"ROMNEY: Deceive America"

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US, China officials reach agreement to remove trade barriers

Obama administration officials said Monday that the Chinese government has agreed to take additional steps to remove trade barriers they say will help boost U.S. exports and create jobs.

Removing barriers for electric vehicles, strengthening measures to eliminate indigenous innovation policies and providing stricter enforcement of intellectual property rights in China are part of the agreement reached during meetings in Chengdu, China, over the weekend.

“This is a step in the right direction," Commerce Secretary John Bryson said. "But we must continue to actively engage our Chinese counterparts to open additional opportunities for U.S. businesses.

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We Can't Wait: Small Business Owners on the American Jobs Act

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The Port of Savannah is moving our economy

Story by Roy Lahood -
At the Port of Savannah, I joined Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to tour the nation's fastest-growing port.  Savannah's port is vital to our nation’s economy and national security, and it is an impressive site; the facilities there provide a gateway for 21,000 companies in all 50 states. And the port community is working to grow its operations even more through the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.

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Caterpillar shifts manufacturing from Japan

Caterpillar Inc. said Friday that it plans to move some of its manufacturing from Japan to North America, a move that it says will put it closer to its many customers in North America and Europe. Caterpillar, based in Peoria, Ill., hasn't decided where the new plant will be, but it plans to do so by the end of the year. It will start building it next year.

The plant will distribute small tractors and mini hydraulic excavators, Caterpillar said. The market for those two products has evolved over the past 30 years, with the majority of those customers now in North America and Europe, the company said.

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Speed Bumps You'll Be Happy To Drive Over

New Energy Technologie, a Maryland-based company has designed some speed bumps that motorists should be happy to drive over.


Besides slowing down speed demons, as cars and trucks drive over the company's MotionPower strips, kinetic energy from the vehicles is harvested and converted into electricity. New Energy Technologies envisions the devices powering street and building lights, roadway signs and potentially electronics and appliances in homes and buildings.

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