Reposted from The New York Times ******** Solar Tariffs Upheld, but May Not Help in U.S. Diane Cardwell | November 7, 2012 | NY Times When the United States International Trade Commission decided on Wednesday to uphold tariffs of about 24 to 36 percent on most solar panels imported from China, the case’s proponents…

Reposted from The New York Times ******* U.S. Will Place Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels Diane Cardweller and Keith Bradsher | October 10, 2012 | NY Times The Commerce Department issued its final ruling Wednesday in a long-simmering trade dispute with China, imposing tariffs ranging from about 24 to nearly 36 percent on…

Reposted from The New York Times ****** Chinese Telecom Firm Finds Warmer Welcome in Europe Eric Pfanner | October 10, 2012 | NY Times PARIS — A month ago, as a U.S. congressional committee prepared to warn American telecommunications networks against doing business with two Chinese suppliers, the founder of…

Reposted from Manufacturing & Technology News ******* Global Semiconductor Industry Has No Plans To Build Factories In The United States Richard A. McCormack | September 28, 2012 | M&T News The United States is no longer a place where companies are building their new semiconductor fabrication plants. In 2011, of…

 The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) is pleased to present: Tech Based Planning: A Key to American Competitiveness SPEAKER: Michael Sekora, President of Quadrigy, Austin, Texas WHEN: 10:30a – 12:00p, Tuesday: Sept 18 WHERE: AFL CIO Headquarters, 815 16th Street, NW, Meany Conf Room, 8th Fl, Washington, DC COST: $20 (CPA members); $40 (non-members); Free for government employees &…

 Please come to the upcoming Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) Issues Forum. Tech Based Planning: A Key to American Competitiveness SPEAKER: Michael Sekora, President of Quadrigy, Austin, Texas WHEN: 10:30a – 12:00p, Tuesday: Sept 18 WHERE: AFL CIO Headquarters, 815 16th Street, NW, Meany Conf Room, 8th Fl, Washington, DC COST: $20 (CPA members); $40 (non-members); Free for government…

Re-posted from King & Spalding’s Trade & Manufacturing Alert ****** China To Cut Production Of Rare Earth Minerals By 20 Percent, Threatens U.S. Manufacturing Patrick Togni | September 2012 | Trade & Manufacturing Alert In a week that saw Apple, Inc. become the most valuable company in U.S. history, China’s…

Reposted from The Los Angeles Times ******** New high-tech airships are rising in Southern California W.J. Hennigan | September 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times Not since the waning days of World War II have the mammoth wooden blimp hangars at the former military base in Tustin seen as much…

Eamonn Fingleton shows us how other countries win.  They have goals and they execute.  They do it in the national interest.  From the article below… “Remember that the Japanese system is heavily focused on jobs.  Its central objective — achieved through a variety of hidden and overt government policies —…

Reposted from the Dayton Daily News ****** New Youngstown hub offers UD new opportunities Steve Bennish | August 27, 2012 | Dayton Daily News DAYTON — An $85 million manufacturing research hub in Youngstown to help boost technology and create jobs will offer opportunities for the University of Dayton to share…