Manufacturing is not just coming back. It’s dramatically moving forward. To help you stay at the forefront of this new industrial revolution, Foley’s Manufacturing Industry Advisor blog provides an online resource for candid exchanges with seasoned Foley attorneys about next-generation manufacturing issues.
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Monitor financial distress in your supply chain
USA - August 19 2015 While American manufacturing has experienced a resurgence in recent years, some manufacturers continue to face challenges. Witness for example the…
Energy efficiency through innovative financing
USA - August 12 2015 Do your energy costs keep you up at night? Do aging systems keep your utility spend high while other needs draw scarce capital resources? You are not…
Closing a facility? Dig deep to avoid contractual issues
USA - July 15 2015 When closing a facility, the legal issues that most often come to mind are terminating a lease or selling the asset(s). However, those are just the…
Closing a facility? Don’t create human capital problems
USA - July 7 2015 In recent years, manufacturers have closed facilities, corporate offices, warehouses, and production plants, for a variety of reasons. All too often…
Ex-im bank is closed for business – at least for now
USA - July 3 2015 The U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank closed its doors on Tuesday following a lapse in Congressional authority. The 81-year-old agency provided…
Top three cybersecurity misconceptions
USA - June 24 2015 Cybersecurity is an issue that should be top-of-mind for all manufacturers. But there are three misconceptions about cybersecurity that can put…
Congress sends fast-track trade authority bill to the president, invigorating Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
Asia-Pacific, USA - June 24 2015 After several weeks of legislative wrangling, congressional leaders will send a bill to President Obama this week to give him fast-track authority to…
Congress still debating fast track trade authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
Asia-Pacific, USA - June 22 2015 Congressional leaders are working to find a way to pass legislation that would give President Obama fast-track authority to negotiate a trade deal…
U.S. EPA and the Army Corps finalize much-anticipated “waters of the United States” definition
USA - June 18 2015 On May 27, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a highly…
President’s bid for fast-track trade authority fails, stalling Trans-Pacific Partnership efforts
Asia-Pacific, USA - June 12 2015 On June 12, the House derailed legislation that would have given President Obama authority to negotiate, with limited interference from Congress, a…
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