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FROM THE IW FORUMS
State of
the Union Reaction: 'Finally Recognizing' Critical Role of Manufacturing
"Manufacturers Alliance
for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI), expressed the joy that all of us feel
that manufacturing has taken center stage..."
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Einstein and the U.S. Military on Solving Problems
"But how is it done?..."
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Is It 2008 Again?
"It that happening in
Europe now?..."
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Pay Raises at Ford
"It's just more evidence
that the U.S. auto industry is regaining its sea legs..."
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Seeking Economic Gains
"The USA has gas. A lot
of it..."
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Re: The True Cost of Doing Business In China
"If a brand is recognized
worldwide, it could be vulnerable to counterfeiting in countries with lax
enforcement of regulations..."
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Executives Concerned About Leadership Shortage
"...organizations are
going to have to invest more in talent priorities and initiatives..."
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If It Can Happen There...
"Credit tightening and
the specter of inflation are having a negative impact on consumer spending in
China..."
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European Insurers Face Challenges to Solvency II Compliance
"...insurers must
re-engage with their asset managers..."
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MANUFACTURING POLL
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FEATURED COLUMNS
Incentivizing and Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing
The
Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act would allow companies to establish a
manufacturing reinvestment account of up to $500,000 that is taxed at a low 15%
rate and must be used to purchase equipment and facilities or for job training.
By Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro
(D-CT) and Donald A. Manzullo (R-IL)
The most recent Labor Department employment report showed 23,000 manufacturing
jobs added in December, marking two consecutive years of job growth in this
critical sector. While this is welcome news, it comes following a steep decline
in manufacturing employment during the recession and is the first time the
sector has experienced such an expansion in over a decade.
It is therefore critical that Congress and the Administration work together in
a bipartisan fashion to further enhance support for U.S. manufacturing.
Over the last decade, the United States lost more than 56,000 manufacturing
facilities and approximately 5 million manufacturing jobs. During much of that
period, the U.S. economy was sustained by a housing bubble and growth in the
financial sector, as well as other service-oriented professions.
While it is important to support the service-side of the American economy,
without a strong manufacturing base we cannot expect to create the number of
well-paying jobs we need to sustain a vibrant middle class and spurn long-term
economic growth. We need to move from a country that consumes to one that
builds again....
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Viewpoint: Why Boeing's Not in Kansas Anymore
In the
end, the Pentagon's 'price-shootout' strategy to break the impasse over the
battle for the Air Force refueling-tanker contract drove jobs out of Wichita.
By Loren Thompson, COO,
Lexington Institute
The Kansas congressional delegation is angry that Boeing has decided to close
its aircraft plant in Wichita, and it should be.
Throughout a decade-long struggle to secure the Air Force's next-generation
tanker contract, the delegation vigorously supported Boeing's bid because the
company said it intended to do much of the modification work at the Wichita
facility.
Boeing finally won the contract by bidding very aggressively. But now the
company says the Wichita site is too expensive, and it will do tanker
modifications at its commercial-transport complex in Washington state.
So of course the Kansas delegation feels betrayed....
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES
Lean Management and Culture Change Workshops
Tuesday, February 7,
2012
Los Angeles
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Tuesday, February 14,
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The Deeper Water Offshore Wind -- Lowering Costs Together Conference
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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