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Campaign Builds Steam to Keep Wind Protection Tax Credit

Starbucks, Johnson + Johnson, Sprint and 16 other companies have sent a letter to Congress, urging elected officials to extend the wind production tax credit (PTC) before it expires at the end of 2012.

Gender Discrimination Suit Can Proceed Against Wal-Mart Stores, Court Rules

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. lost a bid to dismiss an 11-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of workers in California after the U.S. Supreme Court barred a lawsuit representing Wal-Mart employees nationwide.

Uncertainty Affects Entire Airfreight Industry, Says Head of American Airlines Cargo

Uncertainty is the only certainty in the current airfreight market, according to Kenji Hashimoto, the new man in charge of American Airlines Cargo.

Mid-Sized Companies' Impact on Economy Often Overlooked

Although often overlooked, middle-market companies are making positive impacts on the economy and the global supply chain. They are the middle children of the business world, tucked between billion-dollar companies that attract great attention because of their size, and small businesses that grab headlines for their entrepreneurial spirit.

Companies Want Innovation When Outsourcing Distribution Operations, Study Finds

More than 40 percent of companies that outsource intend to conduct a bid or rebid for part of their network to a logistics service provider within the next 12 months, according to the Outsourced Distribution Report by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium.

Could Rising U.S. Exports and Reshoring Help Create Up to 5 Million Jobs by 2020?

Manufactured exports - a bright spot of the U.S. economy in recent years - are set to surge. Combined with jobs created as a result of reshoring, higher U.S. exports could add 2.5 million to 5 million jobs by the end of the decade, as manufacturers shift production from leading European countries and Japan to take advantage of substantially lower costs in the U.S., according to new research by The Boston Consulting Group.

Manufacturers, Petroleum Interests Spar with California Board Over Greenhouse Gas Credits Auction

Corporate executives and workers from dozens of refineries, glass-makers and other business groups bombarded members of the California Air Resources Board with complaints about an upcoming auction of credits allowing them to release greenhouse gases.

Manufacturing Doesn't Have to Go Looking for Data. It's Already Swimming in It.

Manufacturing is one industry that is wasting data for lack of the means to quickly and effectively analyze it.

Retailers Plan to Pump More Money Into Their Social Media Campaigns

Many companies are investing in strengthening their social media presence and related capabilities. In the summer and fall of 2011, Booz + Company and Buddy Media, a social enterprise software provider, conducted a quantitative survey of 117 leading companies and a series of in-depth interviews with senior marketing and media executives. The results revealed that strengthening social media is on the CEO's agenda at 40 percent of responding companies and is a top marketing priority for about 60 percent. Seventy-eight percent believe that social media efforts enhance their marketing effectiveness; 95 percent expect to invest more in social media.

Toys 'R' Us CEO: Future Belongs to Retailers Who Work Multiple Channels

Toys "R" Us CEO Jerry Storch has taken a light saber to the idea that the future belongs to the internet and that big box retailers are doomed to irrelevance. Storch says the successful brands will be those with a consumer-facing network across all channels, and says Toys "R" Us is leveraging its strengths, including its store base, to grow and thrive over the long term.

British American Tobacco Enters Into Exclusive Partnership with Manufacturing Execution System Vendor

British American Tobacco has elected to standardize on Apriso's FlexNet as its exclusive manufacturing execution system software solution.

Survey Finds Retailers Upbeat About Year-End Sales

Following a better-than-expected back-to-school season, retailers are optimistic for year-end retail sales. According to a new survey from BDO USA, LLP, retail CFOs expect a 4.5-percent increase in total 2012 sales.

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