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If there was one part of the North American auto industry that worried me the most heading into the COVID-19 crisis, it was the United Auto Workers.
People in small communities where a large factory is the main employer become attached to those businesses. That's definitely true of the community of Gadsden, Ala.
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It didn't take long for anyone to learn that Bill was a true original. He held strong opinions and wasn't afraid to share them.
On May 30, 1977, Miles Moore walked into the offices of Rubber & Plastics News for the first time. Forty-three years later, he closes a chapter on a long and successful career with Crain Communications.
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Were it not for the deadly coronavirus pandemic saturating news coverage these days, the great oil price war of 2020 would be the big story.
In business, as in life, sometimes it just comes down to numbers. That's particularly true when profits, which by some standards may seem healthy, don't match up to the expectations of the owners.
This column is dedicated to the new look of RPN, which debuted in the Feb. 24 print edition. And the person to thank for the transformation is Michael McCrady.
Developing and utilizing new technology always has been key to advancing the rubber industry. And those companies that are at the forefront of such developments give themselves a better chance for long-term growth and survival.
How bad has it gotten for auto shows? It looks like the Frankfurt show is leaving Frankfurt.
It has been apparent for months, but seems more obvious now: 2020 will be an unusually difficult year for legislative business, possibly a historically difficult one.