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The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval for ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014, American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment.

The January ISA Economic Indicator Report (EIR) from the Industrial Supply Association indicated that 2014 ended on a positive note for both manufacturers and distributors.

Where Have All the Workers Gone?” That was the title of a blog in The New Yorker in February of this year.

The education-oriented Congress will be held Sept 26-Oct 2 in Atlanta, GA. The Expo runs Sept 28–30.

The MAPI Foundation, the research affiliate of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, released its quarterly economic forecast, predicting that inflation-adjusted gross domestic product will expand 2.8% in 2015 and 3.0% in 2016.

Grainger reported sales results for the month of October 2014. Sales increased 6 percent versus October 2013.

The Bank of America’s Fall 2014 Small Business Owner Report, which surveyed 1,000 small business owners nationwide, found that half of small business owners were confident their local economies would improve over the next year

Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D., vice president and chief economist for the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI), posted this blog on November 20, 2014

The recovery has been slow, but manufacturing is almost back to its pre-recession level and could be poised to make additional gains, according to the most recent U.S. Economic and Manufacturing Outlook from the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation.

In November, 2014, Grainger held its Annual Analyst Meeting in Lake Forest, Illinois.