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• Link Manufacturing Receives Award for Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Support From Spartan Motors
  Updated: 5/23/2013
  Link Manufacturing, Ltd. (Sioux Center, IA) was recognized by Spartan Motors, Inc. during its 11th Annual Supplier Conference in Charlotte, MI.   full story >
  
• State-of-the-Art Alcoa Facility to Cut in Half Energy Used to Recycle Aluminum for Forged Wheels
  Updated: 5/23/2013
  Alcoa (Cleveland, OH) announced that its $21 million Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products cast house expansion at its Barberton, OH plant is expected to cut in half the total amount of energy used to recycle aluminum for forged wheels. full story >
  
• TBEI Lake Crystal Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification
  Updated: 5/23/2013
  Truck Bodies & Equipment International, Inc. (TBEI) announced that its Lake Crystal facility has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification.  full story >
  
• Stellar Introduces Slider20-S Sliding Jib Hooklift
  Updated: 5/23/2013
  Stellar Industries, Inc. (Garner, IA) recently introduced the Slider20-S Hooklift, a 20,000-lb.-capacity sliding-jib hooklift that can handle container variations of 10–14' and up to 16' flatbeds.  full story >
  
• Jobless Claims in U.S. Dropped More Than Forecast Last Week
  Updated: 5/23/2013
  Jobless claims decreased by 23,000 to 340,000 in the week ended May 18, Labor Department figures showed. full story >
  
• Navistar Taps Kozek to Be President of Their Truck and Parts Division
  Updated: 5/22/2013
  Navistar International Corporation announced it has appointed Bill Kozek as president of the company's North America Truck and Parts business. He succeeds Jack Allen, who was promoted to chief operating officer last month. full story >
  
• Navistar Sells RV Business, Drops eStar Van as Part of Its Turnaround Plan
  Updated: 5/21/2013
  Navistar Inc. announced that it has sold parts of its recreational vehicle business to Allied Specialty Vehicles, a leading producer of RVs as well as fire and emergency and commercial and industrial vehicles to worldwide markets. full story >
  
• Diesel Rises for Second Week, Up 2.4¢ to $3.89; Gasoline Jumps 7¢ to $3.673
  Updated: 5/21/2013
  Diesel rose for a second consecutive week, rising 2.4 cents to $3.89 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 7 cents to $3.673. full story >
  
• Leading Economic Indicators Rise in April
  Updated: 5/20/2013
  The leading economic index bounced back with a 0.6% gain to 95.0% in April after falling a downwardly revised 0.2% in March. full story >
  
• Housing Starts Fall to Five-Month Low; Building Permits Increase
  Updated: 5/17/2013
  Housing starts fell to a five-month low in April, while building permits jumped to the highest level in almost five years, the Commerce Department said. full story >