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Congress today passed a bill aimed at cutting away red tape that would otherwise slow initial construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Despite the bill’s bipartisan backing, some Democrats and White House officials say it won’t be long lived. Read more

Although the significant increase in domestic natural gas production has considerably lowered energy prices in the U.S. and boosted the manufacturing sector, the long-expected jobs boom that could result from energy abundance has yet to materialize. Read more

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are being touted as the future of secondary education, and many proponents argue that the MOOC model may solve the U.S. shortage of technical workers. Skeptics, however, question the quality of the training provided by such online education courses. Read more

Detroit Electric has announced its return to the Motor City, the birthplace of the electric vehicle, touting the creation of new jobs and a range of exciting 100-percent electric vehicles. Can an innovative electric car manufacturer revive a brand after an absence of over 70 years and navigate a highly competitive market? Read more

Cloud-based computing (or software-as-a-service, SaaS) solutions have continued to grow in functionality, robustness, and reliability. As a result, these innovative systems have become more attractive to manufacturers and industrial firms, even for critical applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP). Read more

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Factory Output Declines in April
Leading Economic Indicators Improve
Jobless Claims Surge
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