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The IndustryWeek 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers is IW's exclusive annual ranking of America's top-performing public manufacturers. IW compiles the list by ranking the IW U.S. 500 companies based on their financial performance in six key areas over a three-year period. This includes inventory turns, profit margin, asset turns, return on assets, return on equity, and revenue growth.

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The IW 50: Diversity Marks 2013 High Performers

Seven companies from a grab-bag of industries make big jumps in this year's ranking, while two tobacco manufacturers take nosedives.

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Jul. 17, 2013

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July 2013: The Lists

IndustryWeek editors, Ginger Christ, Pete Fehrenbach and Travis Hessman, discuss the largest and best U.S. manufacturers listed in the latest issue of IW. The trio sound off on the IW U.S. 500, the IW 50 Best and what exactly it means to be a top manufacturer today....More
Jul. 16, 2013

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The IW 50: Diversity Marks 2013 High Performers

Seven companies from a grab-bag of industries make big jumps in this year's ranking, while two tobacco manufacturers take nosedives....More
The 2013 IndustryWeek 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers

View The 2013 IndustryWeek 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers, IW's exclusive annual ranking of America's top-performing public manufacturers....More
Feb. 11, 2013

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Consumer-goods maker anticipates one-time after-tax loss of $120 million in the 2013 first quarter....More
Dec. 17, 2012

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Chinese consumers bought more than 2 million units, according to the company....More
Oct. 24, 2012

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Apple Unveils the iPad Mini

Tablet innovator adds new devices to fight for space in a very crowded market....More
Oct. 18, 2012

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Microsoft Earnings Drop, Cites Slower PC Demand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch

U.S. computing giant Microsoft (IW 500/15) posted Thursday lower earnings and revenues for its fiscal first quarter, citing the slowdown in the personal computer market. Microsoft said net profit fell 21% from the year-ago quarter, to $4.5 billion, nevertheless topping Wall Street estimates. Earnings per share excluding exceptional items were 65 cents, well above the average estimate of 56 cents. Revenue fell 8% in the July-September period, to $16 billion, missing forecasts....More
Oct. 17, 2012

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Exxon Mobil Invests $3.1 Billion in Canadian Shale Assets

Exxon expands liquids-rich resources with Canadian acquisition....More
Oct. 9, 2012

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Taiwan to Ask Apple to Blur Sensitive Military Images

The defense ministry reacted after a newspaper printed a satellite picture, downloaded with an iPhone 5, showing a top-secret long-range radar base in the northern county of Hsinchu....More
Oct. 9, 2012

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Chevron Decries Court Refusal to Block Ecuador

Supreme Court offers no explanation for its decision to not take up the case....More

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