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Breaking News: Manufacturing & Technology eJournal Poll Shows Clean Energy Act Could Force Nearly 20 Percent of Manufacturers to Close
Our Feature - The cap-and-trade based system, pushed by the Obama administration and passed by the U.S. House, could cause energy costs to skyrocket and fuel more unemployment

Ohio-based Construction Products Manufacturer CONTECH Acquires Plateau Pipe and Thompson Culvert
Ohio - The move will allow CONTECH to expand distribution points in the South and grow its drainage business

Indianapolis-based Praxair Surface Technologies Acquires Sermatech International
Indiana - Sermatech supplies protective coatings and advanced processes used on industrial and aviation gas turbines

Package Manufacturer Ball to Buy AB InBev Can Plant in Columbus, Ohio
Ohio - The deal includes other plants in Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin

Two New Alternative Energy Plants on Tap for Kentucky
Kentucky - Startups looking to invest more than $12 million in projects

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