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May 2005

Vol. 83, No. 4

COVER STORY

Next-generation manufacturing:

Prosperous prospects

Pieces of skilled-worker pipeline finally
falling into place
State creates $1 million fund to help small manufacturers keep and create jobs (Members only)
Feds to relieve some manufacturing regulatory burdens (Members only)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Manufacturing still vital but vulnerable

GENERAL ARTICLES

Companies creating jobs can get very low interest loans (Members only)
Guidebook helps manufacturers cut costs for energy, water and waste (Members only)
New Web site makes it easy to find government standards (Members only)
Credit still available, but more businesses expect conditions to decline (Members only)
Rising energy prices a concern for purchasing managers (Members only)

SMALL BUSINESS

How to feel less pinched at the pump
Beware of false ‘gas-saving’ advertising claims, warns FTC
Large banks increase small-biz loans (Members only)
Reducing tax rates increases entrepreneurship (Members only)

SUCCESS STORY

BVH Integrated Services (Members only)

HUMAN RESOURCES

Free employer’s guide on preventive services to control health care costs (Members only)
Employer deadline changed for first-level unemployment hearings (Members only)
Supreme Court: Age bias illegal even if not deliberate (Members only)
Workers’ job satisfaction falling (Members only)
DOL proposes rules for abandoned 401(k) plans (Members only)
Bonuses best reward after major project, say CFOs (Members only)
EEOC touts record year (Members only)

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED (Members only)

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