Manufacturing & Materials

Magazine articles on manufacturing and material mining and processing.

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The Motley Fool June 29, 2004 Seth Jayson	Mattel Loses Barbie Brawl The veteran toy maker loses a frivolous lawsuit and is stuck with the legal fees. A quick look at the firm's flagging sales and increasing costs shows that Mattel execs have stumbled.
Fast Company July 2004 Chuck Salter	When Couches Fly Rowe Furniture Inc. vows not to fall to imports. All it needs is a faster way to make sofas and chairs.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Mike Cianciolo	Bassett Builds Strong Q2 The furniture manufacturer posts solid second-quarter results. The strategy of selling affordable furniture that is ready for delivery within 30 days continues to generate the most significant growth for Bassett.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Mine Safety in Numbers Here's how this little stock helps workers and shareholders.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Nathan Parmelee	La-Z-Boy's Clever Ploy Things may look bleak, but La-Z-Boy is showing signs that it will right the ship.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Hooker Latches on to Profits Hooker Furniture decides that free trade is a good thing after all.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Jones Seals Maxwell Deal Nearly three months of negotiating and bickering ended for $11 million.
Entrepreneur July 2004 Stephen Barlas	Stepping On It One politician feels Bush wouldn't cut funding for programs that actually create manufacturing jobs, like Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer, if he were committed to a plan to rev up manufacturing.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2004 Jill Jusko	Dangerous Disconnect Millions of displaced manufacturing workers remain unemployed. Simultaneously, an increasing shortage of highly skilled production workers is threatening U.S. manufacturing.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2004 Tonya Vinas	The Green $ide Of Green Environmental sustainability has reached a new strategic level in manufacturing because it is increasingly tied to lowered costs and/or innovative products.
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