All posts tagged "Manufacturing"

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  New York manufacturers grow at a slower pace in April

  However, the index that measures hiring climbed to the highest level in more than two years

  • Posted April 17, 2017
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  Puerto Rico’s Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.1 in November

  SAN JUAN – On a non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) basis, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector edged down to 49.1 in November, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute announced Wednesday. A reading below the threshold...

  • Posted January 4, 2017
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  US Factories Still Thriving, but Robots Mean Fewer Workers

  WASHINGTON – Donald Trump blames Mexico and China for stealing millions of jobs from the United States. He might want to bash the robots instead. Despite the Republican presidential nominee’s charge that “we don’t make anything anymore,”...

  • Posted November 2, 2016
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  Manufacturing in New York State Slides Again in October

  WASHINGTON — Manufacturing in New York state contracted for the third straight month in October. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says its Empire State index slid to a reading of minus 6.8 this month, lowest...

  • Posted October 17, 2016
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  Orders For US Durable Goods Slipped Slightly in August

  WASHINGTON– U.S. factories saw slightly fewer orders for big-ticket manufactured goods in August, with a decline in aircraft orders accounting for the modest slip. Orders for durable goods were nearly flat in August, with an $85 million...

  • Posted September 28, 2016
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  US manufacturing output stumbled in August

  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory production fell last month amid cutbacks in appliances, home electronics and machinery. The Federal Reserve said Thursday factory production dropped 0.4 percent in August, following two months of gains. A broader measure...

  • Posted September 15, 2016
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  Bernier proposes boosting manufacturing to make economic recovery possible

  CAGUAS, Puerto Rico – David Bernier, the Popular Democratic Party’s (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, has presented measures intended to boost the island’s manufacturing sector, acknowledging it as a key pillar in Puerto Rico’s economic recovery process. “Our government...

  • Posted August 15, 2016
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  Puerto Rico Gov. Signs Incentives Bill to Create Ship Repair Industry

  New law extends incentives granted to manufacturing sector to ship repair, seeks to take advantage of existing ports

  • Posted August 3, 2016
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  Molinos de Puerto Rico Named MIDA Manufacturing Company of the Year

  Has produced Amapola flour brand for more than 55 years

  • Posted July 15, 2016
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  NAFTA a Sore Spot for Some Democrats on Clinton in Michigan

  Treaty blamed for the loss of countless Rust Belt jobs

  • Posted July 10, 2016