Daily News For January 28, 2009

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Navistar will Close Engine Plant in Indianapolis
As a consequence of Navistar's recent settlement with Ford Motor Co., which ended a bitter legal dispute as well as a 30-year supplier arrangement between the automaker and the engine manufacturer, the company will close its Indianapolis engine plant and its Indianapolis Casting Corp. subsidiary. Click to continue

STMicro to Cut 4,500 Jobs
The company predicts a 25% decline in the chip market. Click to continue

Get Help in Meeting New Import Regulations
To comply with the new rules for imports -- called 10+2 for the number of data elements required -- companies are already adapting. Gaining increased supply chain visibility is a benefit of the process. Click to continue

New Welding Society President
Victor Y. Matthews, of Novelty, Ohio, an AWS Distinguished Member and a 46-year veteran of The Lincoln Electric Co., one of the largest suppliers of welding products, has been installed as the 2009 President and Chairman of the Board of the American Welding Society (AWS). Click to continue

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Can the Detroit Three Survive?
"One more eye-opener..." Click to continue

You Make it, You Buy It
"Similarly, some 2,200 Toyota managers in Japan have teamed up to purchase Toyota vehicles in an effort to boost company sales. In 2005, Sanyo also asked its domestic employees to buy company-made products after a tough quarter. I'm not aware of any U.S. companies that have made similar requests, which leads me to wonder if this is something unique to the Japanese business culture..." Click to continue

Is Your CEO Smarter Than A Girl Scout? (Or Execs At Hershey's And Kraft?)
"Well, at least our Girl Scout cookies are safe..." Click to continue

Go Home and Procreate
"Japan's larget business group is urging its members to do the same..." Click to continue

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