Harry Moser to Give Keynote at Smartmap Expo – Quality Magazine

May 18, 2012

KENNEWICK, WA—The Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC) is proud to announce the keynote speaker for its 10th annual Smartmap Expo will be Harry C. Moser, the nationally recognized founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. The Smartmap Expo, the Premier Manufacturing Networking Event in the Pacific Northwest, will be held September 27, 2012 at the TRAC […]

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Seagate on hiring spree for Longmont facility – Daily Camera

May 18, 2012

LONGMONT — Seagate Technology, already Longmont’s largest private-sector employer, is hiring. The company said Thursday it has hired 86 new full-time employees so far this year and 38 interns, and it has more than 100 positions it still wants to fill. About 80 percent of the new hires are engineers, according to Andy Davis, senior […]

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Can This Man Change The Future Of San Leandro? – Patch.com

May 18, 2012

 Everyone knows about Steve Jobs and some people may even understand how his company, Apple Computer, changed the fortunes of Cupertino. World War II gave the East Bay Henry J. Kaiser, whose legacy live on in many ways, including the new hospital being built here west of Interstate 880. Earlier this week, Patch ran a […]

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MFG.com and National Tooling and Machining Association Agree on Strategic … – Virtual-Strategy Magazine

May 17, 2012

MFG.com and NTMA Strategically Align Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 MFG.com, the world’s leading marketplace for the manufacturing of engineered made-to-order parts, textiles and packaging today announced a strategic partnership with the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA). The objective of the partnership is to accelerate reshoring and job creation in the United States. […]

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Greece, Financial Drachma & the Gold Price – BullionVault

May 17, 2012

What Greece’s new June elections mean for the Gold Price… GREECE CANNOT form a government after its recent elections, so it will now hold fresh elections in mid-June, writes Julian Phillips at the GoldForecaster… We have come to the point where the bad news is out – the markets are telling us that Greece will […]

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Annual McGladrey Survey Shows Private Equity Firms Focused On Spurring Growth … – MarketWatch (press release)

May 17, 2012

 NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — McGladrey LLP, the nation’s fifth largest provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, has released its fourth annual survey of private equity (PE) executives, which shows that amid difficult economic conditions, firms have become increasingly focused on improving strategy and operations at their portfolio companies as […]

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China ‘still a draw’ for many US firms – Malaysia Chronicle

May 17, 2012
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Weak Rand, Strong Rand – Why are we still debating? – Daily Maverick

May 17, 2012

Between March and now, the rand has dropped from about R7.45 against the US dollar to its present level of just above R8.30. That’s a drop of about 10% and we know it’s been fuelled by the flight from risk caused by the Greek crisis. We – South Africa, that is – are considered risky. […]

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Teleflex’s CEO to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care … – Seeking Alpha

May 16, 2012

Teleflex Incorporated (TFX) Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference May 16, 2012 4:40 PM ET [Abrupt Start] Unidentified Analyst Teleflex to present. Benson Smith, the company’s CEO is here speaking on behalf of the company. We will have a 15-20 minute presentation followed by Q&A right here. So, thanks very much for […]

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What Will Happen to Greece and Gold? – The Market Oracle

May 16, 2012

Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012 May 16, 2012 – 01:26 PM By: Julian_DW_Phillips What Greek Elections Now Mean Greece cannot form a government so expect elections within a month. We have come to the point where the bad news is out -the markets are telling us that Greece will likely leave the Eurozone and […]

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