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Washington, D.C.-based Senior Editor John S. McClenahen examines the economic and social roles of manufacturers in his six-part series Manufacturing & Society. Part of IndustryWeek's 35 anniversary, the series explores manufacturers' responsibilities to themselves, to the people they employ, to communities where they do business and to shareholders.

Manufacturing & Society

GE Appoints Tech Center Leader
Current CIO for corporate information services takes helm of advanced manufacturing center
11/19/2009

Brazil Gets Approval for Sanctions on U.S. Over Cotton
Source says Brazil granted WTO permission to impose sanctions for unfair cotton subsidies.
11/19/2009

Teens Show Little Interest in Manufacturing
Most would prefer white-collar careers, according to survey
11/19/2009

Honeywell Receives Smart Grid Grant
Company will provide automation technology for peak-pricing project in California
11/17/2009

Grant Money Available to Wisconsin Manufacturers
Funds can be used for lean implementations and product-development processes
11/16/2009

GM Reports $1.2 Billion Loss
Company says it will step up repayments of aid
11/16/2009

Dow Corning Purchases Silicon Manufacturing Operations
Deal valued at $175 million
11/5/2009

Court Rules Tyson Foods Violated Labor Laws
Company didn't pay employees at Alabama plant for applying safety gear
11/5/2009

Business and Labor Groups Fear Climate Bill Could be Jobs Killer
Senator Sherrod Brown calls for tariffs on imports from countries that don't meet U.S. standards.
10/1/2009

Industry Groups Back Creation of 'Manufacturing Czar'
Most say it's about time the federal government focused on manufacturing as a whole
9/15/2009