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A Vintage Fiat That’s No Expatriate – New York Times

May 4, 2012

RHINEBECK, N.Y., a Hudson Valley village founded by Dutch settlers, has a fitting fascination with vintage mechanical things. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome houses one of the finest collections of flyable antique aircraft in the United States. And this weekend, the Hudson River Valley Antique Auto Association unofficially starts the region’s collector-car season with the annual […]

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GlobalSpec Electronic Components & Product Design Online Trade Show and Event … – MarketWatch (press release)

May 3, 2012

 EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The “Electronic Components & Product Design” online trade show and event on April 25 hosted by GlobalSpec drew more than 1,200 participants, with 86 percent of attendees reporting they are decision makers within their organizations. The free virtual conference is now available on demand to […]

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Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues – The Mercury

May 3, 2012

Excerpt from ….Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press Posted: 05/03/12 11:13 am Updated: 05/03/12 11:14 am ECONOMY: Obama: Term marked by high unemployment, a deep recession that began in previous administration and officially ended within six months, and gradual recovery with persistently high jobless rates. Unemployment rate […]

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Year 2020: Corporate Workplaces, Property Portfolios Undergoing Radical Shifts – CoStar Group

May 3, 2012

Nearly 2,000 corporate property professionals, service providers and economic development officials attended the CoreNet Summit in San Diego this week. Within the next eight years, companies expect to deploy sophisticated data platforms and revamp facilities to support a new generation of tech-savvy employees who will make full use of the virtual office and other alternative […]

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Expert: Millions of jobs will “reshore” back to U.S.

May 2, 2012
May 4, 2012, 2:52 PM |Boston Consulting Group managing director Hal Sirkin predicts that rising labor costs in China and other countries will “reshore” 2-3 million manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. over the next decade. GO
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Change Manager – Migrations – STV Local

May 2, 2012

Our client is looking to fill a number of roles in their Global Change Management Team in Glasgow – to work on a large scale programme of change affecting the global business.The current programme includes a large migrations component, including offshoring/onshoring of a number of functions and teams. Reporting to the global programme manager, the […]

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Machinists strike at Caterpillar’s Joliet plant – Chicago Tribune

May 2, 2012

About 800 workers at a Caterpillar plant in Joliet went on strike early Tuesday, claiming the heavy-equipment manufacturer proposes to freeze wages, double health care premiums and eliminate pensions and seniority rights over a six-year contract. Particularly irksome for the workers, members of the International Association of Machinists Local 851, is that they would be […]

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Government of Canada Lends Financial Support to Metaltech-Omega Inc. – Marketwire (press release)

April 30, 2012

LAVAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – April 30, 2012) – The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announces that the firm Metaltech-Omega Inc. has been awarded financial assistance to acquire and install specialized equipment in order to improve its competitiveness. “This […]

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Why Mass Employment in Manufacturing Isn’t Coming Back: It’s The Productivity – Forbes

April 27, 2012

As we all know, for we get told it often enough, if only we brought the manufacturing back from China then there would be millions of well paid blue collar jobs for people to do. This argument is used in Europe just as much as it is in the US. However, the problem with this […]

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Reform that "high" statutory corporate tax rate? Not necessary – Business Insider

April 27, 2012

Angry Bear Blog Guest Post: Rationality of Banks Open thread April 27, 2012 Republicans Want to Repeal Resolution Authority Guest post: Social Security Hurt by Republican Jobs Obstructionism Reform that “high” statutory corporate tax rate? Not necessary by Linda Beale Reform that “high” statutory corporate tax rate? Not necessary I got an interesting item pushed […]

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