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$48-Million Capital Program At GM Powertrain Bedford
Facility renovations will begin in July at the GM Powertrain facility in Bedford, IN, and will total $48 million for new melting capacity for the foundry, as well as new machinery, equipment, and tooling to support the higher production volume. GM is increasing the total volume of transmission cases and converter housings produced at the site. Read more
3M Chooses Korea For New Manufacturing Plant
In order to meeting Asia's need for respiratory protection products, 3M chose Hwaseong, Korea, for its new manufacturing facility. Located 20 miles outside of Seoul, the plant will manufacture maintenance-free respirators and elastometric facepiece respirators. Read more
Ground Parcel Traffic Boom To Continue
U.S. commerce has migrated to a short-haul, regional model where goods are delivered and distributed less than 600 miles via lower-cost surface transport. Read more
U.S. Government Training The Chinese
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will sponsor approximately 25 training and cooperation seminars for Chinese industry and government officials through an initiative known as the U.S.-China Standards and Conformity Assessment Cooperation Program. Read more
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John Brandt On Leadership -- Your Tax Dollars At Work: FDA Concludes That Eating Lots of Fatty Foods is Bad
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Ford Is Taking The Right Path
"The biggest problem facing Ford, and other US automakers for that matter, is the "if it's from America it must be bad" mindset."
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Mike Evans' Economic Outlook -- Too Many Numbers?
"For many years, virtually all retail chains have issued same-store sales on a monthly basis. Recently, several firms, notably Home Depot, decided to discontinue the practice... some of you will recall that the domestic auto industry used to issue 10-day motor vehicle sales, a practice which was stopped several years ago. Since then, the profit picture for Detroit has been almost straight downhill."
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