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In this Feb. 20 photo, a worker sits at a production line at a microelectronics factory in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu Province. China on Friday suspended more punitive tariffs on imports of U.S. industrial goods in response to a truce in its trade war with Washington that threatened global economic growth.

China Suspends More Penalties on US Goods

Goods affected by the latest reduction include industrial components and medical and factory equipment.

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B&B Mfg. Acquires Plastic PowerDrive Products

La Porte, IL-based B&B Manufacturing adds a similar power transmission products supplier.

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Bank Backs Off Monitoring Work Breaks

Barclays had installed a program that tracked employees and sent warnings if they spent too long on breaks.

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Industrial Scientific Names Global Sales Leader

Marc Osgoodby, most recently SVP of global sales at Sierra Wireless, will be responsible for leading IS's global go-to-market strategy.

Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Agricultural and Wholesale Products Center in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.

Virus Hurts Top Shipper Earnings

The company issued the warning as it reported earnings for 2019, with revenue declining slightly to $38.9 billion from $39.3 billion.

In this Feb. 12 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Fed Seems Inclined to Keep Rates Low

Federal Reserve officials noted the risk posed by China's virus outbreak.

In this Feb. 11 photo, a line item shows an example of how the charge that Brent Frederick, founder of Jester Concepts, a restaurant group in Minneapolis uses as a 3% voluntary surcharge on guest checks to help pay for health insurance and mental health services and says almost all guests agree to pay it.

SMBs Embrace Wellness to Help Retain Staff

Many small business owners are starting wellness programs to help employees be healthier, happier and more likely to stay

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DoL Puts $100M Toward Closing Skills Gap

The US Department of Labor's Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap grant program has awarded grants to 28 public-private apprenticeship partnerships.

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NN INc. Appoints New CEO

Warren Veltman, who was NN's interim president CEO since September, is now cemented in those roles.

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Is Your Distributor Website ADA Compliant?

Thousands of lawsuits have been filed in the past decade challenging the accessibility of business websites. Here's how to make sure your company's website is ADA-approved.

In this Jan. 29, 2020 file photo, Tony Bonczewski repairs a heel on a customer's shoe at his cobbler shop in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Small business owners have received some upbeat news on the economy this month. Retail sales figures released Friday showed that consumers were inspired by unseasonably warm weather to spend on their homes in January, but that overall sales growth was modest.

Small Businesses Getting Upbeat Economy News

January's economic reports showed that more consumers are working, which is a good omen for higher retail sales in the coming months.

SW Safety Launches New Website

Offering streamlined features, the new site is one of the final steps of the company’s brand refresh.

Barnes Group Appoints New General Counsel, Secretary

Barnes has appointed the general counsel and secretary successor to Peter Gutermann, who will retire at the end of March.

In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos walks off stage after holding a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington to announce the Climate Pledge, setting a goal to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early.

Jeff Bezos Commits $10B to Climate Change

The world’s richest person will start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect Earth.