UT-San Diego — “When you look at the full cost of doing business abroad, U.S. factories can compete on price, delivery and quality. People would be surprised to learn how many things we still manufacture in the U.S. Many companies … read more >

1. “Airline boardings at North Dakota’s eight large airports in January were up 19 percent over the year. The jump was due in large part to booming business at the Dickinson and Williston airports in western North Dakota’s oil patch. … read more >

From today’s WSJ: “Manufacturing is not the basket case of political lore, and America really is still “making things.” There’s another, subtler myth too—that this industrial decline is inevitable, by economic determinism or business mistakes. That’s some of it, but … read more >

While the overall economy struggles to create jobs during another “jobless recovery,” it’s been a much rosier employment picture in one of America’s most successful “shovel-ready” job-creating industries: Oil and Gas Extraction. The chart above displays the monthly percentage changes … read more >

Huffington Post — “Jeremy Lin is going on offense to protect Linsanity. The Knicks sensation this week applied for trademark rights to Linsanity. Lin paid a filing fee of $1,625 to cover use of the trademarked term on all manner … read more >