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New jobs in Warsaw's future
WSBT-TVWARSAW – Dozens of new jobs could soon be coming to Warsaw. Micro Machine Company, an orthopedic medical device maker, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Warsaw, creating up to 60 new jobs by 2015. The Kalamazoo, Mich.-...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Warsaw (Poland), Corporate Officers, Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance
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Elkhart man leaves $125M to help hometown
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A gift of about $125 million to the Elkhart County Community Foundation from the estate of a longtime resident stands to become a watershed event in the history of the northern Indiana community, the foundation's president said....Tags: Heart Attack, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Warsaw-based device maker Biomet paying $22.7M in US accords
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medical device maker Biomet Inc. has agreed to pay $22.7 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil allegations that it bribed government-employed doctors in Argentina, Brazil and China for eight years to win business with...Tags: Criminals, Companies and Corporations, Warsaw (Poland), Political Corruption, Crime, Law and Justice
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Study: Harmful medical devices get OK too easily
CHICAGO (AP) — A new analysis says most medical devices recalled recently because of deaths or life-threatening problems were approved under rules that don't require human testing. According to the study authors, these devices include heart...Tags: Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Internists
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Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, U.S. Department of Energy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Westport
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New J&J anti-depressant related to 'Special K' party drug
ReutersNEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a treatment for patients with depression who have failed to benefit from standard medications. The intranasal drug, called...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Depression, Schizophrenia, Rabies, Behavioral Conditions
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CBIA Survey: More State Firms Exporting
The Hartford CourantMore Connecticut businesses say they are sending their goods or services to international markets, according to a survey released Wednesday by the state's largest business association. And that share of the state's businesses engaged in international...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Exports, U.S. Department of Commerce, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...
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NCJW disappointed by 'pill' restrictions
Not since "the pill" became widely available in the 60s, has there been such a battle over birth control than the one currently being waged over "Plan B" emergency contraception and its restrictions. Moreover, following the Food and Drug Administration...Tags: Immigration, Birth Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Data Collection, Miami Beach
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32nd Michigan Growth Capital Symposium aims to connect emerging companies with investors
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — About three dozen companies are expected to present business plans at a two-day venture fair presented by University of Michigan's Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies. The Michigan Growth Capital Symposium kicks...Tags: Business Enterprises, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Medtronic profit beats estimates as international sales jump
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit driven by strong international sales. Net earnings were $969 million, or 95 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended April 26, compared with...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Medtronic Incorporated, Manufacturing and Engineering
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Medtronic patent case
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly. Medtronic wants the...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Medtronic Incorporated, Boston Scientific Corporation, U.S. Supreme Court, Manufacturing and Engineering
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