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More from Vicki Bell
- From The Fabricator
The backbone of America
- By Vicki Bell
- Mar 3, 2010
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The phrase "backbone of America" is used to describe various important U.S. entities: the Continental Divide, roads, steel, and small business, to name a few. Just looking at this list, you can see how interconnected these four examples are. We need roads and steel bridges to cross the...
- From The Fabricator
Jobs don't matter to the dead
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 24, 2010
- Safety
- Blog Post
Two of the most compelling stories these days have to do with an athlete long-considered the best golfer in the world and an automaker that became the world’s No. 1 in 2008 (and is ranked Japan's No. 1 global brand for 2010): Tiger Woods and Toyota. Once at the top of their games, both entities...
- From The Fabricator
Welders on welding
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 23, 2010
- Shop Management
- Article
Based on feedback from "Welding Wire" subscribers, you have to wonder if CareerCast.com interviewed any welders when compiling its 2010 list of the best and worst jobs. Welding was the No. 5 worst job on the list, and welders question its ranking.
- From The Fabricator
We don't need another fantasy
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 17, 2010
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
One of the much-touted bright spots for the future of manufacturing in the U.S. and the economy overall is the green energy revolution. Part of this uprising (we have nowhere to go but up) includes companies producing products for wind, solar, and nuclear power and creating high-paying jobs in the...
- From The Fabricator
Stop the bloodletting
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 10, 2010
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Last month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that December mass layoffs and initial unemployment claims were at the lowest levels since July 2008. Even if they are happening at a slower pace, layoffs continue and are having a devastating effect on workers, the economy, and companies'...
- From The Fabricator
'150 jobs for $1.3 million would be a steal'
- By Vicki Bell
- Feb 3, 2010
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Among the items in last month’s “Tube Talk” e-newsletter was one about Leonard Maniscalco, who owns Sackett Systems Inc., Bensenville, Ill. This small-business owner wants the government to give him a $1.3 million grant. In return, he’ll create 150 new jobs. According to Chicago Tribune...
- From The Fabricator
I’ll know the recession has ended when...
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 27, 2010
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Tonight, President Barack Obama will take the podium to deliver his State of the Union address. In his preview of the speech, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that Obama hopes to use his message to “outline a hopeful track for our future.” He also said, “The president is going...
- From The Fabricator
From software developer to plumber
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 20, 2010
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
Yesterday was one of those days. Late in the afternoon, the first of three guys who came to replace our burst hot water heater showed up. Brian introduced himself, and I directed him to the failed heater that had caused some damage (soggy, stinky carpet) and left us hot-waterless for almost a day....
- From The Fabricator
Patriot Welding & Fabrication LLC
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 15, 2010
- Shop Management
- Article
534 Mammoth Road Pelham, NH 03076 603-635-9755 By: Bill and Christen Grinley 1/15/2010 OPENED FOR BUSINESS: My wife of 19 years, Christen, and I opened in the summer of 2002 as a sole proprietorship. Today, nearly 10 years later, we operate as an LLC with a 51/49...
- From The Fabricator
How one woman benefited from Chrysler's problems
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 14, 2010
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
You don't have to be a former autoworker to have been affected by the automotive industry's problems. All U.S. taxpayers have been affected, as have many community and state economies. I personally was affected — in a relatively minor way — when Chrysler sent letters of termination to 789...
- From The Fabricator
Clueless in Washington
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 6, 2010
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
In December, "Fabricating Update" readers responded to the annual survey about business concerns. A recap of the survey findings will be published on thefabricator.com next week. In summary, the majority who responded said that business is picking up or they expect improvements soon. Fifteen...
- From The Fabricator
The 12 months of oh-nine
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 16, 2009
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Here's a quick look back at a few highlights and lowlights from 2009—where we were when we began the year, where we are now, and what happened as the year unfolded, particularly when it comes to jobs. I wish you peace and a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2010. The first month of...
- From The Fabricator
All I want for Christmas is ...
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 9, 2009
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Jobs—especially good paying jobs that can't be exported. Well, that's almost all. I also want world peace and an end to hunger and homelessness. Then there's the climate. Oh, all right, I guess I want more than jobs, but it's beginning to look as though jobs—which...
- From The Fabricator
'Coming back slowly'
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 2, 2009
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
With all the buzz about Tiger Woods, you may not have seen the flurry of reports post FABTECH, such as this one that appeared in today's Rockford Register Star newspaper, that offer glimpses of where metal fabricating companies stand in the recessionary cycle. According to the article, Farley...
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH 'exceeded our expectations'
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 19, 2009
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
Economically speaking, it's been a grim year. Few industries have escaped the repercussions of the downturn, and ours—metal manufacturing—is among the hardest hit. It was under a heavy cloud of concern that a stressed, worried industry came together at the 2009 FABTECH®...
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In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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