Rust Belt rhetoric; Debate of NAFTA omitted its positive impact.
COLUMN: In our opinion Ahead of Tuesday's primaries in Ohio and Texas, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton raced to distance themselves from the North American Free Trade Agreement, the 1993 trade deal that many blue-collar workers believe has cost thousands of manufacturing jobs. Mrs. Clinton,...

Motion Industries Named Vendor of the Year by Kroger.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-15 May 2008-Motion Industries Named Vendor of the Year by Kroger(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Motion Industries, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) replacement parts, earned the 2007 Vendor of the Year Award from Kroger Manufacturing and Kroger Layton Bakery for...

E5 CLEAN ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY UNVEILS EMISSION-FREE POWER.
With energy costs hitting new all-time highs, businesses in the manufacturing, agricultural and food processing sectors are feeling the squeeze. Although many industries are heavily dependant on plentiful and affordable energy, next to the airlines and freight forwarders, few are as sensitive to price fluctuations as growers and other...

Plastics grows up; Industry now making more than flamingoes.
Byline: Martin Luttrell FITCHBURG - There were no molded pink flamingoes on display, but exhibitors at the massPLASTICS trade show had many other less-recognizable products on hand that showed the evolution the plastics manufacturing industry has undergone in Massachusetts. The two-day trade show that concluded...

Hero/Beech-Nut to Build New Infant Food Facility.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-22 May 2008-Hero/Beech-Nut to Build New Infant Food Facility(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hero/Beech-Nut announced the construction of a new $124 million 550,000 square foot infant food manufacturing facility scheduled to open in fall 2009. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in the...

FDA issues food co. injunction.
Two food companies and their top executives have signed a consent decree that effectively prohibits them from manufacturing and distributing any products that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent diseases, the Food and Drug Administration said last month. The consent decree against Brownwood Acres Foods Inc., Cherry Capital...

Business briefs.
COLUMN: Business briefs Firms selected BOSTON - Two Central Massachusetts companies have been named to participate in a Next Generation Manufacturing Initiative aimed at helping companies change to better grow and compete in a global marketplace. Munksjo Paper Inc. of Fitchburg and Spectro...

FDA issues food co. injunction.
Two food companies and their top executives have signed a consent decree that effectively prohibits them from manufacturing and distributing any products that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent diseases, the Food and Drug Administration said last month. The consent decree against Brownwood Acres Foods Inc., Cherry Capital...

FDA finalizes guide to minimize hazards of fresh-cut fruits & vegetables.
FDA recently finalized, without any changes, the March 2007 "Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables," http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/prodgui3.html that provides food processors details on how to best apply mandatory Good Manufacturing Practices, specifically to fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. The guide complements the FDA's...

Frost & Sullivan: Water, Wastewater Treatment Solutions Reinforce Various North American Pharmaceutical Markets.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-30 June 2008-Frost & Sullivan: Water, Wastewater Treatment Solutions Reinforce Various North American Pharmaceutical Markets(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com North American pharmaceutical water, wastewater, turnkey solutions, and operations & maintenance markets look set for growth as pharmaceutical drug manufacturing practices increase the need for...