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President Biden creates science and technology cabinet role

Eric Lander, Ph.D., a mathematician, and geneticist, was nominated by President Biden to the newly created cabinet-level role of director […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…materials and handling

California’s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires businesses to include warning labels to notify […]


02.25.2021

New Buy American program directs federal government spending

Image courtesy Whitehouse.gov Within days of taking office, President Biden issued an executive order “ensuring the future is made in […]


02.25.2021

Challenges across all shipping modes continue to increase

Ocean, air, intermodal and trucking shipping delays stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to challenge domestic and international manufacturers. According […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…energy

Comments have closed on a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) request for information to help determine whether the agency should amend […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…environment

We’re going to be hearing a lot about the social cost of carbon in the coming weeks and months. Identified […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…taxes, tariffs & trade

Following the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) departure from the European Union (EU) the EU and U.K. have put in place a […]


02.25.2021

Manufacturers leading the way in encouraging COVID vaccines

“This is Our Shot” is a new public-service campaign by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and its Manufacturing Institute […]


02.25.2021

Building on 2020 learnings for a stronger future

Industry analysts Forrester have published their 2021 critical business and technology trends, including five that manufacturers should anticipate. These include: […]


02.25.2021

Ushering in a new era in work

Deloitte calls the COVID-19 pandemic a “time machine to the future.” This peak moment of accelerated change has created an […]


02.25.2021