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  Beekeeping Supplier Fined $264K Over Finger Amputation, Hazards

  LawFinancial ReportingFinancial strategy

  GovernmentManufacturingManufacturing.net

  OSHA announced Feb. 17 that it proposed $264,000 in fines against a Polson, Montana-based supplier of beekeeping supplies. The agency investigated Western Bee Supply for a partial finger amputation incident and found numerous hazards in the process...

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  Co-Worker Fatally Stabbed at Iowa Pork Plant

  LawDisaster RecoveryManufacturing

  Manufacturing.net

  At 5:42 a.m. on Tuesday, authorities were called to Prestage Foods in Iowa. Law enforcement found 50-year-old employee, Wayne Smith, dead in the employee locker room at the pork processing plant. Police identified the suspect and...

• Toyota West Virginia announces $210 million new investment and 100 new jobs

  FinanceFinancial ReportingFinancial strategy

  Enterprise HardwareHardware - Large SystemsManufacturingAutomotive World

  To help meet customer demand, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) will invest $210 million to upgrade existing engine production and add 100 new jobs to increase assembly capacity of its four-cylinder engine line. Once complete...

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  [Complimentary Webinar] How to Motivate Your Team: Managing Distractions In the "Work From Home" Environment

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  PresentationsFinancial ReportingFinancial strategyCompensation, BenefitsEmployee RetentionHR ManagementHuman ResourcesJob TrendsMotivationPerformance-EvaluationsRecord KeepingTrainingCloud ComputingE-business/E-commerceEmailingInternetInternet SecurityMobileMobile Device ManagementMobile and Wireless WorldNetwork SecurityNetworking, computerRemote AccessSecurityUnified CommunicationsWireless/MobileBest PracticesBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesBusiness ManagementBusiness Process ManagementCollaborationMeetingsProductivityStandardsTeamworkTime ManagementWorking RemotelyNetworking, personalSales/MarketingBusinessWatch Network

  These days, our workdays can feel like a random walk, where various distractions monopolize the bulk of our time, and the time of our employees. In this webinar, we will share how both you and your employees can maximize productivity and minimize daily interruptions, particularly when working remotely.

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  Taking Off: New Colorado Energy Project Finds A Fast Path From Coal To Gas And Renewables

  Enterprise HardwareHardware - Large SystemsInfrastructure

  ManufacturingGE Reports

  Located a short walk from downtown, the hulking blue edifice of Martin Drake Power Plant is hardly a destination site for people visiting Colorado Springs, Colorado. Still, it could soon serve as a blueprint for energy providers seeking to cut their carbon footprint and...

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  Seven Reasons Why U.S. Manufacturing Is On The Rise

  LawJob TrendsGovernment

  ManufacturingForbes

  Silicon Valley may have been built on innovation, but over the past 10 years, I believe it's lost its edge. As an entrepreneur who came up through Y Combinator, I was encouraged to focus on dazzling venture capitalists, selling big dreams of the most popular tech. Unsurprisingly...