portman (R-OH), Carl Levin (D-MI), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) […]

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3D Printed Prosthetics Company Bespoke Acquired By 3D Systems – Singularity Hub

June 8, 2012

Maker of 3D printed prosthetics, Bespoke Innovations became the latest of at least 25 companies acquired by 3D Systems in the past two years. Just like the creations which emerge from their printers, 3D Systems is incrementally growing. The high-end 3D printer maker is continuing its effort to acquire companies that will enable it to […]

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Overseas Profits: When a 95% Tax Cut Doesn’t Cut It – BusinessWeek

June 7, 2012

Under current law, American companies pay a 35 percent U.S. tax on profits they earn abroad. They get credits for tax payments to foreign governments and don’t pay the U.S. anything until they bring the money home. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the top Republican tax-writer in Congress, wants to give businesses […]

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Bahrain beckons Indian downstream manufacturers in aluminium, steel and … – Bahrain News Agency

June 7, 2012

Manama, Jun 6 (BNA) — India had trade relations with Bahrain even during the Indus Valley and Mesopotamia trading days. Even in the early 20th Century, Bahraini traders went to Bombay to sell their pearls and bring back spices. It was important to enhance this historic relation. “We considered it important to explore potentialities for […]

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Wood Industry Sees Return of ‘Made in America’ – woodworkingnetwork.com

June 7, 2012

Manufacturing has been on the rise in the U.S., up 5.7 percent in the two years ended December 2011. The wood industry is no exception, with a steady news stream of furniture, cabinetry and other wood products gains, as factories initiate, expand or resume production. Some examples: • A North Carolina upholstered furniture firm outsourced […]

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ANN BERNSTEIN & ANTONY ALTBEKER: Get SEZs right and cash in on Asia’s rising … – Business Day

June 7, 2012

TURBULENCE in the global economy has obscured what may be an important development: labour costs in China have begun to rise. Millions of jobs may relocate to other parts of the world. This is an important opportunity for SA. We should compete to host a sizable proportion of these jobs. Special economic zones (SEZs) could […]

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ZeeVee Inc. and Suntron Corporation Bring Manufacturing Jobs Back to the USA – Technology Digital (press release)

June 6, 2012

PHOENIX, AZ–(Marketwire – June 5, 2012) – Suntron Corporation, a leader in integrated electronics manufacturing systems (EMS) and embedded computing solutions, announces that ZeeVee Inc., a developer of high definition video distribution products, has recently moved its product manufacturing to Suntron’s Methuen, MA facility from China. The move has greatly increased ZeeVee’s ability to serve […]

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