President Obama and his high-tech CEO jobs advisory board say an answer to U.S. unemployment and other economic woes is to graduate an additional 10,000 engineers a year. Engineers are said to drive innovation and create jobs. But is he right? Read one opinion at Manufacturing News.
Companies will be able to benchmark their sustainability data against information from thousands of other firms, using a database just launched by the Global Reporting Initiative. The Sustainability Disclosure Database includes data on the sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency of over three thousand companies. Read more at Environmental Leader.
Safeway may be paying dearly for $5 worth of sandwiches some customers didn't pay for. The supermarket chain's recent 15 minutes of infamy over stolen sandwiches is a reminder that policies and training have to stress common sense as much as compliance. From Workforce.com.
In the wake of an immigrant exodus, Alabama has jobs. Trouble is, Americans don't want them. In this article, Bloomberg Business takes a look at why Americans won't do dirty jobs.
Using a combination of Toyota-inspired lean manufacturing principles and an open office atmosphere, Menlo Innovations' work environment is attracting attention as they take a page from Toyota's playbook. CNN Money has the story.
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