And in January, Itron competed for and won its own Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit.
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The bill would also extend an existing manufacturing tax credit until 2020.
The deal would largely be paid for by repealing a manufacturing tax credit on the five major oil companies--Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Chevron--as well as Venezuela-owned Citgo.
That facility capitalized on its growth by taking advantage of an Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit in the recovery that we passed last year, which allowed it to add equipment, boost output, and hire new workers at that plant.
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Whereas barter is rife in manufacturing, cash has replaced credit in retailing.
It diverts credit from infrastructure and manufacturing, sectors which create jobs and are far too puny.
But the immediate concern, former Prime Minister Eyskens says, is that new credit restrictions could harm manufacturing companies at a time when European growth is stagnant.
Instead, their spokespersons spent their energies manufacturing spin by which they attempted to take credit for whatever favorable numbers emerged, and explain away those that put them in a bad light.
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For all the attention that Apple receives for designing the best looking products, it is always surprising to me that they do not receive the credit that they deserve for being manufacturing leaders as well.
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Malaysian banks were for the most part not affected by the global credit crisis, and due to progress in manufacturing and services, Malaysia is garnering a Singapore-like reputation as a high-quality and investor-friendly place to do business.
The tech center in Cyberjaya is a stunner and is favored by very low taxes. (Mahathir deserves credit for that.) Malaysia's manufacturing center in Penang, where Dell assembles its laptops, is not as cheap as China is, but comes close.
U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes advance retail sales, manufacturing and trade inventories, and the New York Federal Reserve small business credit survey.
Prior to the credit crisis GM and Ford were doing very well outside of North America, manufacturing highly competitive models.
Apart from credit tightening, Andy believes that steady gains in productivity and overcapacity in most manufacturing sectors are keeping non-food prices low in China.
Industry analysts are cautiously optimistic about the sector after stronger year-to-date sales, healthier inventory levels, more favorable credit conditions and improved consumer sentiment have boosted demand for American light-vehicle manufacturing.
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