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      <title><![CDATA[Teen race car driver promotes manufacturing careers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1Race footage in Brennan's presentation drew attention to messages on ethics and values. Click images to view largerWhen  Brennan Palmiter started racing go-carts at age seven, no one knew it...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[But anybody can weld, right?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As a provider of welding training in the U.S. for many  years, I have found managers have a common misconception about their welding  operators. This misconception is that  anyone who has performed...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Recruit, train, and retain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FABRICATOR's Editorial Advisory Board meets to discuss ways to find new talent and keep them interested in manufacturing as a career choice.Time has passed, but the times haven't changed that...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Economy edges out other concerns]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Metal manufacturers greatest concerns-2008for the past four years, the fabricating update e-newsletter  has surveyed its subscribers&amp;mdash;metalworking professionals&amp;mdash;about their main  business...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cure for the welder shortage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Photo courtesy of  EAA Sportair workshopsEveryone in the welding field is talking about the welder  shortage. Every meeting I attend, the talk surrounds the need for welders.As a certified welding...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rebuilding the infrastructure<br />Skilled workers must be trained now]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The sky is falling! There is an industrywide awareness of  the dire need for welders and other skilled workers in the U.S. The country's infrastructure  is deteriorating at an alarming rate. It often...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Connecting with employees]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This column was prepared by the staff of Winning Workplaces, a not-for-profit organization that helps small and midsized businesses create better work environments.We've all heard the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Job hopping&mdash;A sign of the times]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Remember the good old days when men and women worked for one  company for 30-plus years&amp;mdash;perhaps advancing to higher positions within the  company&amp;mdash;and retired with a gold watch, a pension...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Abuse of power in the workplace]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What happened to the grade school bully? According to a nationwide poll conducted by the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), he or she may have grown up to become an office oppressor. Nearly 45 percent of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The adult learner: Training your labor force]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Life is exciting, and employment can be exciting when you  are mentally prepared for your job. I believe the lost trait of  employee/employer loyalty can be reborn if employers and employees share in ...]]></description>
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