August 2008 - Posts

• The job ahead

  Burgeoning demand for capital goods, especially in the heavy equipment market, has gone largely unnoticed in the past year, and that was one reason I was glad to be able to include this month’s FM&T feature story by the Steel Founders’ Society of Read More... Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 1:00 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• Safety in numbers?

  Chapter 11 may be the safest place for some metalcasters in the coming weeks or months. Intermet Corp., despite some resourceful management efforts over the past three years, checked itself into bankruptcy court this week. It’s the second stay there for Read More... Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 2:27 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• Kick them when they're down

  Efforts to revitalize the domestic auto industry present all manner of challenges to the executives and engineers who’ve bravely accepted the task, some that are real and immediate (like the recent decision to end or curtail auto leasing programs ), and Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 3:46 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• Union yes/no?

  People who complain about the lack of “issues” being discussed in the U.S. Presidential campaign rarely point to labor relations as one of the most significant issues being determined this November. But, with all that’s developed in global trade over Read More... Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 11:01 PM by REB | 0 Comments