The News Review:
- Boeing buys half of South Carolina 787 assembly plant
- Economy’s woes no barrier to growth for some Genesee County…
- Systems Biology Approach Identifies Nutrient Regulation f Biological…
- Chemicals Business Area of Evonik and Sibur Review New Plant ptions
- Holden celebrates 60 years of car production
Boeing buys half of South Carolina 787 assembly plant
Seattle Times – Mar 29, 2008
Employees: More than 300. Vought AircraftVought based in Texas is one of the Dreamliner’s most troubled suppliers its CE has acknowledged. It continues to run this plant next door to the subassembly plant. Task: Produces aft fuselage sections 47 and 48 of the Dreamliner. Employees: About 300. Source: Boeing Boeing has agreed to buy Vought Aircraft Industries’ stake in a venture that assembles sections of the new 787 Dreamliner a move that may help the company untangle the production delays dogging its best-selling plane. The acquisition will give Boeing “more influence” over the four sections of the fuselage that are assembled at the plant in North Charleston S… The military sees it as useful for long-range Marine Corps and commando missions. Separately Friday Lockheed Martin beat out Boeing to win a $766. 2 million Pentagon contract to design and build a radio system connecting aircraft ships and ground stations militarywide. The deal could lead to the installation of tens of thousands of radios and ultimately be worth billions to the company. The award is a key piece of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) a major Defense Department program to replace much of the military’s existing radio equipment with radios that will let the Army Navy Air Force and Marines communicate.
Economy’s woes no barrier to growth for some Genesee County…
mlive.com – Mar 29, 2008
on Longway Boulevard in Flint was unknown. It was no overnight success but plant officials at the east side manufacturing plant believe they have turned the plant around for the long haul. “We are just an extremely efficient facility” said Dustin ndovcsik production manager for U. Fence which makes a variety of plastic lattice and related products. Former owner Plastics Research Corp… Morgan said Gill-Roy’s Hardware may price its items a tad higher than the big box stores but it also will assemble vacuums for customers and carry items to the car for customers. “We kind of go the extra mile to give a little bit of extra service” he said adding the company has posted sales increases every year since its inception. Adding expertise and racking up the milesA Flint-based contractor celebrating its 80th year in business has broadened its service area and added engineering and design and build services within the past five years to help it grow to $40 million in annual revenue said Dominic Goyette president of. “It’s grown 2 to 3 percent pretty consistently each year” he said. Founded in 1928 by Leo Goyette Dominic’s grandfather the company has added offices in Ann Arbor scoda and most recently Pontiac.
Systems Biology Approach Identifies Nutrient Regulation f Biological…
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Mar 29, 2008
The study’s lead authors are Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Gloria Coruzzi of NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology. They note that the systems biology approach to uncovering nutrient regulated gene networks provides new targets for engineering traits in plants of agronomic interest such as increased nitrogen use efficiency which could lead to reduced fertilizer cost and lowering ground water contamination by nitrates. Scientists have previously studied how nitrogen nutrients affect gene expression as a way to understand the mechanisms that control plant growth and development. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient and a metabolic signal that is sensed and converted resulting in the control of gene expression in plants. In addition nitrate has been shown to serve as a signal for the control of gene expression in Arabidopsis the first flowering plant to have its entire genome sequenced. There is existing evidence on a gene-by-gene basis that products of nitrogen assimilation the amino acids glutamate (Glu) or glutamine (Gln) might serve as signals of organic nitrogen status that are sensed and in turn regulate gene expression… To identify genome-wide responses to such organic nitrogen signals the researchers treated Arabidopsis seedlings with inorganic nitrogen (N) in both the presence and the absence of chemicals that inhibit the assimilation into organic N and conducted a genome-wide analysis of all genes whose expression responds to inorganic or organic forms of nitrogen. Using an integrated network model of molecular interactions for