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Express Delivery Market Growing Rapidly In China
The U.S. express and delivery market is the largest in the world, however, that of Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing globally. What's more China, the fastest growing market in the Asia-Pacific express and parcels delivery sector, is set to become the sixth largest express market in the world by 2010, provided it continues growing at an average 20% per year. This is according to a new report by independent market analyst, Datamonitor (London, U.K.). The presentation, Express and Parcels Global Outlook 2006, estimates China's express delivery market value to be US$3.5 billion (2005). According to Datamonitor, the driving factor behind China's growth is its increasing export activity with Europe and the U.S. Read more

Whirlpool Chooses Michigan For Integration Of Maytag
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. approved a Single Business Tax credit valued at more than $10.4 million over 13 years. Read more


New Sustainable Energy Initiative Aims To Cut Usage
"It is estimated that the EBRD region uses up to seven times more energy per unit of GDP than western Europe and if the whole region had the energy efficiency of Europe, the world would consume 7.2% less energy," said a release issued by the EBRD. Read more

Chicago's "Bean" Has Been Dedicated
The Bean is done. Millennium Park's Cloud Gate sculpture, popularly known as "the Bean," was dedicated May 15, 2006, in ceremonies that included Anish Kapoor, the sculptor who created it, Maggie Daley, wife of Chicago's mayor, and the premiere of "Fanfare for Cloud Gate," a new piece by Chicago jazz veteran Orbert Davis. Read more

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Big Oil And Its Manufacturing Leadership
"More power to big oil as one of the nations top producers. Now if they could get the ok to build more refineries."
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Mike Evans' Economic Outlook -- Take GM's Money and Run
"Apparently many current GM workers are having a difficult time deciding whether to take the buyout offers or keep working there and hope for the best. But in my opinion, it's a no-brainer -- for lots of reasons."
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The Gold Mine -- a novel of lean turnaround
"Well, I have finally finished reading "The Gold Mine" and, like the other contributors to this thread, would recommend it. Some parts were very basic lessons in lean, and I sailed through those without picking up much new understanding. However, there also were very good illustrations of concepts that I thought I knew--but that I now understand much better for having read the book."
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