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CEO: Timken's Transformation Proves U.S. Manufacturing Isn't Dead

Thanks to a diversified product portfolio and aggressive investment in emerging markets, the century-old manufacturer of tapered roller bearings is on a roll.

Shale Production to Push Natural Gas Inventories to 29-Year High

Abundant natural gas cuts storage withdrawals as Pennsylvania passes tax on Marcellus drilling.

U.S. Approves First Nuclear Plant Since 1986

NRC OK's two new reactors at Georgia facility.

No More Brownie: Kodak Gives Up Making Cameras

Phasing out its cameras arm will save Kodak more than $100 million in operating costs, the company said.

BioMolded Products Opens Medical Consumables Manufacturing Facility in California

Plant will specialize in medical-grade blow molded plastic parts for the biopharmaceutical and life science industries.

Nearly Half of Manufacturing CEOs Say Taxes Drive Site-Location Decisions

PwC reports confidence levels among industrial manufacturing leaders down.

PepsiCo to Cut 8,700 Jobs, Reduce Management Layers in Global Productivity Drive

The company announced a series of strategic moves aimed at delivering 'top-tier, sustainable long-term growth for its shareholders.'

Renault Opens Factory in Morocco, Stirs Controversy at Home

'It is dangerous and intolerable for our country that Renault, in which the state is the largest shareholder, practices social dumping in Morocco to manufacture cars destined for Europe and France.'

U.S. Charges Five Individuals, Five Firms with Stealing Trade Secrets from DuPont to Sell to Chinese Firms

A grand jury indictment contains charges in a 'long-running effort to obtain U.S. trade secrets for the benefit of companies controlled by the government of the People's Republic of China.'

Four Steps to Making Mergers Work When Cultures Clash

What evolutionary psychology may tell us about organizational integration.