Manufacturing 2.0
Rock River Valley manufacturing experts discuss the many facets of manufacturing: technology, education, training, events, people and any other aspects of this important segment of our economy. They’ll use this blog to get the word out and solicit feedback on local and global manufacturing. They hope to better engage our employers, employees and our future work force and increase their understanding of manufacturing.

Archive for January 30th, 2009

A Trade War Brewing??

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American exporters concerned about the “Buy America” clause in the Stimulus Package. See it here…

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article5587443.ece

Durables Key to a Recovery that’s Durable

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Gotta have credit for big ticket items…

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123318660101926437.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing

Think we have it bad?

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Remember, the UK is about the size of the sate of Indiana!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/13/recession-retail

Greed is Good?

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This financial crisis and deepening recession certainly has it’s share of pundits that want to place blame.  Well, from where I see it I think it’s one big attitude of Greed!

Greed by the corporations who reward themselves outlandish salaries and bonuses…

Greed by stockholders who constantly look for bigger returns on their investments…

Greed by the politicians who resist setting term limits.  Once they get into Congress, they seem to want the lifetime job and power…

Before tyranny set in, Florence, Italy had a republic and their elected officials had term limits.  Then tyranny set in and the controlling party bankrupted the city and as corruption set in.

Sound familiar?

Will Innovation Decline?

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Here’s a good one from the WSJ…

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123327563723431309.html