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Manufacturing grows in February, jobs gauge rises (Asbury Park Press)
WASHINGTON — The manufacturing sector expanded in February for the seventh straight month while a measure of employment jumped to the highest level in more than five years.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:28:55 GMT
Data show manufacturing exports support and sustain American jobs (People's Daily)
Exports of U.S. manufactured goods supported more than 6.8 million jobs in 2008, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday. Two of every nine jobs in the manufacturing sector are tied to exports. These 6.8 million jobs represented 5.9 percent of total private sector employment in the United States, or roughly one out of every 17 private sector jobs. "I'm ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:45 GMT
Manufacturing: Leading a horse to water (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Businesses in Michigan's manufacturing sector have a fine reputation for getting the job done, but we have some difficulty in looking down the road and deciding what to do next. This is a critically important question for Michigan's manufacturers to answer today.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:44:53 GMT
Funding is provided for training for health care industry jobs (Fontana Herald News)
The Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County has allocated $390,596 to fund skills training for jobs in the health care industry.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:31:16 GMT
Canada adds more jobs (The Sudbury Star)
Canadian companies put older men back to work in February, adding more jobs than expected and taking the unemployment rate down to 8.2%. Canadian companies hired 21,000 people in the month, Statistics Canada said.[...]
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:38:16 GMT
Siemens moving 550 jobs to N. Carolina (Hamilton Spectator)
(Mar 12, 2010) - Siemens is moving its gas turbine manufacturing business and 550 Hamilton jobs to North Carolina, where it's not just the climate that's hot.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:42:39 GMT
Study: Manufacturing CFOs Optimistic For 2010 (Manufacturing.net)
Although energy costs continue to rise and companies still aren't looking to significantly boost employment, small and midsized manufacturing CFOs remain optimistic for 2010.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:53:36 GMT
73 new jobs coming to Catawba County (WBTV Charlotte)
A heat exchanger manufacturer plans to invest $6.5 Million in Catawba County, and bring 73 new jobs to the area. Governor Bev Perdue announced Friday that Turbotec Products Inc., will move the bulk of its manufacturing operations from Connecticut to Hickory over the next three years.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:53:18 GMT
Report: U.S. Must Do More to Prevent Loss of Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs (ThomasNet)
According to "Winning the Race: How America Can Lead the Global Clean Energy Economy," U.S. must commit to developing domestic manufacturing sector capable of meeting demand for parts, systems, and components of growing clean energy economy. Strategy will help ensure federal clean energy investments create quality, high-paying jobs in U.S. and avoid indirectly subsidizing growth of those ...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:29 GMT
LI’s manufacturing sector still reeling (Long Island Business News)
Long Island’s once-vaunted manufacturing sector continues to lead the region in job losses, despite signs of renewed life in other parts of the local economy, including gains in services and government, among others. Manufacturing companies shed another 5,000 jobs in the year ended in January, an improvement over last year, but still much worse than pre-recession [...]
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:27:16 GMT
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