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MAN Diesel & Turbos ME-GI engine completes factory acceptance test
2015-10-06 01:00:00| Ship Technology
MAN Diesel & Turbo's ME-GI engine, the first in Japan, has successfully completed a factory acceptance test (FAT) at the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES).
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Tom Hanks and HBO love the U.S. 'Factory Man' who beat China's furniture behemoths
2015-09-24 15:18:09| Furniture - Topix.net
Until recently, the town of Galax, Virginia was best known as home to the largest fiddlers' convention in the United States. But that's changing thanks to a best-selling book, a tweet from a mega-star, and a pending HBO miniseries.
Beth Macy and - Factory Man' visit Draper Mercantile
2014-12-04 18:37:45| Furniture - Topix.net
The Draper Mercantile's dining room was filled to capacity Tuesday night as local residents filed in to see The New York Times bestselling author Beth Macy speak about her debut novel, "Factory Man." Macy, a former reporter for The Roanoke Times, wrote "Factory Man" after a story she followed in her journalism career centering on Bassett Furniture in Bassett, Va., which fought to keep its operation local in the face of off-shoring.
Factory Man: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Cares About American Jobs, or Those Who Praise "Free-Trade"
2014-11-20 09:45:11| Furniture - Topix.net
The real value in manufacturing is creating a community where cash flows. If the American people only realized what's taken place, they wouldn't ever buy anything from Wal-Mart again.
"Factory Man" Author To Speak At Chop Suey
2014-11-13 00:00:27| Furniture - Topix.net
Plenty of Richmonders have Bassett furniture in their homes. For a long time, the Southwest Virginia company was kingpin of Colonial revival chic statewide before offshoring all its manufacturing jobs.
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