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Market bolstered as investors bring money home – Brisbane Times

March 20, 2012

AUSTRALIA has become the largest liquidator of overseas assets in the world, with those billions of dollars now being returned to investment in the domestic commercial property sector. Jones Lang LaSalle’s head of research and consulting in Australasia, David Rees, said Australian investors divested about $21.6 billion of offshore assets, including hotels, between 2008 and […]

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US factory, service job exodus not over – studies – Reuters

March 20, 2012

Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:01pm EDT * Investment in foreign plants rising, domestic falling * Manufacturing job recovery minimal * Fewer service jobs remain to shift offshore By Scott Malone March 20 (Reuters) – It’s not quite time to pop the champagne corks and celebrate the returns of jobs that U.S. companies had been shifting […]

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Saunders reshores plastics manufacturing – Plastics News

March 20, 2012

 READFIELD, MAINE (March 20, 12:45 p.m. ET) — Saunders Manufacturing Co. Inc. is reshoring plastics manufacturing jobs as part of a pledge to bring jobs back to the United States. The Readfield, Maine-based manufacturer of aluminum clipboards, forms holders and plastic storage clipboards will relocate jobs from China to LC Industries in Jackson, Miss. LC […]

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Wonkbook: 4 questions about Paul Ryan’s budget – Washington Post (blog)

March 20, 2012

At 10 a.m., Rep. Paul Ryan will unveil the latest version of the House GOP budget. Expect an ambitious tax-reform plan, a Medicare section that looks more like Ryan-Wyden than like Ryan’s previous bid, a roadmap to undoing the defense cuts in the sequester, and lots and lots of graphs. In a Feb. 16 file […]

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Another benefit of the return of manufacturing to US: The return of M&A – Crain’s Detroit Business (blog)

March 17, 2012

In this week’s issue of Crain’s, I reported on the economic case for onshoring — or bringing manufacturing capabilities back the U.S. Total cost models of the supply chain and rising labor costs in emerging markets make onshoring viable, not just some cherry pie-in-the-sky nationalistic ideal. But, what of all the strained capacity already in […]

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ULTRASONIC AG : Growth path continued in 2011 – 4-traders

March 16, 2012

03/16/2012 | 08:25amUltrasonic AG: Growth path continued in 2011  Group sales up by 16.9%, totaling EUR 119.4 million (2010: EUR 102.1 million) Sales of Urban footwear segment (incl. accessories) under own “ULTRASONIC” brand as well as Sandals and Slippers segment grew Year-on-Year by 33.3% and 25.4% respectively Group gross profit margin slightly decreased to 30.9% […]

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Clothing buyers told to cast garment-sourcing net wide – Supply Management

March 16, 2012

[Skip to content] Visit our new jobsite and check out HUNDREDS OF LIVE VACANCIES     The purchasing and supply website       <!– Supply Management is the online magazine of CIPS –>       <!– // You are here » Home » Home » 2012 » Clothing buyers told to cast garment-sourcing […]

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AMT Elects New Board of Directors and officers for 2012-2013. – ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)

March 15, 2012

  Email | Comment Share March 15, 2012 – AMT elected its 2012-2013 officers and directors, the first to be elected following merger of AMT and AMTDA, on March 10 at its 2012 Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. Electees included Timothy B. Dining and Ronald Mager as Co-Chairmen, R. Stephen Flynn as First Vice Chairman and […]

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More solar firms fall into bankruptcy – Canada Free Press

March 15, 2012

Abound Solar Inc., Energy Conversion Devices, Inc More solar firms fall into bankruptcy – Institute for Energy Research  Wednesday, March 14, 2012 (0) Comments | Print friendly | Email Us Another stimulus-funded solar company is struggling financially. Abound Solar Inc. received $400 million in U.S. loan guarantees to build two solar panel manufacturing facilities.[ia] The company […]

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‘Reshoring’ aims to bring the jobs home – Cincinnati.com

March 14, 2012

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 13–> “Their idea was, it was good enough,” she said. As a small business, Pease said she couldn’t afford to hire someone in China to oversee production. Long-Stanton, which has operations here and in China, was able to find the components Pease wanted for the Brisker, including the brushed stainless metal for […]

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