Foreign purchases of U.S. companies.
The United States economy is being "hollowed out at a near
record pace," with foreign firms spending $129 billion through
August 2007 buying 785 U.S. companies, according to the group
"Economy in . . .
Letter to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
I loved the interview with John Ratzenberger ("Made in America
Show Host Wants Manufacturing On Political Agenda," MTN, Sept. 28,
2007), but of course, some statements are more of a rally cry than . . .
New additions to Superfund list.
The Environmental Protection Agency is adding seven hazardous waste
sites to its list of "Superfund" sites. The sites contain
arsenic, barium benzene, beryllium, cadmium, cesium-137, . . .
Corrupt politicians don't last long in Washington.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has
released its third annual report on the most corrupt members of
Congress. The report, called "Beyond DeLay," notes that of the
25 . . .
Housing decline hurting businesses.
Business bankruptcies in the United States are projected to
increase by 51 percent this year, due to an economic slowdown, lower
profits, high gas prices and an adjustment on behalf of business to . . .
Greenies go after marine fleet.
A coalition of environmental advocates has filed a petition with
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the agency to create
new pollution rules for large, ocean-going cargo vessels and . . .
Permanent Arctic ice isn't.
NASA scientists have found a 23 percent loss in the Arctic's
thick, year-round sea ice during the past two winters. "This
drastic reduction of perennial winter sea ice is the primary cause of
this . . .
DOE funds Bioenergy Centers.
The Department of Energy has invested $30 million in three new
Bioenergy Research Centers, bringing its total investment in such
centers to more than $400 million. DOE will fund new centers at the . . .
DOD official states clearly the U.S. is not becoming dependent on
China for parts.
The rise of China's industrial sector poses little threat to
the Department of Defense and its supply chains for weapon systems, says
William Greenwalt, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for . . .
Cato's study on U.S. Manufacturing suffers from fatal
flaws.
On August 28, the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., published a
report, "Thriving in a Global Economy: The Truth about U.S.
Manufacturing and Trade." The report confuses a company's
offshored . . .
Quotable.(Quotation)
"If we're going to survive, the rubric is 'innovate,
automate, or evaporate.' You can't believe the massive
state-of-the-art manufacturing going into South Korea with $2-an-hour
labor. Almost every . . .
GAO scolds EPA over toxic release disclosure.
The Environmental Protection Agency ignored the advice of the
Government Accountability Office in 2005 to not change rules requiring
companies to disclose the release of toxic chemicals, according . . .
How much money does the Army need to refurbish its worn out
weapons?
The U.S. Army is spending nearly $13 billion per year to refurbish
and replace equipment being worn out in Iraq and Afghanistan, but that
amount might be more than what is needed, says the . . .
More manufacturing companies default on their pensions.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is busy
guaranteeing the pensions of workers at defunct manufacturing companies.
More than 650 workers and retirees of Best Manufacturing Inc., . . .
China has a long way to go in innovation.
China has a "long way to go" before it is able to
capitalize on its substantial investment being made in science and
technology, says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development . . .
Patent Office can't keep enough examiners.
The Patent and Trademark Office will have a difficult time
whittling away at its patent application backlog because examiners are
overworked and are leaving the agency, according to a survey . . .
Is manufacturing in the United States toast?
Since the 2000-2001 recession, manufacturing output has grown much
more slowly than in any previous recovery, and even that growth might be
over-estimated because government data do a poor job of . . .
Domestic manufacturers worry about loss of influence in
NAM's policy-making process.
The National Association of Manufacturers has overhauled its
policy-making process and is getting ready to analyze all of its current
policy positions and create new ones in every area in which it . . .
Quotable.(Quotation)
"If you don't have strong manufacturing, if you lose
that, you can't pay for anything else--you can't pay for
social programs, you can't pay for defense. Our standard of living
is falling for the . . .
NIST names last ATP winners.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made
the final awards in its long-running Advanced Technology Program. The
program, which is being phased out in favor of a new . . .
|
|