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DOE: Recovery Act Provides $9.6 Million for Transformational Energy Research Projects

DOE: Recovery Act Provides $9.6 Million for Transformational Energy Research Projects

Secretary Chu announced $9.6 million dollars of Recovery Act funding for six projects that could revolutionize how the country uses, stores and produc...

NAM: Manufacturers: Senate Action on Bonus Depreciation and Expensing a Step in the Right...

NAM: Manufacturers: Senate Action on Bonus Depreciation and Expensing a Step in the Right Direction

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President of Tax & Domestic Economic Policy Dorothy Coleman issued the following statement suppor...

NAM: Manufacturers Support Efforts to Modernize Export Controls

NAM: Manufacturers Support Efforts to Modernize Export Controls

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO John Engler issued a statement today on the Obama Administration’s efforts to reform...

AMT: Manufacturing Technology Consumption up 58.9% in 2010

AMT: Manufacturing Technology Consumption up 58.9% in 2010

July U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $266.08 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AM...

AAPA: Ports Awarded Nearly $95 Million In TIGER II Infrastructure Grants

AAPA: Ports Awarded Nearly $95 Million In TIGER II Infrastructure Grants

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced the 42 construction projects and 33 planning projects which were awarded fun...

AIA: AIA Supports White House Transportation Investment

AIA: AIA Supports White House Transportation Investment

AIA strongly supports President Obama’s proposals for investment in our nation’s transportation infrastructure, particularly the effort to modernize t...

Department of Energy Announces $57 Million for Small Businesses to Support Technology...

Department of Energy Announces $57 Million for Small Businesses to Support Technology Commercialization

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu recently announced $57 million, including nearly $11 million under the American Recovery and Re...

AWEA: Wind Industry Unveils “Seal of Approval” for Job Training for Wind Turbine...

AWEA: Wind Industry Unveils “Seal of Approval” for Job Training for Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Unveiling a quality assurance mechanism that promises to help advance the wind power industry, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced i...

NAM: G20 Agreement Is a Step Forward but No Magic Wand

NAM: G20 Agreement Is a Step Forward but No Magic Wand

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President for International Economic Affairs Frank Vargo commented on the Group of 20 (G20) finan...