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		<title>Opinion: Successful sales require obsession with time management</title>
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		<title>Good communication between distributors, suppliers is of mutual benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suppliers and distributors may be unwilling to share strategies, but good communication between the two parties is essential in terms of ensuring mutual success, an industry consultant writes. Respect and a high level of trust between the two are necessary, as are realistic expectations of one another. Read full article on Industrial Distribution<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=113&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: Manufacturing executives cautiously optimistic about economy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifty-seven percent of manufacturing executives queried said they have a &#8220;somewhat optimistic&#8221; or &#8220;very optimistic&#8221; view of where the U.S. economy is headed over the next six months, according to a survey by accounting and consulting firm Baker Tilly. Seventy percent of survey respondents said their companies plan to maintain current staffing levels, while 20% [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=111&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: Majority of economists predict 2009 as bottom for U.S. sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A majority of economists and forecasters surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics believe the U.S. economy is poised for an upswing this year. Of the 102 business prognosticators who were surveyed, 86% predicted U.S. sales would bottom out by the year&#8217;s end, while 14% predicted next year or later as the bottom. NABE [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=109&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fed has ability to limit inflation, Bernanke says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Testifying before a congressional committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke explained that the central bank has been pouring money into the economy to stimulate growth but said it could increase borrowing costs to curb inflation. &#8220;The (Fed) believes that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will be appropriate for an extended period,&#8221; Bernanke said. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=107&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Create value &#8212; don&#8217;t become irrelevant to customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>As carriers stall on expanding their fleets, truckload rates may rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low demand for truckloads has led to few truck carriers adding to their fleets, according to a new survey. About 70% of industry participants in the survey reported plans to add less than 10% to their fleets over the next 12 months. Analysts predict truckload rates will increase once demand returns, partly due to tight [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=104&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. industrial output for June dips 0.4%</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. industrial output for June declined 0.4%, marking the smallest decrease in eight months, according Federal Reserve data. &#8220;It&#8217;s still a tentative sign, but consistent with other reports showing that the recession may be near an end,&#8221; said Gary Thayer, senior economist at Wells Fargo Advisors, St. Louis. Consumer prices rose 0.7% for June, according [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=102&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National minimum wage rises this month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of American workers are about to get a federally-mandated raise on July24, but the recession has left many wondering if and how the economy will benefit. Read full article in The Wall Street Journal<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=100&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. wholesale prices, retail sales both increase for June</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. producer price index jumped 1.8% in June, marking the largest increase since November 2007. Reliable Plant details how the index changed for various categories of goods. Read full article on Reliable Plant<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vsyncedi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8205338&amp;post=98&amp;subd=vsyncedi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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