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Manufacturing Lost 3.4 Million Jobs Since 1998
From a level of 17.6 million manufacturing jobs in 1998, the current is 14.2 million reported in August 2006. Simultaneously the sector has experienced substantial wage decreases, according to a statement released by the Economic Policy Institute. Read more

Subsea Weld Failure Stalls Oil And Gas Production
Problems with a subsea pipeline at BP plc’s Thunder Horse field in the Gulf of Mexico will delay oil production for 18 months. Read more

U.S. National Recycling Measure Introduced In Senate
U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords, I-Vt., has re-introduced a measure intended to spur investment in recycling by providing tax incentives to companies purchasing recycling equipment. Read more

Nippon Piston Ring To Open $48.7 Million Manufacturing Facility In Kentucky
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved up to $4 million in tax benefits under the Kentucky Rural Economic Development Act. Read more

Air Product Prices On The Rise
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. said it will raise the prices in North America for liquid-bulk oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen by 10 percent and for argon and helium by 20 percent, effective October 1. Read more

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Should Highway Truck Speeds Be Governed At 68 MPH?
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Continental Drifter -- Dutch Treat
An unlikely nation in an unlikely corner of Europe boasts a remarkable record of unlikely achievement. Read more.

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