Inside the Winimac, Ind., manufacturing facility for Braun Corporation, there is a real connection between the workers and the work. As makers of wheelchair- and scooter-accessible vans and lifts, the facility's 250 employees recognize they ...
Tags: Transportation
Soda sold in glass bottles, a package generally phased out decades ago, is providing a rare spot of growth in a declining soft-drink industry. Over the past two years, sales growth of soda in glass bottles has outpaced that of soda in the ...
Soda sold in glass bottles, a package phased out of everyday use over the last several decades, is providing a rare spot of growth in a declining soft-drink industry. Over the past two years, sales growth by soda in glass bottles has ...
Tags: Glass Bottles, Construction, Decoration
Manufacturers searching for the skilled workers necessary to compete in the 21st century are actively participating in the effort to close the skills gap that exists. As part of an ongoing commitment to STEM (science, technology, ...
Tags: Honda Grant, SME Education
For the first time since 2007, the number of inactive Americans has surpassed the 80 million mark at 80.4 million, or 28% of the U.S. population, according to the latest participation study released by the Physical Activity Council, a ...
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the first interactive website to help homeowners, contractors and builders choose the right light bulbs, fixtures and controls to maximize energy savings, ...
Tags: LRC, Online Lighting Design
The shape of homeownership and housing markets has changed dramatically over time and will continue to change in the face of new housing opportunities and challenges. That’s according to panelists at the “Challenges and ...
Tags: Housing Market, Opportunities
When Anita Mahaffey set out to make some of the coolest pajamas in the world, finding a great name for her company was the easy part. She called it Cool-jams. Mahaffey’s business plan was an immediate hit. Sales and profits have ...
Tags: Apparel Innovators, Apparel
With the U.S. launch of its Turbo electric bike this week, Specialized joins the small list of brands that are looking to carve out space at the upper end of the market. E-bike buyers are typically older Baby Boomers, but Specialized is ...
Tags: E-Bike, Transportation, bike
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/19/2013 12:03:55 PM Even as the economy improves, 94 percent of Americans indicate they will remain cautious and keep their spending for food, beverage and household ...
Tags: Packaging, Packaging Industry
Two and a half years ago Brian Ballard bought his first Pedego electric bike. He and life partner Elizabeth Black have enjoyed owning and riding their bikes so much that the couple invested in opening a Pedego e-bike store along Pacific ...
While the economic downturn has affected consumer spending across many sectors, craft and craft-style beers are defying recessionary trends with an impressive upward trajectory. Indeed, latest research by Mintel on the craft beer market in ...
Tags: Craft beer, craft style beers, beer category
In an effort to attract and retain fresh talent in the industry, Materials Handling Industry (MHI) will launch the Young Professionals Network (YPN) at ProMat 2013. Devon Birch is marketing and communications services manager for MHI. She ...
Tags: Materials Handling Industry, Processing Machinery, Machinery
With the real estate market heating up again, sellers are getting more creative about describing their homes in ways that make them stand out in the online classifieds. Typically, the ads brag about views, closets and kitchens, but now some ...
Tags: real estate market, Real Estate Ads, Toilet, toilet world
The average American kitchen stands at about 300 square feet, up 50 percent from the early 1970s, according to the National Association of Home Builders. In some megahouses, the kitchen alone can top 1,000 square feet. At the other end of ...
Tags: kitchen stands, America, appliance design, refrigerator