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Though many industries were affected after the Japan earthquake and tsunami, there were some that were hit especially hard — electronics and automotive. To get a better glimpse of what the automotive industry was going through, I contacted Fred Hubacker, automotive supplier expert with Conway MacKenzie, a Detroit-based crisis management firm. The following is what [...]

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The final death toll from the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan is now expected to exceed 18,000. While that number paints a far graver picture than the initial, much lower estimates, many believe that the human fallout from a magnitude 9.0 quake would have been worse if it wasn’t for the country’s strict building codes. In [...]

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In the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan, the world’s attention has rightfully turned to to ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima. Three reactors are at risk of meltdown while spent fuel rods at a fourth reactor are at risk of catching fire, which would spew radioactive gas into the atmosphere. More [...]

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Rare earth metals are used in the manufacture of many items such as electric cars, computer screens, wind turbines and cell phones, just to name a few. Needless to say, rare earth metals are much-needed and in almost constant high demand. And when businesses need rare earth metals, there’s one country they turn to: China. [...]

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