The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced a joint initiative to improve access to clean water and wastewater infrastructure for U.S. communities along the Mexico border. This initiative is ...
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A settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice secured approximately $1 billion in funds to clean up 10 percent of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. The funds, going ...
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Duralar Technologies, a global nanotechnology company and developer of the Duralar family of ultra-hard coatings, has established its U.S. headquarters in the Tucson region of Arizona. The company has leased a 5,000 square-foot building at ...
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The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter, slightly more than previously estimated, as consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in three years. The fourth-quarter growth rate was a bit stronger ...
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With the pace of U.S. economic growth seen speeding up later this year and next, many business economists expect the Federal Reserve to end its bond purchases this fall or even earlier. The consensus of the 48 economists surveyed by the ...
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IGM Resins recently commissioned a new development lab at its North American regional center in Charlotte, NC, USA. Adjacent to the pilot plant, the new lab enhances the integrated development capability at IGM's acrylate manufacturing ...
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U.S. manufacturers saw a rebound last month as production grew by the most in six months, according to a report from Bloomberg. American factories produced more cars, chemicals and business equipment, fueling a 0.8 percent increase as the ...
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From 2008 to 2012, U.S. adults prescribed medication to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder rose 36 percent, Express Scripts says. Express Scripts, which processes pharmaceutical claims for members via a network of retail ...
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Siemens USA CEO Eric Spiegel believes American manufacturing is in the middle of a “software revolution” that will lead it to the “mass customization” of products around the globe. So instead of ordering products ...
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The U.S. manufacturing sector is in the midst of a technology renaissance that has the potential to bring manufacturing work back to North America for years, according to Manufacturing Engineering's annual trends report released with its ...
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Over the last 20 years, U.S. dairy producers have faced rapidly changing milk prices and input prices, primarily for feeds. The monthly average U.S. all-milk price has been highly volatile since 1990, particularly in more recent years. ...
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The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps fell 1.69 cents to $3.294 a gallon in the past two weeks, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. The survey covers the period ended Feb. 7 and is based on information obtained at about 2,500 ...
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U.S. productivity grew at an even slower annual rate than previously thought in the final three months of last year. Economists are hoping productivity growth will revive in 2014, reflecting a stronger economy. The Labor Department says ...
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ATLANTA, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. flu activity continued to decrease during the week ending Feb. 22, but was high in Hawaii and Oklahoma, federal health officials say. The weekly flu report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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