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Indianapolis Pharmacy Recalls Compounded Drugs
April 23, 2013 12:22 pm | News | CommentsA pharmacy that makes specialty medications is recalling nearly 100 compounded drugs after federal regulators found potential safety problems during an inspection. Nora Apothecary Alternative Therapies of Indianapolis says it is recalling all sterile drugs that have not reached their expiration date.
Qualcomm Founder Gives $133M To NYC Tech School
April 23, 2013 12:20 pm | by Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | News | CommentsA burgeoning graduate school aimed at reinventing higher education's relationship with high tech is getting a $133 million gift from a professor-turned-entrepreneur who used his engineering background to help build a major telecommunications company, officials announced Monday.
BASF To Cut 500 Jobs At Chemicals Business
April 23, 2013 12:17 pm | News | CommentsChemicals and oil company BASF say it is cutting 500 jobs by the end of 2015 at its specialized chemicals business. The company says the division is facing a changed business environment in some of its market segments, with new competitors and standardization requirements.
Study: Chicken, Ground Beef Are Riskiest Meats
April 23, 2013 12:15 pm | by Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | News | CommentsAn analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats. The report by the Center for Science in Public Interest says chicken nuggets, ham and sausage pose the lowest risk of foodborne illness.
Honeywell To Acquire RAE Systems For $340M
April 23, 2013 12:13 pm | News | CommentsMinneapolis-based Honeywell, which makes products ranging from aircraft systems to automotive parts and chemicals, said the acquisition will complement its existing business and expand its expertise and its geographic footprint, particularly in high-growth countries like China.
Engineering Newswire 34: Designing A Demonic Child
April 23, 2013 11:01 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re writing with fire, practicing with the Webb telescope, looking back fondly at the Shake n Bake, and writing emails with a guitar.
Infographic: Plant Maintenance Opportunities
April 23, 2013 10:14 am | by Grady Winston, Blogger & Entrepeneur | Articles | CommentsThink of a scheduled maintenance and plant shutdown project as spring cleaning on a huge scale. Also commonly known as a plant overhaul, the temporary shutdown of a production plant or factory is an enormous undertaking and one that requires careful and systematic planning prior to performing the task.
ELFA: New Business Volume Flat YOY in March
April 23, 2013 9:10 am | News | CommentsThe Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) showed their overall new business volume for March was $6.8 billion, flat compared to volume in March 2012. Month-over-month, new business volume was up 45 percent from February. Year to date, cumulative new business volume was up three percent compared to 2012.
Isuzu Selling Stake In Poland Unit To GM
April 23, 2013 8:38 am | News | CommentsIsuzu Motors Ltd. said it will sell the remaining 40 percent stake in its plant-operating affiliate in Poland to General Motors by the end of April. The U.S. automobile giant will raise its stake in Isuzu Motors Polska Sp. z.o.o. (ISPOL) to 100 percent from the current 60 percent it acquired from the Japanese truck maker in 2002.
U.S. Immigration Bill Could Slow Indian Outsourcers
April 23, 2013 8:02 am | by Kay Johnson, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe proposed changes are in line with President Barack Obama's vows to make it tougher for U.S. companies to replace American workers with cheaper labor abroad, either by opening factories overseas or subcontracting their work to outsourcing companies.
Slaughterhouse Is Ground Zero In U.S. Horse Debate
April 23, 2013 7:54 am | by Jeri Clausing, Associated Press | News | CommentsAt issue is whether horses are livestock or pets, and whether it is more humane to slaughter them domestically than to ship tens of thousands of neglected, unwanted and wild horses thousands of miles to be slaughtered in Mexico or Canada.
EEOC Seeks Damages For Disabled Iowa Plant Workers
April 23, 2013 7:43 am | by Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Henry's Turkey Service, of Goldthwaite, Texas, on behalf of 32 former workers whom it housed and oversaw while they worked at West Liberty Foods in West Liberty, Iowa. The commission is expected to seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
DOE Seizes $21M From Electric Car Maker
April 23, 2013 7:25 am | by Matthew Daly, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Obama administration has seized $21 million from troubled automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. just weeks after the company laid off three-fourths of its workers amid continuing financial and production problems. Fisker had received $192 million in federal loans before a series of problems led U.S. officials to freeze the loan in 2011.
Mitsubishi Motors Recalls Outlander PHEV
April 23, 2013 7:23 am | News | CommentsMitsubishi Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will recall its Outlander plug-in hybrid vehicle due to control program defects only three months after its launch. Subject to the recall are 3,839 units produced for the Japanese market between January and March, the automaker said in a report to the government.
NTSB Probes Safety Testing Of Boeing 787 Batteries
April 23, 2013 3:14 am | by Joan Lowy, Associated Press | News | CommentsAs airlines prepare to begin flying Boeing's beleaguered 787 Dreamliners again, federal investigators are looking at how regulators and the company tested and approved the plane's cutting-edge battery system, and whether the government cedes too much authority to aircraft makers for safety testing.
Survey Shows China Manufacturing Weakening
April 22, 2013 10:32 pm | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsChina reported an unexpected decline in economic growth to 7.7 percent in the first three months of the year from the previous quarter's 7.9 percent. Private sector economists and the World Bank have reduced their outlook for annual growth, though to a still-robust level of about 8 percent.
Nike Yanks T-Shirts In Aftermath Of Bombing
April 22, 2013 7:01 pm | News | CommentsNike Inc. says it has pulled from the market T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Boston Massacre" in the aftermath of last week's bombing during the Boston Marathon that killed three people and left dozens injured. The athletic company, based in Portland, Ore., said Monday that it took immediate action last week to remove the products.
Israel: Drones To Eventually Replace Aircraft
April 22, 2013 6:49 pm | by Daniel Estrin, Associated Press | News | CommentsA high-ranking Israeli air force officer says Israel aims to develop drones that can execute nearly every battlefield operation performed today by piloted aircraft. The official says Israel's military industry is on the path to developing such technology within 40 to 50 years.
There’s A New Twist In Wind Blades
April 22, 2013 6:44 pm | by Chris Hardee | Articles | CommentsThis innovative curved blade was proposed in earlier theoretical research and had been garnering increasing interest for use in utility-scale applications. The new configuration is seen as a way to reduce operating loads on ever-lengthening blades.
PLM Needs To Be Viewed As Strategic Corporate Asset
April 22, 2013 3:39 pm | by Kevin Prendeville | Articles | CommentsDuring the past several years the tables have turned on a number of large high-tech companies as several market leaders have become followers, and several followers have become market leaders. The dramatic change has pivoted on the ability of these market followers to leverage investments in product development processes to deliver more innovative and impactful products than the leaders.
