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Bradley Byrne

Manufacturing on the Rise, But Challenges Remain

By U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (AL-1)  As I was touring the manufacturing operation at Quality Filters in Robertsdale, I was struck by just how much manufacturing has grown in Southwest Alabama over the last decade. I paid a visit to Quality Filters to help celebrate National Manufacturing Day, which took place on October 2nd. We … Continued
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October 5, 2015

Sessions Visits America’s Last “Rubber” Glove Maker

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 20, U.S. Senator Jeff Session was in Fayette County touring the Showa Best Glove factory in the city of Fayette. Showa manufactures the modern equivalent of the old “rubber glove” the synthetic glove that has become an essential protection for workers and customers alike in medicine as … Continued
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August 25, 2014

Obama Orders Private Industry to Adopt New Efficiency Standards

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The United States economy continues to move farther away from its free market roots and more towards a command economy run out of Washington. Again circumventing an increasingly less relevant U.S. Congress, President Obama signed an Executive Order Thursday ordering American manufacturers to increase the energy efficiency of their facilities. President Obama said, … Continued
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September 4, 2012

Group Says Alabama Needs to Grow its Skilled Workforce

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Montgomery, Alabama — Expanding our skilled workforce is key to creating new jobs in Alabama according to JobKeeper Alliance, a job-focused nonprofit organization. The group also says that overcoming commonly held misconceptions about manufacturing and skilled trade jobs is an obstacle that must be overcome. The skilled workforce is … Continued
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June 7, 2012