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NAM: Manufacturers Support Bipartisan Bill to Empower Workforce and Create Jobs

NAM: Manufacturers Support Bipartisan Bill to Empower Workforce and Create Jobs

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) applauds a bipartisan bill introduced recently in the House of Representatives that would help close t...

IWLA: Linda Hothem Installed First Woman Chairman of The International Warehouse...

IWLA: Linda Hothem Installed First Woman Chairman of The International Warehouse Logistics Association

The International Warehouse Logistics Association installed Linda C. Hothem, CLP, Chief Executive Officer of Pacific American Group and Sr. Advisor to...

SME: OEMs, Suppliers Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies for Composite Materials at...

SME: OEMs, Suppliers Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies for Composite Materials at AeroDef Manufacturing in April

The aerospace industry’s unrelenting need to enhance the performance of commercial and military aircraft is constantly driving the development of impr...

MSCI: U.S., Canadian Metals Growth Rate Declined in February

MSCI: U.S., Canadian Metals Growth Rate Declined in February

Inventory-to-sales ratios of steel and aluminum products at North American metals service centers rose in February as shipments of those products, whi...

AIA Issues Report on Counterfeit Parts and Threat to the Supply Chain

AIA Issues Report on Counterfeit Parts and Threat to the Supply Chain

The volume of counterfeit parts in the supply chain is increasing, necessitating that mitigation plans be developed and implemented, according to a ne...

McCallum Sweeney Consulting's Ed McCallum Invited to be on Expert Panel at UCLA Economic...

McCallum Sweeney Consulting's Ed McCallum Invited to be on Expert Panel at UCLA Economic Conference

McCallum Sweeney Consulting Senior Principal Ed McCallum participated on an Expert Executive Panel at the UCLA Anderson Forecast Economic Conference i...

AAR: America’s Freight Railroads Announce Record Capital Investments in 2011

AAR: America’s Freight Railroads Announce Record Capital Investments in 2011

The Association of American Railroads recently announced the nation’s freight railroads in 2011 are planning to spend a record $12 billion on capital ...

SEIA: U.S. Solar Energy Industry Experiences Record-Breaking Growth in 2010

SEIA: U.S. Solar Energy Industry Experiences Record-Breaking Growth in 2010

The U.S. solar energy industry had a banner year in 2010 with the industry’s total market value growing 67 percent from $3.6 billion in 2009 to $6.0 b...

AAR: Today’s Rail Regulatory Framework Enables Vital Private Investments that Support...

AAR: Today’s Rail Regulatory Framework Enables Vital Private Investments that Support National Rail Network, Valuable Railroad Jobs

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) recently told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that the current rail economic regulatory framework i...

NAM: Mexican Trucking Deal Will Boost Exports

NAM: Mexican Trucking Deal Will Boost Exports

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President for Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse issued a statement recently follow...