Daily News For March 6, 2009

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Today's Daily News

ArcelorMittal Idles Cleveland Works
Remaining rolling and finishing operations victim of 'extraordinary economic environment' Click to continue

Service Employees Union Head to Washington to Support Employee Free Choice Act
Hundreds of Service Employees Union workers are on their way to the nation's capital to support the Employee Free Choice Act, better known as the Card Check bill. Under its terms, if more than 50% of workers at a facility sign a card endorsing creation of a union, the government would be required to certify it. Click to continue

Cut Cross Border Logistics Costs
Three ideas to implement aimed at lowering logistics costs. Click to continue

New Russian Jet to Start Delivery in December
Sukhoi has orders for 98 Superjets Click to continue

Novelis to Close U.K. Sheet Mill
Novelis plans to shutter its aluminum sheet mill in Rogerstone, Wales, by the end of April. The company said the decision to close the plant follows a 90-day period during which it studied ways to sustain the operation during a weak economy. Click to continue

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It's Not All Doom and Gloom for Manufacturing
"...there are a few rays of sunshine on the horizon..." Click to continue

Nestle, Unilever, Kellogg vs. Their Customers
"Big grocers are complaining that food manufacturers continue to raise prices, even in an environment of plummeting commodity prices..." Click to continue

Supply Chain Management Anti-Trends for the Down Economy
"We decided to take a look at this from a different perspective and think about the supply chain management 'anti-trends' for the down economy..." Click to continue

Company was Green Before Term was Coined
"Here are some highlights..." Click to continue

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