Daily News For January 20, 2009

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Today's Daily News

Obama Cites Lean Company as Example of How to Reinvent Manufacturing
Cardinal Fasteners attributes its growth to lean principles and emerging wind power industry. Click to continue

World's First-Ever Alternate Fuel Flights
Air New Zealand, then Continental successfully fly using sustainable second-generation biofuel for power. Click to continue

Brazilian/Chinese Slab Venture Cancelled
An ambitious, 5.5 million tons/year project to produce carbon steel slabs in Brazil has been cancelled by its two partners, Cia. Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) and China's Baosteel Group Corp. Click to continue

Select Ohio Manufacturers Eligible for Free Technology
Factivity Inc., a provider of paperless factory floor technology, is offering software at no charge to certain manufacturers in Ohio. Click to continue

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Just Make it in the USA
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The CEO Asset Bubble
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Recession Rains on Solar Industry
"The once-promising solar-panel industry has taken a hit recently because of the poor economy..." Click to continue

Finding Fault Throughout the Supply Chain
"This month’s challenge focuses on a company that has outsourced its manufacturing and is now struggling with unexpected supply chain risks coming from its suppliers..." Click to continue

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