factories

Dec 3, 2010

Unemployment rate rises to 9.8 percent as job growth slows

WASHINGTON — The nation’s unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent in November, a seven-month high, as hiring slowed. Employers added only 39,000 jobs last month, a sharp decline from the […]

Oct 14, 2010

W.R. Grace to expand factories in Malaysia, Brazil

COLUMBIA — W.R. Grace & Co. said Thursday it will increase factory capacity to make silica gel at existing plants in Kuantan, Malaysia, and Sorocaba, Brazil. The company didn’t say […]

Aug 17, 2010

Factories aid bumpy recovery, housing still weak

WASHINGTON — New government data offered a mixed picture of the economic recovery Tuesday, as U.S. manufacturing activity grew in July at the fastest pace in nearly a year while […]

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