In observance of National Safety Month, U-TECK, a developer of specialized products for the telecommunications, utility, municipal and transportation industries, offers its top 5 tips for ensuring a safe environment for workers in the ...
Tags: U-TECK, telecommunications products, utility products, municipal products
A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that construction employment rose in 27 U.S. states from the month of September 2012 to October 2012. The largest increase was seen in Alaska, where those employed in construction rose ...
Tags: Construction Employment, construction industry, construction market
The Glass Association of North America (GANA) and the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) are presenting a free glass and glazing webinar. According to the associations, "Reducing Glass Handling Injuries among Foreign Born and ...
Tags: insulating glass, GANA, IGMA, glass and glazing webinar
SustainU, a leading producer of clothing using fabrics made from 100% recycled materials that are manufactured in the USA, announced that it will be supplying the Austin City Limits Festival volunteer shirts. “We are very ...
Congress should invest $5 billion in the country's education system -- particularly in math, science and technology education -- over the next 10 years and pay for it with increased fees on high-skill immigration, a Microsoft executive ...
Tags: Microsoft, education investment, US, government investment
SustainU, a leading producer of clothing using fabrics made from 100% recycled materials that are manufactured in the USA, announced a co-brand program with Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), which will carry men's and women's graphic tees in ...
Tags: SustainU, EMS, graphic tees, sustainable clothing
Manufacturing growth in August remained as it had been in the previous two months—sluggish. The PMI,the index used by the Institute for Supply Management(ISM)to measure manufacturing activity,was 49.6 in August,which is 0.2 ...
Tags: ISM, manufacturing, production index, economy
Furniture Insights Monthly Results New Furniture Orders As we expected in last month's issue of Furniture Insights, new orders in May improved significantly over April orders according to our recent survey of residential furniture ...
Tags: furniture
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the seasonally adjusted (SA) Producer Price Index (PPI) for materials and components used in construction rose 0.2% in December after no change in November. The index was up 3.6% on a ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the seasonally adjusted (SA) Producer Price Index (PPI) for materials and components used in construction was unchanged in January after rising 0.1% in December. The index was up 3.1% on a ...
Tags: News Update, Market View, Construction Material, Price
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for materials and components used in construction was unchanged in November after rising 0.3% in October. The index was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis, but ...
Current Conditions By 2010, conditions in the industry were starting to improve. According to the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association, shipments of conveyors in North America in 2010 were valued at $6.6 billion, up almost 10 ...
Tags: News Update, Industry Trends, Conveyors, Conveying Equipment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for construction materials held steady in September after a dropping 0.6% in August. Meanwhile, the measure was up 8.1% from a year earlier, although only ...
GOVERNMENT help for solar power was supposed to be a triple play: jobs at a time of dire short-term need; incubation of an American industry sure to be important on a global scale in the next few years; and a long-term reduction in ...
Tags: Market View, solar
GOVERNMENT help for solar power was supposed to be a triple play: jobs at a time of dire short-term need; incubation of an American industry sure to be important on a global scale in the next few years; and a long-term reduction in ...
Tags: solar