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The Top 10 manufacturing stories of 2010

December 28, 2010 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Special Report

Here are Manufacturing Weekly’s top 10 stories for 2010, as chosen by our readers:

  1. ‘You smoke? You’re fired’
  2. The 5 worst excuses for missing work.
  3. VAT proposed for US: The tax that keeps on taking.
  4. New crackdown on hiring illegals.
  5. Boeing: A (bad) lesson in mfg. outsourcing.
  6. Manufacturing firm nailed with $1.2 million in fines for paperwork errors.
  7. Why everyone else hates your best workers.
  8. Study: Young workers not interested in manufacturing jobs.
  9. Worker’s hand amputated: OSHA fines manufacturer $3 million.
  10. CA weed law could cause hazy legal situation for companies.

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