Daily News For April 7, 2010

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Today's Daily News

Renault, Nissan, Daimler Join to Manufacture Electric Cars
Companies will share existing diesel and gasoline engines while jointly developing technology for new electrical versions Click to continue

Dresser-Rand Wins Contracts for Offshore Projects
The rotating-equipment specialist has orders totaling $120 million to deliver four 'floating production, storage and offloading' vessels, capable of handling and treating up to 120,000 barrels/day of oil. Click to continue

BMW, SGL Group to Build High-Tech Carbon Fiber Factory in U.S.
Will supply materials for electric cars Click to continue

FMCSA Mandates Use of Electronic On-Board Recorders
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new rule that will require interstate commercial truck and bus companies with serious patterns of hours-of-service violations to install electronic on-board recorders in all their vehicles. Click to continue

Lead and Motivate -- Not Just Your Team, But Yourself Too
As a business leader, you know one of your key tasks is to keep your team motivated. To do so, you constantly need to remind your people of the company’s vision, hold them accountable to targets and goals, mentor them and support them in their work. But how does the one who motivates others every day stay motivated as well? Click to continue

Union Sues GM for Delphi Payments
Says GM didn't honor pledge to pay $450 million to union trust fund for Delphi Click to continue

U.S. Chamber Calls for Speedy Completion of Robust Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
IP-intensive industries are responsible for more than $5 trillion of U.S. GDP, accounting for more than 40% of all exports, and employing 18 million workers says the Chamber of Commerce. Click to continue

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Cool Thing Of The Day: Basic Training For Your Brain
"I have to admit, I like the concept of brain fitness..." Click to continue

Port Traffic Points to Economic Recovery
"...lingering unemployment, tight credit and the depressed housing market remain significant challenges that could keep the turnaround muted, protracted and unpredictable..." Click to continue

Mergers and Acquisitions: What's Happening Now is Not What You Might Expect
"One might expect mergers and acquisitions to be slow, since many companies are still in recovery mode. But the opposite is true..." Click to continue

Low Prices Put Walmart at Top of COLLOQUY 2010 Retail Loyalty Index
"Previously published in 2008, the COLLOQUY Retail Loyalty Index ranks the top retailers in the nation according to customer loyalty ratings..." Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

BEI Kimco Magnetics Div: Linear Actuator Family
BEI Kimco Magnetics, a company of Custom Sensors & Technologies, Inc., has introduced the new LAS13 Linear Voice Coil Actuator Series in response to customers' need for an actuator with integrated position sensor in a compact package. The result is a highly reliable design that can be used in a variety of positioning and force control applications. The new series includes four new models with varying levels of sophistication for complete flexibility and easy application. Click to continue

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Still Wondering Whether to Attend IW's Best Plants Conference?
Steve Minter, IndustryWeek Editor-in-Chief, Gives you a sneak preview and explains why you need to attend the IW Best Plants Conference April 19-21, 2010, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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