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Manufacturing

An H&M store in New York.
Why ‘fast fashion’ might need to slow down
Since the turn of the 20th century, cities like Lexington, North Carolina were the furniture-making capitals of America. The area has lost 60 percent of of its manufacturing jobs, largely to Asian factories, since the 1990’s.
North Carolina’s fight to keep its foothold on furniture
The cargo terminal of the Standard Gauge Railway line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation and financed by Chinese government on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi.
Economics
Why China is sending jobs to Africa
Technology
How advances in automation will change the future of work
Pedestrians walk past a store on Oxford Street in central London December 15, 2013.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Should shoppers know where our clothes are made?
Pedestrians walk past a store on Oxford Street in central London December 15, 2013.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Should shoppers know where our clothes are made?
Business, Economics and Jobs
What do big earnings numbers mean for the economy?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Obama pledges to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., but is it possible?
Health & Medicine
Teen uncovers harsh chemicals left on clothes by dry cleaning
Business, Economics and Jobs
Ethical clothing, made in Liberia
Business, Economics and Jobs
Changing Women’s Lives in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories
Tracking Employees to Boost Productivity
Conflict & Justice
Disguised as Police, Armed Robbers in Belgium Net $50 Million Worth in Diamonds
Is Manufacturing the Key to Innovation?
Arts, Culture & Media
Cotton Fabric ‘Lawn’ is Fashion Craze in Pakistan
Conflict & Justice
Asbestos Executives Found Guilty in Italy
Manufacturing In US Continues to Grow
Business, Economics and Jobs
Exporting North Dakota
Are Chemical Plants Ready for Y2K?
Naturally Dyed-in-the-Wool Company
Naturally Dyed-in-the-Wool Company
Life Bytes
Manufacturing Science
Environmental Human Rights
Animal Note/Caterpillar Repellant
Department B/Animal Note
Maine PVC
Business, Economics and Jobs
Worker productivity up, but worker morale?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Productivity on the Rise
Business, Economics and Jobs
Offers down for India’s sweatshops
Scrap metal scramble in Australia