Facilities Management
Grainger Names Top Suppliers
Grainger recognized 25 of its 3,000 suppliers with performance awards at its annual supplier conference held in Schaumburg, Ill...
Tax on Warehouses Will Drive Away Jobs, Says IWLA
The International Warehouse Logistics Association has told Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell that his proposal to impose a 4% sales tax on warehouse services would drive jobs out of Pennsylvania by making it more difficult for warehouse operators there to compete with similar businesses in surrounding states...
MHIA Expects Growth in Equipment Orders to Exceed 6%
Orders for material handling equipment will grow 6% to 8.5% in 2010, according to the most recent material handling equipment manufacturing (MHEM) quarterly forecast released by the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA)...
Distributors Offer 2010 Industry Forecast
In January 2010, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) released its 2010 Industry Forecast...
Businesses to Increase Hiring, Capital Spending in First Half
U.S. businesses plan to increase hiring and capital spending in the first half of 2010, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE)...
Rytec Cold-Storage Door
The Turbo-Seal insulated door from Rytec Corp. opens at a rate of 182 inches per second and is said to reduce energy costs by more than 90% in cold-storage applications...
Menlo Opens New DC for Dow Chemical
Menlo Worldwide Logistics has announced the opening of a new, 134,000-square foot distribution center (DC) for the Dow Chemical Co. in Bay City, Mich...
Cracking the Whip on the Economy
The bullwhip effect has begun, but it will take time for inventories and jobs to recover fully...
Nearly Half of U.S. Manufacturers Optimistic About U.S. Economy
About half (47%) of respondents to the latest edition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Manufacturing Barometer survey are cautiously optimistic about the U.S. and global economies. Only 5% were optimistic a year ago...
OSHA Releases Date for Combustible Dust Meetings
OSHA has scheduled two informal meetings to solicit comments and suggestions on combustible dust hazards in the workplace...
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