U.S. Labor Report: March payroll up marginally
The March payroll figures released today show slower job growth as compared to February.
SME CEO addresses initiative to train, educate a new generation of manufacturers
In the Huffington Post, Society of Manufacturing Engineers CEO Mark Tomlinson writes, "The manufacturing industry is facing an employment crisis.
Distributors and Channel Partners: Completing the Valve Family Circle
After preliminary approval by the VMA Board in January 2013, the full membership of the Valve Manufacturers Association has overwhelmingly approved a change in the VMA Constitution to expand the associate member category to include distributors and channel partners serving the industrial valve, actuator and control industry.
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Challenges and New Solutions in the Dry Chlorine Industry
A collaboration between valve manufacturers and end-users has led to a clearer understanding of the factors that cause valve failure under these circumstances and factors that can increase the service life of those valves.
#basics #maintenance-repair
New York Area Manufacturing Rebounded in February
The February 2013 Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that conditions for New York manufacturers improved for the first time since the summer of last year.
Industrial Production Unexpectedly Fell on Weak Manufacturing
Industrial production edged down 0.1% in January after having risen 0.4% in December.
Hydrocarbon Processing: 2013 Global Construction Outlook
Total capital spending on construction is estimated to exceed $57 billion in 2013 according to Hydrocarbon Processing’s HPI Market Data 2013.
President’s Four-Step Plan to Make U.S. “Magnet" for Manufacturing Jobs
The U.S. has added 500,000 new manufacturing jobs over the past 3 years.
NFIB Small-Business Owner Confidence Up Slightly
Small-business owner confidence continues to drag, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index.
Congressmen Tim Ryan, Tom Reed Launch New House Manufacturing Caucus
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) Rep.