Latest Manufacturing Headlines
All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fireman’s Fund Adds Green Coverage for Manufacturers
May 14 2008 // Fireman’s Fund’s made available a new green coverage endorsement for manufacturers that want to reduce water and energy use, and lower their overall carbon footprint. The company is offering insurance premium...
House, Senate to Confer on Differing Product Safety Bills
May 5 2008 // U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor will head a conference committee on legislation to strengthen consumer product safety efforts, and says the group will meet soon. The Democrat from Arkansas, who chairs the committee, said the group...
Mass. Law Limiting Liability for Brownfields Transforms Landscape
Apr 22 2008 // Growing up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Henry Wainer remembers driving past the old Alden Corrugated Container Co. on trips out of the city. Then one day, the single-story cardboard box factory burned. The city bulldozed...
During a Recession, Agents Tend to Fare Better Than Their Customers
Apr 7 2008 // Agents writing residential contractors feel recession first; manufacturing, retail segments follow Main Street independent insurance agents could take a bigger hit than their larger counterparts as an economic recession...
Update: Fire at Tennessee Sports Uniform Factory Set to Cover Thefts
Apr 2 2008 // Fire investigators have ruled that a blaze that burned a Knoxville, Tenn. sports uniform factory was intentionally set. It took firefighters nearly five hours on March 16 to put out the fire that heavily damaged Sports...
Schools Group, Manufacturers Association Earn Texas Mutual Dividends
Mar 26 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $498,348 dividend to the Texas Schools Group (TSG) workers’ compensation purchasing group and a $65,128 dividend to the Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM) purchasing...
‘Fire Safe’ Cigarette Bill Passes Oklahoma House
Mar 24 2008 // Legislation designed to help reduce the number of fires caused by cigarettes, House Bill 3341 by state Rep. Mike Thompson and state Sen. Don Barrington, passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives on a 97-0 vote. It was...
Recall Crisis Recovery sm (RCR sm) Customized Recall Policy for Small to Mid-Sized Manufacturers
Mar 19 2008 // New Forms! New Wording! EXPOSURE: Do your clients know they are legally responsible for the safety of food and beverage products they manufacture? Governmental agencies do NOT differentiate based on the size of a...
Fire at Tennessee Sports Uniform Factory under Investigation
Mar 18 2008 // A Knoxville, Tenn. sports uniform factory has sustained heavy fire damage. Firefighters say no one was injured by the fire that broke out at the Sports Belle Inc., building on Sunday night. Authorities say it took almost...
Oklahoma House Passes ‘Fire Safe’ Cigarettes Measure
Mar 12 2008 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed House Bill 3341, by state Rep. Mike Thompson and state Sen. Don Barrington, legislation designed to help reduce the number of fires caused by cigarettes. The Fire Safety...
S.C. Manufacturer Recalls 67,000 Car Seats for Safety Reasons
Mar 6 2008 // Some 67,000 child car seats manufactured by South Carolina-based Combi USA Inc., are being recalled because federal tests show the seats might separate from their bases in front-end collisions, the company said. In a...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Law Limiting Product Liability Suits
Feb 26 2008 // The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb. 21 upheld a state law that sets a deadline for people to sue manufacturers of defective products but said a General Motors worker can continue with his lawsuit because he was...
N.C. Gov. Probes State’s Manufactured Housing Industry
Feb 15 2008 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley asked the head of the state’s manufactured housing industry group for information and help to ensure North Carolina residents living in manufactured homes are safe from any health...
Ky.: Riggs Resigns from Manufactured Home Licensure Board
Feb 15 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Hargis Epperson as a member of the Manufactured Home Certification and Licensure Board. Epperson, 46, of Jackson, is currently a general manager at Clayton Homes. He replaces Michelle...
Fire Wipes Out Manufactured Home Plant in Tennessee
Feb 11 2008 // A Champion Enterprises factory that was the biggest employer in the city of Henry, Tenn., has been wiped out in a fire. No workers were present when the fire began early Jan. 8 at the manufactured home plant. The only...
From Insurance to Candy
Feb 10 2008 // For former insurance pro, life really is a box of chocolates Although it’s been many years since See’s Candies President Brad Kinstler was at the helm of an insurance company, and even longer since he was...
Democrats Blast FDA Labeling Rule as Liability Shield for Drug Makers
Feb 10 2008 // Proposed rules limit when drug manufacturers can change warnings labels without FDA approval The Bush administration wants to limit the situations where drug companies can change warning labels when they know of unsafe...
Mass Toy Recalls – a Manufacturers’ Nightmare
Dec 31 2007 // Although this year’s presents have long been opened, those who supply them have concerns that just won’t go away. “In the run-up to Christmas, there can have been few more worrying issues for toy...
Calif. Sues Manufacturers of Toys With Lead
Dec 2 2007 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Los Angeles City Attorney Rockard J. Delgadillo have sued 20 companies for manufacturing or selling toys with “unlawful quantities of lead.” Commenting on the...
Calif. Sues Manufacturers of Toys with Lead
Nov 19 2007 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Los Angeles City Attorney Rockard J. Delgadillo today sued 20 companies for manufacturing or selling toys with “unlawful quantities of lead.” Commenting on...
