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Germany Leads the Way in EU Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

For European governments, meeting the European Union's long-term target for greenhouse gas emissions - a reduction of 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050 - will demand bold moves.

Locating Airbus Plant in Alabama Could Lead to Dogfight with Boeing

EADS, the parent company of jet maker Airbus, has upped the ante in its long-running blood feud with Boeing, setting the stage for a messy battle between the two aerospace giants. According to a person with knowledge of the matter, the European conglomerate is set to announce the construction of a new manufacturing facility for its Airbus aircraft in the heart of Dixie - Mobile, Alabama.

Millennials' Grocery Consumption Patterns to Vastly Affect Food, Beverage Industry, Study Finds

The confluence of changing demographics, economic factors and customer preferences has the potential to create a long-term disruption across the food-industry value chain that transforms where and how consumers shop for groceries as well as what products they choose.

Is Google's U.S.-Made Tablet the Beginning of a New Manufacturing Trend?

Etched into the base of Google's new wireless home media player is its most intriguing feature. On the underside of the Nexus Q is a simple inscription: "Designed and Manufactured in the U.S.A."

Keeping Merchandise Moving Through an Acquisition

Mergers and acquisitions are common in the business world, but each move brings its own set of challenges. As a company buys key competitors or suppliers, it is often left with the task of consolidating very different warehouse management systems.

Can the U.S. Revitalize Its Manufacturing Infrastructure?

Pushing the limits of an aging infrastructure, U.S. manufacturers face a future of increasing costs and instability unless new technologies and new investments can rejuvenate the system.

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Nasstrac: Advocating for the Shipper

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A Wall Street Analyst's View on Transportation Trends

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Optimism Returns to American Automotive Industry

Automobiles are selling again, and executives are confident. The U.S. auto industry is positioned for a global economic recovery - if car manufacturers can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

Kohl's Increasingly Relying on Solar Power Generated at Its Stores

Kohl's Department Stores is to install solar panels at roughly 30 additional locations, expanding its existing solar program by nearly 25 percent.

Smaller Businesses Begin the March Back to U.S. from China

When Sonja Zozula and Jerry Anderson founded LightSaver Technologies in 2009, everyone told them they should make their emergency lights for homeowners in China. After two years of outsourcing to factories there, last winter they shifted production to Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles from their home in San Clemente. "It's probably 30 percent cheaper to manufacture in China," Anderson says. "But factor in shipping and all the other B.S. that you have to endure. It's a question of, 'How do I value my time at three in the morning when I have to talk to China?'"

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