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Virginia Defense Companies Diversify With Going Global Initiative

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With defense spending cuts taking effect across the nation, the Commonwealth of Virginia has launched the $2 million statewide ‘Going Global’ initiative, a first-of-its-kind program developed to help Virginia-based defense contractors capture international export opportunities.

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Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow

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Aerospace And Defense Jobs Expected To Grow originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. After several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study.”

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The Best Defense is a Good Offense with Prevailing Wage Projects

Construction Business Owner

This article focuses on federal Davis-Bacon (DB) and related provisions, but state and local frameworks often mirror DB principles. General contractors, prime or a higher-tier subcontractors working on a PW project are at risk. When undertaking a PW project, you assume PW obligations, responsibilities and liabilities.

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Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute

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DMDI is one of two new manufacturing innovation institutes being led by the Department of Defense (DoD). The post Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute appeared first on Business Facilities. Mitutoyo, TurboCombustor Technology Inc., Great Lakes U.S.

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Deloitte Report: Continued Decrease In Defense Sector Revenue And Earnings, Growth in Commercial

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aerospace and defense (A&D) sector’s financial performance found that defense revenues and earnings continued to decrease, while commercial aerospace continued double digit revenue growth in 2012. Defense firms revenue decreased 1.5 billion due to the impact of slowing defense spending. “With U.S.

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OSHA Penalty & Record Keeping Changes

FDR Safety

We recommend reading the article in its entirety but have included many of the highlights below. It’s rarely enjoyable when citation amounts increase, but in OSHA’s defense, there had not been an adjustment for inflation since 1990 until only a few years ago. OSHA Penalties Increased Due To Inflation.

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Alcoa Announces Investment In Iowa Aerospace Manufacturing Plant

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Aerospace And Defense Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Iowa Manufacturing Online Features Plastics And Medical Devices U.S. Davenport, IA facility positions Alcoa to continue capturing growth in aerospace and industrial sectors.

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