Category Archives: Business
Made in USA-Certified Ribbon Cutting: Announces New Jobs in Delray Beach, FL- Putting America Back to Work
February 12, 2010 02:16 PM Eastern Time
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Made in USA-Certified, Inc. (www.usa-c.com) had their Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening celebration for their new expanded office space and call center in downtown Delray Beach, Florida [...]
China Builds Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
David Barboza and Keith Bradsher
Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China’s sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some of the biggest American corporations, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup.
Although most of the stakes were small, China Investment Corp., the government’s $300 [...]
U.S. Economy “De-evolving”: An Industrialist’s Plan to Revive American Manufacturing
U.S. Manufacturing grew in January at its fastest pace in more than five years. Yet, manufacturing makes up only 12% of the U.S. economy – down from its post World War II peak of 28% percent in 1953.
That lack of an industrial base has put the American economy and worker in jeopardy, says distressed investor [...]
Obama to Roll Out Small-Business Lending Program
By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will roll out a proposed $30 billion small-business lending program Tuesday, the next in a series of administration efforts to jump-start hiring by the nation’s small businesses.
The program, which Mr. Obama will detail at an appearance in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, would invest $30 billion from the government’s Troubled Asset Relief [...]
USA-C Has Answer to President Obamas Job Creation Dilemma
USA-C Has Answer to President Obama’s Job Creation Dilemma
Made in USA-Certified Has Answer to President Obama’s Job Creation Dilemma: Safeguard American Jobs
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Made in USA-Certified, Inc (www.usa-c.com) announced today that the first step in President Barack Obama’s agenda to create jobs in the United [...]
Made in USA Certified, Inc. Announces New Corporate Headquarters
January 25, 2010 05:45 AM Eastern Time
Made in USA Certified, Inc. Announces New Corporate Headquarters
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Made in USA Certified, Inc., (www.usa-c.com), is an independent third party assurance and certification company and is proud to [...]
The Shrinking of Corporate America
Fourth-Quarter Profits Jump as Banks, Airlines, Factories Cut Spending, Payrolls
By PAUL VIGNA And JOHN SHIPMAN
Now showing this earnings season: the Incredible Shrinking Corporation.
Since the start of the recession two years ago, corporate and consumer balance sheets have been engaged in a forced bout of cutbacks that figure prominently in fourth-quarter earnings reports coming out now.
The [...]
Obama takes latest jobs message to hard-hit Ohio
PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer
ELYRIA, Ohio – A combative President Barack Obama exhorted Congress Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America’s recession-racked Rust Belt in an effort to recapture the excitement of his campaign.
Obama weaved us-against-them rhetoric into his appearances, telling a town hall audience that he “will [...]
Obama Seen as Anti-Business by 77% of U.S. Investors
Heidi Przybyla
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — U.S. investors overwhelmingly see President Barack Obama as anti-business and question his ability to manage a financial crisis, according to a Bloomberg survey.
The global quarterly poll of investors and analysts who are Bloomberg subscribers finds that 77 percent of U.S. respondents believe Obama is too anti-business and four-out-of-five are only [...]
State Unemployment Climbs; Four States Reach Records
Unemployment rose in most states in December-even breaking records in a couple of states-a reversal from previous months when states showed improvement, according to government data released Friday.
Joblessness in four states-South Carolina (12.6 percent), Delaware (9 percent), Florida (11.8 percent) and North Carolina (11.2 percent)-and the District of Columbia (12.1 percent) reached record highs.
In all, [...]