Daily News For September 12, 2006        


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Today's Daily News

Cost Of Money May Become Barrier For Fast-Growing Manufacturers
Two years of interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve apparently have had little impact on fast-growing U.S. privately held manufacturers and service providers. Read more

Broin Companies Plans $100 Million Ethanol Plant In Ohio
The tax credit is valued at $135,147 over the term, and the company is required to maintain operations at the site for 14 years. Read more

Siemens To Build Baggage Handling System For Detroit Terminal
Siemens said it was awarded a $19.1 million design and build contract for an inline baggage handling system as a part of the new Detroit North Terminal redevelopment project. Read more

Electropolishing Facility Slated For Reno
Able Electropolishing Co. plans to open a 16,000-square-foot plant near Reno, Nev., in late fall of 2006. Read more


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Mike Evans' Economic Outlook: Are You Better Off...?
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Manufacturing Talk: How Does Offshoring Benefit People?
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Economic Outlook: The Russian Oil Game
"It is an odds-on bet that should prices start to fall significantly, the Russians will do whatever they can to push them back up again."
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The Lighter Side: Vista Is "Fowl" -- The Perils Of Product Naming
"Will Microsoft "chicken out" and rename its Latvian version?"
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