Tech Stocks: Late rally boosts Nasdaq as techs close in green Technology stocks kick off the second quarter on a positive note, as shares of Micron Technology rise sharply after the chip maker swung to a quarterly profit. Read more on Market Watch
IPC PCB Executive Agent Task Force Optimistic About Efforts: Two Government Reports Recognize … DoD publication, “Report on Trusted Defense Systems in Response to National Defense Authorization Act, Section 254,” recognizes critical role of domestic manufacturing of electronic interconnect hardware and technology as well as need to focus on their security. In January, U.S. Commerce […]
Philly: The Future Green Jobs Capital? Not Anytime Soon Mayor Nutter may be touting Philadelphia as the future “green jobs capital” of the nation, but Pennsylvania is losing these jobs, not gaining them. Through the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the Greenworks program, a recycling and energy-conservation campaign, Nutter is attempting to make Philadelphia the […]
Exhibition Special: Electronics exhibition poised for success One of the largest and longest standing trading and sourcing events for the Chinese surface mount technology industry (SMT) will be held in April. NEPCON China will be held from April 20-22 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center. The exhibition will feature a range of innovations […]
YASH Technologies™ Launches ManufacturingOne, a Qualified SAP® Business All-in-One Partner Solution for the High-tech … As high-tech manufacturing companies are challenged to collaborate effectively with business partners to quickly and accurately forecast, plan and respond to ever-changing market demands, ManufacturingOne meets the needs of an affordable, ready-to-operate ERP solution. Read more on PRWeb via Yahoo! […]
Report ties China to U.S. job losses New Jersey lost 69,100 jobs over the past decade because of the country’s growing trade deficit with China, according to a group that is prodding the Obama administration to take a tougher stance on currency and trade issues with the… Read more on The Star-Ledger
Calif. lawmakers pass green-tech tax exemption California is hoping to promote job growth in the green-technology industry with a new tax break. The state Legislature on Monday passed a sales tax exemption on the purchase of manufacturing equipment for alternative transportation technologies such electric vehicles and high-speed rail. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance
Labor reforms? Japan limits on part-timers please no one. Japan’s center-left government approved a bill limiting the hiring of temporary workers Friday, in a bid to reverse years of labor deregulation that it says went too far in favoring big business at the expense of workers. Read more on The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! […]
Eastday-Sister cities celebrate 30-year link More than 100 Bay Area green-tech businesses were shaking hands and exchanging cards at the start of the 30-year anniversary celebration of the San Francisco and Shanghai sister city relationship recently. Read more on Eastday.com
Space electronics vendors feel the heat As Space Shuttle Endeavour blazed through Earth’s atmosphere during reentry on Feb. 21, commander George Zamka placed the orbiter in what NASA calls a “cold soak” attitude relative to the atmosphere. NASA – Space Shuttle Endeavour – Technology – Space – Space Shuttle Read more on EETimes
