In the US, 3.5 million middle-skill jobs go begging—jobs that don’t require a four-year college degree, but often do require hands-on OJT and/or a two-year associate’s degree, said Scott Scriven at the recent PROCESS EXPO in Chicago.

The Water Risk Monetizer, a publicly available financial modeling tool, has just been released with a new revenue-at-risk assessment program. The web-based tool, co-produced by Ecolab and Trucost with aid from their partner, World Resources Institute (WRI), was first introduced in November 2014 to help manufacturers and all water users get a truer picture of their water risks—present and future.

In 2012, industry (comprised of manufacturing, agriculture, mining and construction) accounted for about one-third (30.6 quads) of the US’s total primary energy consumption, according to a recently released DOE report entitled “Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency.”

For some time, industrial manufacturing companies have been looking for ways to bring together the seemingly divergent needs of enterprise networking systems and the real-time requirements of plant floor communications systems.

 Researchers will explore ways to reduce sodium and saturated fat, eliminate partially hydrogenated oils, incorporate more vegetables and create gluten-free and high-protein options. 

 Roberts urged his colleagues to support the repeal or risk facing $3.2 billion in tariffs being applied to US exports. 

 The proposed rule is a supplement to the March 2014 proposed rule on updates to the Nutrition Facts label. 

 Capable of delivering up to 43,200 pieces per hour, the new line surpasses an industry average of 36,000 for this segment. 

 The COOL law would require a label to be placed on meat packages detailing where an animal was born, raised and slaughtered. 

 The San Francisco Board of supervisors voted last week on a trio of measures.