Auto Manufacturing, UAW Converge In The South
The ongoing push to keep the UAW and labor unions out of foreign automobile manufacturing plants in the South continues. Mercedes got a slap on the wrist for impeding union literature in its Alabama plant while Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam continues to …
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New Wood Construction Technology Gets Boost
The funding will enable Riddle Laminators, the glue-laminate operation of DR Johnson, to collaborate with a research team of OSU faculty and students to construct a pilot manufacturing line for CLT at its facility and to test the CLT produced at the …
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New to the US naturals market – Katavi Botanicals and South African plant extracts
Kigelia, baobab, marula, mongongo, and moringa yield the active ingredients in Katavi skin care products. Mongongo oil, explains the company website, is up to 54% linoleic acid and “helps maintain skin's natural moisture balance.” Superfruit is a term …
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Consumer Reports: Not-So-Natural Cosmetics
Sales of cosmetics and personal care products labeled “natural” have soared recently. But “natural” on the package does not necessarily mean natural inside. This according to a year-long investigation by Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine, which …
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