Manufacturing and commercial construction projects have been some of the biggest drivers of nonresidential construction over the last year, according to the Associated General Contractors of America, a trade group.
At Carnegie Mellon, the President will tour various next-generation technology projects that accelerate the manufacturing process and support the creation of good jobs.
This industry, which includes office, hotel, retail, manufacturing, energy and public works projects, lost another 2, 000 jobs in January, even as the sector as a whole clocked positive gains.
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But even as ABB's mining and manufacturing customers are postponing or canceling projects, Hogan can afford to be confident because the need to build and upgrade grids worldwide will keep ABB busy.
Among those projects are the supply of manufacturing components, energy-related construction and development work and ship repair.
It has also started a number of efficiency and solar power projects that have taken select manufacturing plants off the power grid.
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The key, he says, echoing Tien's recommendations, is to concentrate on "mid-stream" projects - as opposed to manufacturing at one end and retail at the other.
We just released a report that shows nearly 90 percent of the construction, manufacturing and trade jobs created through investments in transportation projects are middle class jobs.
It outsources manufacturing and uses temp workers to assist on job site projects like fixing cracks.
Much of the technology that is commonplace today in manufacturing, advanced materials, software and electronics originated as projects sponsored by the DoD.
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As Chinese companies continue to move outward and, in addition to securing natural resources and infrastructure projects, acquire distribution networks, IP, and yes, even manufacturing facilities, their ability to draw upon a pool of global talent will be closely watched.
That manufacturing job shop brought Gerry in, he advised them to bid lower on new projects, and business started improving right away.
But private construction spending on commercial projects fell for the fourth month in a row, and spending on manufacturing construction declined for a third month.
The idea, basically, is that the projects are too expensive and high-risk for one company, and that Amgen will contribute manufacturing expertise while Watson will deliver marketing know-how.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the driving force behind a new effort to harness biology as a manufacturing platform.
Some examples of Recovery Act programs that leverage other investment funds are tax credits for advanced energy manufacturing, loan guarantees for small businesses, and interest subsidies for state and local borrowing to finance essential infrastructure projects.
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