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PROFESSIONAL & WORKFORCE
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CUSTOM SOLUTIONS
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Delta Center for Economic
Development
The Delta Center for Economic
Development offers may valuable services and resources. Please visit
http://deltaced.astate.edu for more information.
Arkansas
Manufacturing Extension Network
Welcome to YOUR Arkansas
Manufacturing Extension Network. Often referred to as the Network,
we are a group of eight Field Engineers located around the state
of Arkansas with a mission to meet with manufacturers and come to
understand their challenges and opportunities, along with their
wants and needs. Then, by utilizing our collective resources and
capabilities, we provide training and conduct specific projects
with the manufacturing teams as necessary to achieve their goals.
For more information on Arkansas Manufacturing
Extension Network go to
http://www.mfgsolutions.org/
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Economic Outlook
Conference 2003
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Mark your calendars and register today for the 2003 Economic Outlook
Conference! This annual event will be held at the ASU Convocation Center,
November 6, 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
A program
highlight is the return of Dr. David Wyss, chief economist at Standard and
Poor’s DRI. He testifies regularly before Congress, and has appeared on many
major television programs, including Wall Street Week, the Jim Lehrer News Hour,
Today, and Nightline. Dr. Wyss is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and completed his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University. Speakers
also include Dr. John Shelnutt, the state’s expert economic forecaster. Jim
Thompson, RiceTec, Mark Duckworth, Optus, Inc., and Jim Blankenship,
Colson-Caster will discuss trends in agriculture, technology and manufacturing
and the impact of these sectors in northeast Arkansas. The conference concludes
with a luncheon and guest speaker Kenny Hall. Mr. Hall is Vice President of
Governmental Affairs with the Arkansas State Chamber and Associated Industries
of Arkansas, Inc. He will provide insight on recent and upcoming legislative
issues in the state.
Pre-registration is required. Cost per participant is $50 before
October 24th, $60 October 25th thru October 30th. To
register, call Kimberly at 910-8180.
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Is Your Training Program
Using a Balanced
"Pro-Business" Approach?
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The first
question you might ask is, “What do you mean ‘Pro-Business?’“ This is a
reference to a holistic approach dealing with all aspects of positive change in
the workplace. There are several “Pro’s” that are worthy of discussion. I'm not
referring to our Delta Center staff, although, they are certainly pro-status.
There are certain “Pro-skills” that every business can always improve upon that
represent this “Pro-Business” approach, and they are PRO-vision, PRO-cess,
PRO-fessionalism, and PRO-ficiency.
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Manufacturing a Growing
Economy
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Manufacturing Drives China’s Economic Growth
by Ben Vickery, NIST MEP
Manufacturing has
driven the rapid growth of China’s production and economy. During the 1990s, the
U.S. began losing an increasing number of lower-tech, lower-wage manufacturing
jobs to China. However, we are increasingly experiencing accelerated losses of
higher-tech, higher-wage manufacturing jobs and related capacity to China as
well. This loss of capacity to manufacture high-tech, innovative products may
have an effect on the ability to maintain our national security. Furthermore,
the factors, as
described in this paper, are negatively impacting the U.S. economy and will
continue to do so. China’s growth poses a unique challenge to our economy unlike
challenges of the past, such as Japan in the 1980s. China has demonstrated the
ability to successfully utilize its capacities, and as its growth continues,
China may well challenge U.S. economic primacy during the twenty-first century.
The
Impact of Chinese Imports
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Commodity |
Price (without
Chinese imports,
1997) |
Price (with
Chinese imports, 2001) |
Decrease |
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DVD Player |
$491 |
$165 |
66.4% |
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Fax Machine |
$314 |
$136 |
56.7% |
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VHS Recorder |
$157 |
$70 |
55.4% |
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Telephone |
$19 |
$12 |
36.8% |
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Glass Windshields |
$27.41/sqm |
$18.5/sqm |
32.5% |
Source: Nikkei BP Network,
National Automotive Glass Consultants
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