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EnlargeJanet Adams | Business FirstBob Irwin, left, joined friend Dan DeMuth at Columbus software firm TDCI last year.TDCI Inc., which makes product-configuration software to reduce errors in orders to manufacturers, has been acquired by Infor, a New York business-software company.When I wrote last&

EnlargeThinkstock.comCigarette companies have boosted efforts to invest in discounts, giveaways and other promotions to attract an ever-declining pool of smokers.Responding to a dramatic decline in smoking rates over the past three decades, cigarette makers including Winston-Salem-based Reynolds

EnlargeJulie KnightChad Hendricks of Boyles Brand Holdings. Boyles Furniture & Rugs store will open Thursday at 182 Farmington Road in Mocksville.The owners of a new Boyles Furniture & Rugs store will relaunch the brand with a grand opening Thursday at 182 Farmington Road in……

EnlargeDonna Abbott-VlahosRutvik Mehta, president and CEO of ThermoAura, Inc. says the funding will allow the company to finish building its first manufacturing operations and continues its R&D goals.Rutvik Mehta’s childhood science experiments once included trying to ferment oranges.

EnlargeDennis Muilenburg, president and chief executive of Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityDennis Muilenburg, president and chief executive of Hazelwood-based Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said he expects that division to keep increasing spending on research and development in coming

EnlargeAutomotive supplier Van-Rob Manchester is adding 104 jobs to its Coffee County facility as part of a $16.8 million expansion, according to a news release.”As a rapidly expanding tier one auto supplier, location is a critical component to our suc…

In Europe, energy costs remain high, in marked contrast to the United States where new shale oil and gas resources have sent prices tumbling.BRUSSELS – EU leaders aim to revamp energy policy at a summit Wednesday amid fears a U.S.-led revolution in shale oil and gas development will reshape the…

Robert A. Stone, CPA, ABV, CFFSigning a business or partnership agreement is usually a time for celebration. The alliance has been thoroughly discussed, you understand the value each party contributes, and you’re excited to have a new partner for your …

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A company introducing a newly created, distinct product to the marketplace may not initially consider the real threat of a counterfeiter. This was the mindset of our company when we first started in 1998 we created a unique product and we were solely focused on its highly-anticipated introduction

Manufacturers Gather In Baltimore To Share Knowledge, Discuss Efforts To Prepare An Advanced Manufacturing WorkforceDEARBORN, Mich., May 22, 2013 Sharing information, driving innovation in manufacturing and preparing an advanced manufacturing workforc…

Enlargephoto courtesy SOZO GROUPHuntersville Mayor Jill Swain, right, meets with officials of Baosteel Group in China.Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain didn’t bring back any promises of attracting manufacturers to her city during her 10-day trip to China.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lea Industries is recalling more than 63,000 children’s beds in the U.S. and Canada because a support rail could break, putting users at risk of falling.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that two injuries have be…

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing may accelerate production of two of its most popular planes the 787 and the 737.It’s already doubling 787 production, from 5 per month last year, on its way toward 10 per month by the end of this year. The efficiency of the 787, Boeing’s newest plane, has made&

NEW YORK (AP) — Evian is giving itself a facelift to keep up with its sleek, young competitors on store shelves.The water, which is owned by French food and beverage company Danone, is unveiling a new bottle for the first time in 14 years as it looks to reinvigorate its image and win back market

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel’s conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor’s restart virtually impossible.The Nuclear Regulation Authority said it agreed with the…

EnlargeDennis McCoy | Sacramento Business JournalWhen Apple CEO Tim Cook announced late last year that the tech company wanted to bring some manufacturing back to the United States, it raised the question of where? Now we know: Texas. We secretly were hoping for the Elk Grove campus, seen here, but&

EnlargeAtlanta-based Innovolt Inc. has raised half of a planned $6.2 million raise, according to a Securities & Exchange Commission filing.Innovolt has developed technology , it says, guards against damage from 99.5 percent of power interruptions and extends the life span and reliability of…

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Ford Motor Co. will shorten its scheduled summer shutdown in efforts to boost its 2013 production by 200,000 vehicles, The Wall Street Journal reports.Normal summer shutdowns last about two weeks; Ford aims to cut that in half, adding 40,000 units of……

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Simply Solutions, a company that makes lubricants for personal and medical uses such as catheterizations and ultrasounds, has become the first manufacturing tenant of Janesville’s Innovation Center, where companies can lease office and manufacturing space and gain…

Washington D.C., 05/22/13 – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse issued this statement in support of the amendment offered by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA…

EnlargeState money for the High Point Market remains virtually unscathed in the Senate’s budget proposal.– The proposed $458 million budget for Greensboro keeps the property tax rate the same, but includes some fee hikes, the News & Record reports.

DETROIT (AP) — Two executives at Japanese auto supplier Denso Corp. are facing more than a year in U.S. federal prison for fixing prices on auto parts.Yuji Suzuki and Hiroshi Watanabe have pleaded guilty to charges that they fixed prices and allocated bids for electronic control units and heater

Mining company Magnetation will begin work on a $120 million iron ore-recovery plant in Itasca County this summer after getting clearance from state regulators to open its fourth facility in Minnesota.The Duluth News Tribune has a report on the plans, …

Beth J. Harpaz, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — It’s one thing to say tech geniuses don’t need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.But now we’ve got David Karp, who doesn’t even have a high school …

Beth J. Harpaz, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — It’s one thing to say tech geniuses don’t need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.But now we’ve got David Karp, who doesn’t even have a high school …

Beth J. Harpaz, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — It’s one thing to say tech geniuses don’t need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.But now we’ve got David Karp, who doesn’t even have a high school …

United Tech CEO Sees Stronger Economy, AirlinesWed, 05/22/2013 – 8:11amHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The chief executive of aerospace giant United Technologies Corp. is optimistic about an improving economy and airline industry.CEO Louis Chenevert (Shen-eh-VAIR) told analysts Tuesday that….