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There is a serious skills gap crisis in the U.S. manufacturing industry, an industry which makes up nine percent of the U.S. workforce, making it one of the largest workforces in the country. The manufacturing industry, like many other industries in our quickly-shifting, modern economy, requires skilled workers to fill critical positions, such as machine/equipment operators and automation supervisors.
It gives the manufacturer a new aircraft-development program that has the potential to become a franchise business, revitalizing a defense unit that relies heavily on production of older models after losing the lucrative F-35 fighter to Lockheed Martin and the B-21 long-range bomber to Northrop Grumman. "It's a big research and development program, and a big win within unmanned systems," Roman Schweizer, an analyst with Cowen Washington Research Group, told the Washington Examiner .
As vehicles sped by the sharp turn in the road near the wooded area where three young lives were lost and a fourth was critically injured, friends gathered at the Hampton Falls site Monday to seek... Cody Pfeifer wasn't much of a threat at the plate for the Merrimack High School baseball team last spring, but something certainly changed for him ... (more)
BAE Systems is working with local partners to build a state-of-the-art facility at the Cummings Research Park with 83,000 square feet of engineering development space, manufacturing space, and laboratory space to support the U.S. Department of Defense. )--BAE Systems, the third-largest defense contractor in the world, is expanding its operations in Huntsville, Alabama, with a $45.5 million project that is expected to create hundreds of new jobs over the coming years.
Sen. Chuck Grassley stopped short of classifying Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the Midwest, including Cedar Rapids, as damage control, but said part of the mission is to calm farmers' fears about President Donald Trump's trade policies.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday granted antitrust approval to Bayer AG's planned acquisition of Monsanto Co., reports the Wall Street Journal , after requiring the German company to sell off nearly $9 billion in assets as a means of preserving competition. The Bayer assets are being sold to chemicals rival BASF SE.
Farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma are planting more land with cotton than they have for decades as they ditch wheat, attracted by relatively high cotton prices and the crop's ability to withstand drought. A 20-percent increase from last year marks a sharp turnaround for the crop that once dominated the Mississippi Delta into Texas.
CTS and Sparton are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. CTS has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Astronics and Ducommun are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations. 68.5% of Astronics shares are held by institutional investors.
That's what happened in Peoria in late 2016 when a survey by the online publication 24/7 Wall St. rated the central Illinois city at the top of its list of the "Worst Cities for Black Americans." The slap at Peoria wasn't even the worst indignity suffered by the people of the city at that time.
CASSELTON, ND - Elbit Systems of America has started conducting agricultural research, flying a drone from the Casseltion Regional Airport. The Israel-based company uses unmanned aerial vehicle to gather crop data over a wide area of North Dakota with a high resolution video camera.
Gulf Island Fabrication and Valmont Industries are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Gulf Island Fabrication and Valmont Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.
Rockwell Collins and Ducommun are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability. Rockwell Collins has higher revenue and earnings than Ducommun.
MCBC and General Dynamics are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. MCBC has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
General Dynamics and Marine Products are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation. General Dynamics has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the CFM International 56-7B turbofan engine belonging to a Southwest Airlines flight that failed during a flight last week. In the wake of an in-flight engine failure that killed a Southwest Airlines passenger, the carrier has started ultrasonic engine inspections covering virtually its entire fleet of more than 700 planes.
Equities research analysts expect Heico Corp to post earnings of $0.53 per share for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Three analysts have made estimates for Heico's earnings, with the highest EPS estimate coming in at $0.57 and the lowest estimate coming in at $0.50.
A used Royal Air Force C-130J could soon be supporting the US Navy's Blue Angels fighter demonstration team as a long-term replacement for the team's famous "Fat Albert". Naval Air Systems Command plans to quickly buy one of the RAF's C-130Js to "avoid a gap in logistical support of the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron", according to a government acquisition notice posted on 23 March.