NAM: Manufacturers Welcome Strong Vote on Trade Agreements to Create Jobs
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons issued this statement after the Senate voted to pass the free trade agreemen...
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AMT/AMTDA: Manufacturing Technology Orders up 101% from 2010
August U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $460.61 million according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the Ame...
U.S. Economic Developers Indicate Improvement in Economic Activity in the First Half of 2011; However, Sentiment for Future Declines
According to a survey of 150 economic developers conducted in August 2011 by Avalanche Consulting, Inc. 56 percent of economic developers indicated an...
AWEA: Nonpartisan Congressional Report Underscores Need for Stable Wind Energy Policy
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonprofit agency that provides policy research for the U.S. Congress, confirms in a new report that the U....
Florida Inland Port Forges Alliance with JaxPort
Florida Inland Port today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that creates a strategic alliance with the Jacksonville Port Au...
AMT, AMTDA: Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 102.9% From 2010
July U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.97 million according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association, and AMT - T...
NAM: Patent Reform Bill Key to Jobs and Competitiveness
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President for Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse issued this statement today on H.R...
NAM: Administration’s About-Face on Job-Killing Ozone Standard Offers Glimmer of Hope, But Manufacturers Face Barrage of Regulations
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons issued this statement today following President Obama’s request that the Env...
AIA, IAM&AW Oppose Cuts to Aerospace and Defense
The International Association of Machinists and the Aerospace Industries Association sent a letter to President Obama Sept. 1 urging him to preserve t...
AAPA Urges Deficit Reduction Committee to Consider U.S. Ports
In a letter yesterday to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President and CEO Kurt Nagle...