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Mar. 8, 2013

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IndustryWeek

The Global Manufacturer: Obama, NAM and the State of Manufacturing

"Our first priority is making America a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing," President Obama told the nation in his State of the Union address Feb. 12. There's nothing like a televised SOTU speech to showcase the disunion in the nation's capital....More
Mar. 8, 2013

Article

Industry Leaders Weigh in on EPA Nominee

President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy for EPA administrator draws support from manufacturing leaders and political figures on both sides of the aisle....More
Mar. 8, 2013

Article

NAM/IndustryWeek 2013 Q1 Survey: Manufacturers' Prospects Picking Up

While not universal by any means, there have been some signs of increased activity for manufacturers early in 2013....More
Mar. 6, 2013

Commentary

The Competitive Edge: Can the US Maintain its Innovative Capacities?

With U.S. unemployment at or above 7.8% since his first inauguration speech, President Barack Obama has spent a great deal of time touting manufacturing as a key to new job creation....More
Mar. 4, 2013

News

Obama Names Top Energy, Environment and Budget Officials

President Barack Obama on Monday added three new names to his second term cabinet, deciding on a budget chief, energy secretary and head of the Environmental Protection Agency....More
Mar. 4, 2013

News

IndustryWeek

Business Economists Oppose Full Budget Sequestration

More than 70% of business economists surveyed oppose the full implementation of the budget sequester that went into effect on March 1. However, economists were even more in favor (94%) of Congress enacting policies to bring about further deficit reduction over the coming 10 years....More
Feb. 22, 2013

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Some Federal Reserve Board Members Expressing Concern on Easy-Money Policies

Some Federal Reserve Board members are growing uneasy over the central bank’s easy-money policies, commonly known as Quantitative Easing....More
Feb. 22, 2013

Commentary

Could California Manufacturing Thrive Again?

On February 14, about 135 business, civic, academic, and labor leaders met at the conference facilities of AMN Healthcare for the "Manufacturing in California - Making California Thrive" economic summit....More
Feb. 19, 2013

News

Obama Cranks up Budget Showdown Blame Game

President Barack Obama paints a dire picture of damage looming for the U.S. economy if the sequester occurs....More
Feb. 14, 2013

News

IndustryWeek

Analysis: US-China Trade Relationship 'Extremely Lopsided' 1

The U.S. and Chinese trade imbalances in manufactures continued to surge in 2012, with the U.S. deficit up by 8%, to $498 billion, and the Chinese surplus by 15%, to $755 billion, notes a new report from the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI)....More
Feb. 14, 2013

News

Obama Predicts US Economic Rebirth

During a visit to a Linamar Corp. plant in Asheville, North Carolina, President Barack Obama maintained government help and investment can revive post-crisis U.S. industry and create middle class jobs....More
Feb. 14, 2013

Article

IndustryWeek

US Manufacturing: The Misunderstood Economic Powerhouse

With 6 million jobs lost in the last decade, U.S. manufacturing bore the brunt of globalization and recession, not to mention a widespread belief that its day had simply passed. But panelists at a Brookings Institution conference said there are good reasons to expect a resurgence of U.S. manufacturing....More
Feb. 13, 2013

News

EU-US Trade Deal a 'Game Changer'

The EU and the United States are to negotiate the biggest free trade agreement ever....More
Feb. 11, 2013

News

IndustryWeek

Dow CEO: US Has 'Historic Chance' to Drive Manufacturing Renaissance

After being dismissed as headed for an “inevitable and irreversible” death, American manufacturing is rebounding but this upswing is “fragile and its outcome is still quite uncertain,” Andrew Liveris, the CEO of Dow Chemical Co., told a manufacturing conference today in North Carolina....More
Feb. 7, 2013

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IndustryWeek

For Ohio, 'Enormous Benefits' from Closing Trade Gap

A report calling for action on currency manipulation said Ohio would reap “enormous benefits” from the elimination of the U.S. goods trade deficit. Benefits could include the creation of an estimated 36,100 to 75,900 manufacturing jobs and an increase in Ohio’s GDP of between $8.3 billion and $17.4 billion....More
Feb. 7, 2013

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IndustryWeek

Eliminating Currency Manipulation Could Restore Lost US Manufacturing Jobs

The U.S. could create from 620,000 to 1.3 million manufacturing jobs by eliminating currency manipulation and taking a series of coordinated policy steps, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute....More
Jan. 30, 2013

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GDP Numbers 'Not a Surprise to Manufacturers'

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Chief Economist Chad Moutray calls the dip in 2012 fourth-quarter GDP "not a surprise to manufacturers."...More
Jan. 23, 2013

News

Reducing Supply Chain Barriers Would Offer Huge Boost to World Trade: WEF Report

Improvements in border administration and transport and telecommunications infrastructure and services could increase global GDP by up to 4.7%....More
Jan. 16, 2013

News

Trade Statistics Inflate China's Surplus with US, Claim WTO and OECD

The international trade and economic development organizations say ‘value-added’ component of trade is missed in current measures, while services are underestimated....More
Jan. 15, 2013

News

IndustryWeek

US Manufacturing: The Misunderstood Economic Powerhouse

With 6 million jobs lost in the last decade, U.S. manufacturing bore the brunt of globalization and recession, not to mention a widespread belief that its day had simply passed. But panelists at a Brookings Institution conference said there are good reasons to expect a resurgence of U.S. manufacturing if it is supported by smart public policies and public-private programs....More
Jan. 10, 2013

News

IndustryWeek

US Chamber's Donohue: Economic Growth is 'Job One'

Forecasting modest growth for the U.S. economy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue said Washington leaders must focus on economic growth in order to "create jobs, lift incomes and expand opportunity for all Americans."...More
Jan. 4, 2013

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December Jobs Numbers: Still Stuck in Neutral

Any politicians still celebrating their tiny victory in heading off the fiscal cliff need look no farther than today's federal jobs report to know that the real work of healing the economy remains ahead of them. Ball State economist Michael Hicks said today’s job report underscores his belief that recovery from the Great Recession will be anemic for the long term....More
Dec. 26, 2012

News

Obama Breaks off Vacation to Deal With Fiscal Cliff

With President Barack Obama heading back to Washington, U.S. lawmakers were under increased pressure Wednesday to hammer out an 11th-hour deal that would prevent taxes from rising for all Americans....More
Dec. 26, 2012

News

Starbucks CEO to Lawmakers: 'Come Together' on Fiscal Deal

Howard Schultz: 'We have an opportunity -- and I believe a responsibility -- to use our company's scale for good by sending a respectful and optimistic message to our elected officials ... '...More
Dec. 21, 2012

News

European Outlook: Manufacturing Held Back By Uncertainty, Prolonged Eurozone Crisis

The Eurozone is back in recession and this second downturn is wide-ranging with little support of aggregate demand, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) “European Industrial Outlook,” a report covering 14 major industries. The report separately analyzes Western Europe and Central Europe. The former generally comprises the 17 countries of the currency union (eurozone), while the latter includes the three largest economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE3): the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland....More