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U.S. Tops In Global Competitiveness
Global CompetitionNation topped world competitiveness rankings for 15th straight year, but U.S. economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the 1990s.
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   Is Your Supply Chain Under Attack?
 
By Amy Radishofski, Features Editor, Manufacturing.net
 
While you’re working to stay ahead of your competitors, your organization may be getting bombarded by someone on the inside. Do you know how to protect yourself from fraud?
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Design & Development
Airbus, Honeywell Exploring Non Food-Based Biofuel
Plane maker and Honeywell International are developing a biofuel that by 2030 could satisfy nearly a third of the worldwide demand from commercial aircraft, without affecting food supplies.
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Honda: New Fuel Cell Vehicle Lighter, More Efficient
Automaker's new hydrogen-powered vehicle FCX Clarity reaches maximum speed of 99 miles an hour and comfortably seats four people.
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Energy
Wind Energy Popularity Expected To Grow
Energy Department report concludes that wind turbines can produce a fifth of the nation's annual electricity needs within about two decades.
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Economist Urges EU, U.S. To Change Biofuel Targets
Jeffrey Sachs called on the U.S. and the European Union to reconsider a shift to biofuels that has helped increase food prices by turning agricultural land over to energy crops.
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Environmental
Prius Sales Hit One Million Mark
Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology, but now has become the first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to top one million units.
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California Official Backs Auto Emissions Plan
Regulator defended state’s work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles, contending it would push the auto industry to innovate without limiting consumers' choices at dealerships.
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Supply Chain
Nissan Lowers U.S. Sales Forecast
Automaker lowering its U.S. sales forecast from 15.5 million vehicles to 15.2 million vehicles as the weak economy continues to wreak havoc on the auto industry.
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DOT: Freight Activity Down In March
Freight transportation services index, which measures changes in the output of services by the railroad, air freight and trucking industries, was 109.4 in March, 0.4 percent lower than the same month last year.
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Labor Relations
CAW, GM Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
The union attempted to reach early agreements with GM and Chrysler, following its earlier settlement with Ford of Canada which the CAW aimed to use as a pattern.
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GM, UAW Local To Vote On Contract Agreement
Automaker and a local union reached a new labor agreement that could end a month-long strike at a Michigan plant which makes some of GM's hottest selling vehicles.
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Manufacturing Technology
Wal-Mart Details RFID Long-Term Plans
Retailer promised products with an RFID tag would be clearly labeled and plans to have the inventory-tracking device on all products sold at Sam’s Club by 2010.
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Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 8 Percent In 2007
Strong December results pushed 2007 levels 8 percent higher than 2006.
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Safety
R.I. Supreme Court Hears Lead Paint Case
Arguments are underway before the Rhode Island Supreme Court over a landmark jury verdict that could cost former lead paint companies billions of dollars in cleanup costs.
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Lead Paint Case Heads To R.I. Supreme Court
More than two years after a jury found Sherwin-Williams, NL Industries and Millennium Holdings liable for creating a public nuisance the case heads to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
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Facilities & Operations
CEO: Molson Coors, SABmiller U.S. Venture On Track
Head of beer brewing giant Molson Coors says plans are still on track to finalize a joint venture with SABMiller by midyear.
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Spirit AeroSystems To Hire Over 1,000 At New Facility
Aircraft parts supplier has agreed to hire 1,031 workers at a new facility to be built at North Carolina’s Global TransPark, a project that hopes to rebound the region's shriveling economy.
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