Senate Republicans derailed efforts to move forward with a $21 billion bill to enhance health care, education and job benefits for veterans. Republicans stopped the veterans bill from moving on a procedural vote, which needed 60 votes. The final tally was 56-41. Republicans and Democrats normally agree on the need to enhance benefits for the […]
Bottles of California oil display certification stickers. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) If you think an olive oil imported from Italy or Spain is superior to one made in California, U.S. olive oil producers would like to have a word with you. They’re looking to change the perception of domestic olive […]
China’s HSBC flash (preliminary) manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to a seven-month low of 48.3 in February. This was significantly worse than the 49.5 reading expected by economists. Any reading below 50 signals contraction in China’s manufacturing sector.Markets around the world started selling after the report came out.However, economists agree that […]
NoNetz anti chafe swimwear for boys and men have been advised by top business and fashion experts to move production from the USA to China. They are committing to stay. Mahopac, NY – February 13th, 2014 NoNetz announced today that they will do everything in their power to continue […]
A local company is helping Team USA carry their equipment in style during these winter games. Fieldtex makes duffle bags for medical and military equipment. They wanted to make bags for Olympians and sent e-mails to U.S. outfitter Ralph Lauren that went unanswered. It turns out Ralph Lauren found them. “One of their designers was […]
MOULTRIE — Rumors that a major change was in the making for Riverside Manufacturing Co., a mainstay garment manufacturer and employer in Moultrie since 1911, were verified Tuesday. Some 140 employees will lose their jobs. Riverside officials said it is closing its cutting, sewing and warehousing operations here in […]
NEW DELHI — India, the second-largest exporter of over-the-counter and prescription drugs to the United States, is coming under increased scrutiny by American regulators for safety lapses, falsified drug test results and selling fake medicines. Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, the commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration, arrived in […]
America’s heavy manufacturing was once a source of national pride. Think of Rosie the Riveter posters during World War II or the huge post-war factories that shaped skylines of cities like Cleveland and Pittsburgh. In the 20th century, America’s factories produced more than those of any other country. But […]
Sen. Sharon Brown and Kennewick Mayor Steve Young hope a proposed pilot program will help the Tri-Cities and other areas draw in more manufacturers. Together, they came up with an idea that would allow manufacturers to reinvest some of what they would normally pay in business and occupation tax […]
Foxconn looks likely to begin manufacturing large-screen TVs in the US soon Last month the company’s chairman, Terry Gou, said the manufacturing giant was “studying the feasibility” of opening a display manufacturing plant in the US, but according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Gou is now more bullish on the possibility. “We have many […]
