A new system comprising a curing oven, regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO), and secondary and tertiary heat exchangers can help reduce operating costs while ensuring the safe removal of volatile organic compounds during composite bonding processes. Using this system significantly reduces a plant’s operating costs in terms of natural gas and electricity demands due to its […]
About 30 million American workers without four-year college degrees have the skills necessary for jobs that pay 70% more than their current roles, according to a new study cited by The New York Times (subscription). The Manufacturing Institute Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Gardner Carrick states that “We know that less than half the people that earn […]
China recently signed the world’s largest trade deal with 14 Asia-Pacific countries, called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which excludes the United States. Some of the members of the China-led agreement were part of the U.S. negotiated TPP. Under the phase-one deal, China agreed to purchase $200 billion worth of U.S. goods and services through 2021. […]
The strained presidential transition facing President-elect Joe Biden probably rings true for many CEOs and other #business leaders stepping into new positions of power. HBS interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an #expert on leadership and change, discusses the challenges confronting Biden and #leaders who find themselves in similar situations.
Manufacturers added 26,000 workers in July, slowing from gains of 240,000 and 357,000 in May and June, respectively, but still a solid increase. Despite the increases seen over the past three months, however, manufacturing employment was down by 740,000 in July relative to the level seen in February, illustrating the steep climb still needed to get back […]
See how new air pollution sensors and apps are informing the public about their local air quality as wildfires rage across the West Coast. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/12/air-quality-apps-purpleair-airnow-iqair-essential-in-western-us.html?MvBriefArticleId=50723
A lawsuit against the EPA is focused on regulations that target flaring at petrochemical facilities, gasoline terminals, natural gas processing plants, compressor stations and solid waste landfills. Ten environmental organizations, including Air Alliance Houston and Environment Texas, recently sued the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming that it failed to bolster flaring rules. The suit […]
Harvard Business School professor Hirotaka Takeuchi, explains why Japanese Companies fair better during times of crisis. They are dedicated to responding to the needs of employees and the community first, all with the moral purpose of serving the common good. Less important for these companies, he says, was pursuing layoffs and other cost-cutting measures in […]
“Today’s action is perhaps the biggest change in administrative procedures in a generation and one of the five pillars of EPA reform under President Trump,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler in his final rule of President Trump’s Executive Order 13891, Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents. “This historic rule guarantees the transparency the public deserves […]
The Trump administration on Wednesday finalized a rule that could prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from strengthening measures to combat airpollution and the climate crisis in the future. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Wednesday that the agency’s action ensures it is “consistent in evaluating costs and benefits when developing broad-reaching policies that affect the American […]