Canon seeks full automation in camera production
(AP) -- Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs.
Business
May 14, 2012
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iPhone maker Foxconn invests $40 million in US
Taiwan's Foxconn, the maker of iPhones, iPads and other electronics in China, said Thursday it would invest $40 million in the United States to ramp up manufacturing of high-end products.
Business
Nov 22, 2013
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Study: One-quarter of high-tech jobs lost from US in decade
More than a quarter of the nation's high-tech manufacturing jobs were lost in the past decade, according to a new government study.
Business
Jan 18, 2012
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With big goals, initiative hopes to prove robots create and complement jobs
Recently in Lawrenceville, Pa., roboticists sat alongside executives of some of the largest manufacturing companies in the country, as hundreds gathered to start a $260 million national initiative headquartered in Pittsburgh.
Robotics
May 5, 2017
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GM unveils $700 mn Ohio investment, plans to sell shuttered plant
General Motors Wednesday announced plans to invest $700 million in Ohio and to sell a shuttered plant to a company that makes electric trucks, drawing cheers from President Donald Trump who has assailed the US automaker for ...
Business
May 8, 2019
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Proposed pipeline could cost jobs, not create them
(PhysOrg.com) -- Claims of job creation by the TransCanada Corp. Keystone XL Pipeline are inflated at best and misleading at worst, according to a new report by the ILR Global Labor Institute (GLI) posted on its website.
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2011
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Slowing down automation may have economic benefits
Robots, artificial intelligence, and other automation technologies enable companies to produce more. They also displace workers from their jobs, wreaking havoc on those who have no other training and are financially vulnerable.
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2022
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Federal OK sought for loans for California energy projects
Plans for a massive expansion of clean energy in California are being jeopardized by federal foot-dragging, according to state officials who say that more than 20 nearly shovel-ready solar and wind projects are being held ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 28, 2010
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Exploding the myths of manufacturing
The manufacturing sector, its advocates note, is burdened by negative stereotypes. Outsiders often mistakenly think that manufacturing consists of jobs that are “dumb, dirty and dull,” as MIT President Susan Hockfield ...
Business
May 11, 2012
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Is healthcare the new 'manufacturing' when it comes to good jobs?
A new study from the University of Minnesota and Villanova University examined "good jobs" (i.e., decent wages, access to health benefits, regular hours and job security) for low- and middle-skill workers across industries, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2019
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