Daily News For February 8, 2010

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Today's Daily News

U.S., Canada End Trade Dispute Over 'Buy American' Provisions
Washington will provide Canadian suppliers access to state and local public works projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Click to continue

Toyota Under Scrutiny Over Recall Response
Company had fixed the accelerator problem in Europe six months ago Click to continue

Citation and Grede Complete Merger
Investment group seeks best 'people, assets, and technologies' in combination of two ferrous foundry groups Click to continue

Businesses to Increase Hiring, Capital Spending in First Half
U.S. businesses plan to increase hiring and capital spending in the first half of 2010, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Association for Business Economics. Click to continue

SAP Names Two New Co-CEOs
Bill McDermott, SAP's head of field organization and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development, were named as co-CEOs Click to continue

Samsung to Invest $136 Million in Slovak Plant
Will start producing 3D TV screens in 2010 Click to continue

3PL Taps Logistics Network to Monitor Security of Shipments
Integrated Control and Logistics Services has signed a five-year contract with Savi Networks for its real-time intelligence service. Click to continue

Despite Budget Concerns, VPP Will Continue to Thrive
VPP is a safety and health management system that will continue to benefit participating worksites through lower injury and illness rates, lower workers’ compensation costs, increased productivity, increased communication between workers and management and an overall improved moral. Click to continue

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Toyota Has A Quality Problem In Its PR Department
"Toyota issued a statement, which (in part) read: 'Our entire organization of 172,000 North American employees and dealership personnel is working around the clock to fix the accelerator pedals for our customers.' Such a patently generic (not to mention patently false) PR statement made me remember The Consumerist website's sarcastic 'we're taking this very seriously' section, so I checked out what they have to say about the Toyota recall..." Click to continue

Top 100 Sustainable Businesses in the World
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What Value Does Responsiveness Offer to the Organization?
"...a far more potent cure for companies living with supply chain pain..." Click to continue

Radical Shift in U.S. Manufacturing
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Product Spotlight

Humphrey Products Co: 410M Manifolds for Versatile 310 and 410 Valves
The Humphrey Products 410M Series Manifold is designed to accommodate the standard 310 and 410 inline solenoid valves. This special design enables mounting both 3-way and 4-way valves on the same manifold, with the 310 Series mounting orientation determining the normally closed (NC) or normally open (NO) function. Manifolds are available in 2, 4, 6, 8 or 12 station lengths. Click to continue

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