The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has awarded Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) the NAM’s Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence at an event hosted by NAM member Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America (MCFA). ...
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Social networking app Path settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission today, paying $800,000 for allegedly violating kids' privacy on its site. The FTC also released a new privacy report, with recommendations for protecting consumers ...
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At ISPO BEIJING, from February 27th to March 2nd, more than 600 brands will present their product innovations for the Asia-Pacific region on more than 40,000 square meters of exhibit space. Visiting industry professionals will not just be ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released three new resources designed to assist U.S. apparel and footwear companies as they navigate mounting social responsibility reporting requirements and other important social ...
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Following disappointing jobs report and the news earlier this week that US fragile economic recovery has come to a virtual halt, it is imperative that the White House and Congress immediately make economic growth and job creation their top ...
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Chinese phone maker ZTE is planning to launch a smartphone based on Mozilla's Firefox OS at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. That ZTE is planning to launch a phone based on the upcoming OS doesn't come as surprise; last ...
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New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. The Immigration ...
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U.S. phone unlocking services face the biggest legal risk from mobile operators keen to enforce a change in copyright law that now makes it illegal to modify a mobile device to work on another network, according to the Electronic Frontier ...
Theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue is supporting the Theatrical Management Association's industry leading Touring Symposium by announcing lead sponsorship for the next three years. Charcoalblue will kick off sponsorship this spring ...
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The National Retail Federation released its 2013 economic forecast today, projecting retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 3.4 percent, slightly less than the preliminary 4.2 percent ...
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If you have young children or grandchildren, look at them and imagine signs around their necks: “I owe my government $52,000 — and each day I will owe more.” While the number varies according to the parameters of data ...
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Given the fact that retail sales and consumer spending represent roughly two-thirds of total economic activity in the United States, it is fairly east to surmise that the current numbers are not where they need to be to lift economic growth ...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to investigate what happened with a massive, failed U.S. Air Force ERP (enterprise resource planning) project, amid a rising tide of calls for action on Capitol Hill to reduce wasteful IT spending. ...
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As the Senate prepares to take another stab at passing a comprehensive cyber security bill, a new report shows the number of cyber attacks growing dramatically from China. China has accounted for the largest percentage of attacks since ...
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Samsung has set its sights on selling 10 million Galaxy S4 units per month. Samsung is still weeks, maybe months away from launching the Galaxy S4 but is planning on selling a whopping 10 million per month, according to Money Today. If ...
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