Daily News For March 16, 2010

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Today's Daily News

U.S. Industrial Output Shows Small Increase
Manufacturing activity, however, dropped 0.2% in February Click to continue

CSB Issues Safety Bulletin on Hazards of Welding, Hot Work
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) warns of hot work hazards and identifies seven key lessons aimed at preventing worker deaths during hot work in and around storage tanks containing flammable materials. Click to continue

Delta Faucet Consolidating Two Machining Plants
About 40 positions will be eliminated at one Indiana plant and 20 new ones will be created at one in Tennessee, as a result of continuing weakness in the U.S. housing market, declining retail activity, and general weakness in the domestic economy. Click to continue

Air Transport Industry Recovering Faster Than Expected
The International Air Transport Association halved its loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion (compared to the $5.6 billion loss forecast in December 2009.) Click to continue

Siemens to Build Gas Turbine Plant in Charlotte
Munich-based Siemens AG will build a new production plant for 60-hertz gas turbines at its existing facility in Charlotte, N.C. Click to continue

Coca-Cola to Build Malaysian Bottling Plant
The company said the Malaysian investment would create between 600 and 800 jobs at the bottling plant, and up to 8,000 jobs with local suppliers. Click to continue

Chicago Manufacturer a Finalist for National Small Business Award
Quality Float Works recognized by U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Click to continue

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Finding a "Third Way" to Fix Government
"American government is broken, failing under promises it can't keep..." Click to continue

Health Care and Broken Government
"Government is broken. Nothing demonstrates this better than health care..." Click to continue

Obama's Budget Task Force Is Clever Politics but Poor Leadership
"Instead of drafting a responsible budget, he seeks to force Republicans to endorse wasteful spending and higher taxes, or be cast as obstructionists..." Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

Dymax Corp: Enhanced Adhesives Selector Guide Enables Easier Selection of Glass, Metal, and Plastic Bonding Products
DYMAX Corporation has released an enhanced version of its Selector Guide for Industrial Assembly Adhesives. The company manufactures a wide range of light-curable materials and equipment that are used in industrial assembly environments around the world. This valuable reference tool provides detailed guidance for selecting the best DYMAX adhesive and curing equipment for glass, metal, and plastic bonding applications in the appliance, automotive, aerospace, solar, fuel cell, and alternative energy manufacturing and assembly markets. Click to continue

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