Arabidopsis–constructed by the researchers–in which approximately 7000 genes are connected by 230000 molecular interactions they uncovered a sub-network of genes regulated by organic nitrogen that includes a highly connected network "hub" CCA1 which controls a plant’s biological clock and target genes involved in nitrogen assimilation. The findings thus provide evidence that plant nutrition like animal nutrition is tightly linked to circadian or biological clock functions as scientists have previously hypothesized. ther researchers have recently found that the central clock gene Per2 is necessary for food anticipation in mice. This study indicates that nitrogen nutrition affects CCA1 the central clock gene of plants suggesting nutritional regulation of the biological clock occurs in plants. The study will appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
Chemicals Business Area of Evonik and Sibur Review New Plant ptions
Jobwerx – Mar 29, 2008
The study is to be completed in the coming months and will determine possible locations and capacities. Sibur is considering the construction of a P plant that uses the new HPP process which produces propylene oxide from hydrogen peroxide (H22) and propylene in a low-cost and ecologically sound manner. Evonik and the engineering company Uhde Dortmund Germany jointly developed this HPP process and are now licensing it to other companies that manufacture chemicals. Dmitry Konov President of Sibur commented: ?Possible partnership with Evonik will allow to serve the quickly expanding market for propylene oxide in Russia with this innovative process. ? Propylene oxide is a precursor material for polyurethane which is used for example in cushioning and instrument panels for cars… The study is to be completed in the coming months and will determine possible locations and capacities. Sibur is considering the construction of a P plant that uses the new HPP process which produces propylene oxide from hydrogen peroxide (H22) and propylene in a low-cost and ecologically sound manner. Evonik and the engineering company Uhde Dortmund Germany jointly developed this HPP process and are now licensing it to other companies that manufacture chemicals. Dmitry Konov President of Sibur commented: ?Possible partnership with Evonik will allow to serve the quickly expanding market for propylene oxide in Russia with this innovative process. ? Propylene oxide is a precursor material for polyurethane which is used for example in cushioning and instrument panels for cars. Klaus Engel Member of Evonik?s Executive Board and responsible for the Chemicals Business Area explained: ?We want to expand our presence with hydrogen peroxide in the region of Eastern Europe.
Holden celebrates 60 years of car production
NEWS.com.au – Mar 29, 2008
By 1925 Holden’s body-building operation was the biggest outside North America and continental Europe but the Great Depression threatened the company’s future. General Motors Australia merged with Holden Motor Body Builders in 1931 to form General Motors-Holden’s Limited (GMH) and four years later GMH bought 20 hectares of land at Fishermans Bend near Port Melbourne Victoria for its head office assembly plant and warehouse. The company now builds engines in Melbourne while the Woodville plant is long gone and Holden’s main vehicle manufacturing facility at Elizabeth is the company’s showpiece. Now running at 620 cars a day – full capacity – it produces Commodores Statesmans and Caprices for domestic and export sale. And as part of the 60th-anniversary celebrations it’s apt that the Efijy concept car inspired by the FJ is on show in SA. "The 48-215 holds a special place in the hearts of many Australians" says Efijy creator GM Holden chief designer Richard Ferlazzo. "When making the Efijy dream a reality front of mind was that it would be a fully functioning vehicle rather than just a show pony… Despite the lurid pink exterior and white leather interior the car was a showstopper and offered hope to thousands that the Torana badge would follow the Monaro nameplate back into production. Keep your fingers crossed. DRP-TP MNARThe one-off drop-top Monaro was built by TWR Engineering in Europe after the Holden board of directors wanted to look at the possibility of a Monaro convertible. Breaking Holden hearts it was canned as a potential production model as the bean counters’ financial analysis confirmed that the costs associated with producing a convertible from the V8 coupe platform could not be justified. If the Coupe 60 goes into production the pillarless coupe offers some hope of a "Marilyn" resurrection. SANDMANA tribute to the iconic Sandman panel van of the 1970s the one-off special Holden Sandman was a collaboration with clothing designer Mambo. It was powered by the 5.