By Nanette Byrnes Tue May 22, 2012 10:56am EDT (Reuters) – Eaton Corp’s purchase of electrical equipment maker Cooper Industries means another U.S. company will soon leave the United States in favor of relocating its headquarters to a foreign country with sharply lower taxes. In the case of diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton (ETN.N), a complicated […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Amid the prevailing economic uncertainties, investors are always on the look out for the best possible return from stocks in their portfolio. In a bid to boost shareholder return, The Clorox Company ( CLX ) recently increased its quarterly dividend by 6.7% or 4 cents to 64 cents per share. Earlier, the company […]
Zimbabwe’s economic problems are well-documented, and need no repeating. Broad strategies for their resolution have also been mooted, and there is general consensus that exports, import substitution and value addition or beneficiation of primary production are the key steps to be taken. Unfortunately, from there it appears that the process somehow falls apart, and what […]
BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC is surveying members to measure the impact of “onshoring”: the migration of manufacturing operations back to the Americas from overseas in the electronics industry. The survey will compile data to quantify onshoring (also known as reshoring) in terms of both location of operations and sourcing. Companies and suppliers in the electronics […]
DUBAI – Pakistan is confident to secure UAE and Gulf investments in mega projects especially in the energy- and agro-based industries, its delegates at the Annual Investment Meeting, or AIM, said. Top officials from the Trade Development and Authority of Pakistan, or TDAP, Abu Dhabi Group and Sindh Board of Investment on […]
CHICAGO — More than a third of U.S.-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1 billion are planning to bring back production to the United States from China or are considering it, according to a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Decision makers at 106 companies across a broad range of […]
WAKEFIELD, R.I., Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., will host the twenty-seventh annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA(R)) on June 11-13, 2012. This year’s Forum, “Manufacturing Momentum: Building on Success with Better Design,” will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Providence-Warwick, R.I., USA. Leading companies speaking at […]
More than a third of US-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1 billion are planning to bring back production to the United States from China or are considering it, according to a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The trend toward pulling back manufacturing from China and bringing it back […]
