International Business TimesSince February 2010, the U.S. manufacturing industry, which appeared to be in a terminal decline for more than 30 years, has added more than 554,000 jobs to the workforce, according to the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. However, in that same time frame, men have gained 565,000 jobs in the sector and women lost 11,000 jobs, lowering female representation in the sector to 27 percent, the lowest it's been since 1971.
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Industry WeekA rising tide of positive factors bodes well for a rebound in the manufacturing sector, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation U.S. Industrial Outlook. Manufacturing industrial production increased at a 1% annual rate during the third quarter of 2013, but production has rapidly accelerated in the fourth quarter.
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The GuardianBuy British campaigns, which once swam against the tide of globalisation, are now the "cool, sensible, business-friendly thing to do", Vince Cable will say as he hails signs of a reversal of the trend for moving manufacturing operations to emerging countries such as China. The business secretary will say UK manufacturing is "becoming great again" as companies are turning their backs on China in the face of rising wages there.
Visit http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/20/uk-manufacturing-great-again-vince-cable to view the full article online.
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New Hampshire Union LeaderIberdrola Renewables, the Spanish energy company headquartered in Portland, Ore., has formally submitted an application to the Site Evaluation Committee to build the Wild Meadows Wind Farm in Danbury and Alexandria, promising a huge tax-dollar windfall to both towns.
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Industry WeekDaimler said on Thursday it will partner with Aston Martin to build new engines for the British luxury brand's next generation of models. "The technical partnership will allow Mercedes-AMG (a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler) and Aston Martin to develop bespoke V8 engines supporting Aston Martin's launch of a next generation of models," the two car makers said.
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Electric Light & PowerA total of 38 General Electric (GE) 1.6 MW wind turbines will power the Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya, which is being developed by Aeolus Kenya and constructed by Iberdrola Engineering. Following the wind power project's commissioning, the 61 MW wind farm will generate enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes in the country.
Visit http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/12/kenya-wind-farm-to-use-38-ge-wind-turbines.html to view the full article online.
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Aerospace Manufacturing and DesignChromalloy has entered into three significant new long-term parts and service agreements with aircraft engine producer Pratt & Whitney, for manufacturing and supply chain activities on the new PurePower PW1100G-JM engine, and to provide aftermarket support on legacy engines.
Visit http://www.onlineamd.com/chromalloy-pw1100g-pratt-whitney-supply-chain-122013.aspx to view the full article online.
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Planning is already underway for the 2014 Fall Technical Meeting, to be held October 12-14, 2014, in Crystal City, VA (near Washington, DC). Attendees from all over the world are anticipated. To get things rolling, AGMA is soliciting technical papers. Abstracts due at AGMA Headquarters on January 15.Complete information on the AGMA website.
Visit http://www.agma.org/newsroom/press-releases/call-for-papers-2014-agma-fall-technical-meeting to view the full article online.
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