Manufacturers added 15,000 net new workers in July, the fastest pace since January. This was an encouraging figure, even as we would like for it to have been more broad-based. 

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Burton Metal Finishing and Powder Coating, Inc. is hosting a grand re-opening ceremony for the community on Thursday, July 30, 2015. After suffering from a devastating three-alarm fire in 2013, the third-generation family business needed to be completely rebuilt. Nearly two years since the fire, Burton Metal Finishing and Powder Coating has risen from the ashes and is open for business.

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Just two weeks ago, the Greek debt drama overshadowed the plunge in the Shanghai stock market, but with Greece receiving a bailout (and staying in the Eurozone, at least for now), more attention is being paid to China’s decelerating growth. 

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According to The Hill, The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on emissions of certain toxic air pollutants at manufacturing plants. 

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In her semiannual congressional testimony last week, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen noted recent progress in the U.S. economy, even as she observed lingering challenges with manufacturing output and weaker-than-desired levels of consumer and business spending.

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For all of you readers of The Economist magazine, you might recognize the above headline. The article talks about a religious statement that was issue...

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The advantages of reclaiming overspray powder are well known. The technology is proven and simple to implement. In some cases—for instance, sing...

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I've been in the powder coating industry for a long time, actually longer than the Powder Coating Institute has been an institution. I’ve seen a...

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Today's nomenclature lesson is all about looking good. Powder coatings not only need to provide a durable, high quality finish but also have to conform to the aesthetic expectations of the finisher and their customer

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