Author: Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster
Date: 4/15/2013
The medical-device tax, which took effect Jan. 1, is clearly unpopular in medical manufacturing circles, but whether it lives or dies depends on a lot of factors.With opponents of the measure spanning from former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to US Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the medical-device industry believes it has bipartisan support to go in for the kill.
Full Article Author: Sarah A Webster
Date: 4/1/2013
It’s been said before, but I’ll say it again: It’s a really good time in US manufacturing. For a moment, let’s not talk about a few things, such as the sequestration cuts and what they mean for the defense sector, Boeing’s battery problems and the resistance cash-healthy employers have had to adding jobs, dampening our economic recovery.
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Author: Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster
Date: 1/22/2013
The world is witnessing the dawn of a new era in energy production. And manufacturers—who innovate, engineer and supply the tools needed to extract, capture, generate, store and transport that energy—are at the forefront.
Full Article Author: Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster
Date: 12/1/2012
North America continues to be the bright spot in global manufacturing. In the US, economic activity in the sector grew in October, for the second consecutive month following a summer slowdown, the nation’s supply executives reported in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
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