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Manufacturing Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Manufacturing.

Results 1 - 20 of 126,889 in Manufacturing

  1. Southwest extends profitable streakRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Houston Chronicle

    Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak ended. So did Cal Ripken Jr.'s string of consecutive games.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Southwest Airlines

  2. Aircraft for space tourism to be unveiledRead the original story

    22 min ago | International Herald Tribune

    LOS ANGELES : Aerospace engineers have been holed up in a Mojave Desert hangar for four years, fashioning a commercial spaceship to loft rich tourists some 62 miles above Earth.

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Business News

  3. Jobless claims jump as housing market gets weakerRead the original story

    23 min ago | San Angelo Standard Times

    Two cornerstones of the economy - jobs and housing - sank to new depths Thursday, with unemployment claims bolting higher and home prices recording one of their steepest drops on record.

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    Related Topix: Housing, Foreclosures, Washington, DC

  4. Navy cuts off future buys of costly destroyerRead the original story

    24 min ago | Boston.com

    The Navy confirmed Thursday it's terminating the costly next-generation Zumwalt destroyer in favor of a cheaper current generation warship in order to reach its goal of increasing the size of the fleet to 313 ...

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    Related Topix: US News, General Dynamics, Aerospace-Defense, Northrop Grumman, US Politics, US Senate, Edward Kennedy, Democrat, Susan Collins, Republican

  5. After success at R&B, 4-time Grammy winner Regina Belle finds comfort in singing gospel musicRead the original story

    25 min ago | International Herald Tribune

    NEW YORK : When an R&B artist decides to put out a gospel album, some will sit in judgment and question the project's sincerity.

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    Related Topix: Automakers, R and B, Regina Belle, R-N-B, Business News

  6. Agribusinesses join forces to combat criticsRead the original story

    35 min ago | Daily Herald

    Agribusinesses including Archer Daniels Midland Co., Monsanto Co., DuPont Co. and Deere & Co.

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    Related Topix: Food, Agriculture, Archer Daniels Midland, Construction, Industrial Machines, Deere , Tyson Foods

  7. Aerospace program teaches skills for making aircraftRead the original story

    40 min ago | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    Two dozen mostly young people, including three recent high-school graduates, are learning basic aircraft-manufacturing and assembly skills in Fort Worth as part of a government-funded, industry-backed training ...

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    Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Fort Worth, TX, Lockheed Martin, Tarrant County, TX

  8. Earnings: Rising costs lead to 10 percent drop in profit for Kimberly-ClarkRead the original story

    41 min ago | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    Rising gas and raw-materials costs led to a 10 percent drop in second-quarter profit at Kleenex maker Kimberly-Clark Corp., which said Thursday that it may raise prices again.

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    Related Topix: Arlington, TX, Paper, Kimberly Clark

  9. Dow Chemical reports decline in 2Q profitRead the original story

    43 min ago | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday that despite record sales and two double-digit price increases unveiled in the second quarter, its profit for the period fell 27 percent, in large part because of sharply higher ...

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    Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Dow Chemical, Chemicals

  10. Today's BusinessRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Myrtle Beach Online

    Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday that despite record sales and two double-digit price increases unveiled in the second quarter, its profit for the period fell 27 percent, in large part because of sharply higher ...

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    Related Topix: Telecom, Media, IT Services, Rubber-Plastics, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Television, Sirius Satellite Radio, Radio

  11. Dow sets quarterly sales markRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Facts

    Dow Chemical Co. announced Wednesday it set a quarterly sales record with about $16.4 billion for the second quarter of 2008, a 23 percent increase over the previous year's - but the company's profit lagged ...

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    Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Dow Chemical, Chemicals

  12. Senators decry Navy decision on destroyersRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Boston Globe

    A coalition of US Senators yesterday launched a counteroffensive against the Navy's decision to scrap a $20 billion destroyer program that was to deliver huge contracts to Raytheon Co.

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    Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, North Dakota

  13. USB flash drive carries FIPS validationRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Electronic Engineering Times Asia

    Lexar Media Inc. recently introduced Lexar JumpDrive Solo Vault, a FIPS validated USB personal storage device.

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    Related Topix: Startups, Lexar Media, Lexar Media, Photography

  14. Industry, government need to invest in job trainingRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... skilled labor. Not everyone, he said, is suited to go to college. "We've got to change the perception of manufacturing," Krinock said. "These (machining) jobs are typically in the higher end of manufacturing," offering good wages and benefits, he ...

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    Related Topix: West Mifflin, PA, Duquesne, PA, Loyalhanna, PA, Clairton, PA

  15. NOTES: Poppinga inks extended dealRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Lost somewhere between the Brett Favre fiasco and the Ryan Grant stalemate was a signing that made Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson so happy he announced it in front of 9,375 shareholders Thursday ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Green Bay Packers, Ryan Grant, NFL Players

  16. Bank robber released, back to old tricksRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Michael Ralph Madden was surprised how easy it is to rob a bank. He had no weapon.

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    Related Topix: Cudahy, WI, Oshkosh Correctional Institution, State Prisons

  17. Boeing: Gained Controlling Share Of Parts JV With Avic IRead the original story

    1 hr ago | SmartMoney

    Boeing Co. said Thursday it has increased its shareholding in a parts joint venture with China's Aviation Industry Corp.

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Stamford, CT, Stamford Metro, New Haven Metro, Hexcel, Electronics, Chemicals

  18. Company develops solar kits, 'green' designRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Bellingham Herald

    Tapping the sun's rays for electricity has remained a small niche in the alternative energy arena.

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    Related Topix: Wisconsin, Education Etc., Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Johnson Controls, Automakers, Textiles

  19. Cooper Tire's unusual marketing strategy in China proves effectiveRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Gasgoo

    ... Koi, in his Shanghai-based office, believes Cooper Tire is suitable for the local market Alex Koi: We have two manufacturing facilities in China-the Chengshan plant and Kunshan plant. We started our business via acquisition of the Shandong Chengshan ...

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    Related Topix: Marketing, Rubber-Plastics, Industrial Machines, Cooper Tire and Rubber

  20. EDIT: Ferrying over to ColtsvilleRead the original story

    1 hr ago | East Hartford Gazette

    ... East Hartford - Hartford's First Suburb - sent workers across the river to Colt's where they worked in the manufacturing lines then considered so innovative and high-tech. So, when the National Park Service (NPS) this week designated the former ...

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    Related Topix: East Hartford, CT, Hartford Metro, Hartford, CT, US Politics, John Larson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat