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This Week on America’s Business… A new management proposal by the Department of Interior would advance America’s energy security by allowing access to natural gas and oil on the Outer Continental Shelf, increasing supplies and stabilizing costs. In the lead segment on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” Virginia manufacturer and state Senator Frank Wagner explains why his state is taking the lead on this forward-looking energy policy. Mike continues his far-reaching interview the co-chairmen of the House Manufacturing Caucus, Congressman Tim Ryan, a Democrat from Ohio, and Congressman Don Manzullo, an Illinois Republican. The topics are education and the President’s Trade Promotion Authority. Barbara Dyer, president and CEO of The Hitachi Foundation, joins Mike for a thoughtful discussion on corporate philanthropy. Is Japan, long an economic powerhouse, now reawakening as an engaged international diplomatic and military force? We take a look at the issue with veteran Asia hand Kenneth Pyle, author of Japan Rising. Our series on women in manufacturing touches base with Hannah Kain, president and CEO of Alom Manufacturing, a package assembly and fulfillment company headquartered in Fremont, Calif. In our regular segments, we hear from Renee Giachino of the American Justice Partnership, tackling tort reforms’ heroes and villains; Drew Greenblatt calls in from “The Factory Floor” of Marlin Steel Wire Products; the NAM’s Hank Cox recalls the “Way it Was”; and NAM President John Engler closes with “The Last Word” commentary, hailing congressional introduction of a new and strengthened R and D tax credit.

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This Week on America’s Business… Soaring energy costs have hit the chemicals industry hard, working its painful way throughout the manufacturing economy. This week “America’s Business” reports on a new study that finds manufacturers weighing the possibility of moving production facilities overseas if chemical costs do not quickly come under control. Host Mike Hambrick interviews Kevin O’Marah, senior vice president of AMR Research, which conducted the study, and Bill Canis, acting president of The Manufacturing Institute. In a far-reaching interview with the co-chairs of the House Manufacturing Caucus, Mike talks with Congressman Tim Ryan, a Democrat from Ohio, and Congressman Don Manzullo, an Illinois Republican. The Pew Foundation delves deep into public attitudes, and a new “Values Survey” reveals that Americans have mixed views about business: Corporations are too powerful, yet America succeeds because of business. Discussing those contradictions is the Pew’s Jodie T. Allen. Our series on women in manufacturing continues with a profile of Kellie Johnson, president of ACE Clearwater Enterprises, a Torrance, Calif., aerospace manufacturer. In our regular segments Renee Giachino of the American Justice Partnership takes on tort reform; up on “The Soapbox” climbs Larry Laske of Vonco Products, an Illinois-based manufacturer of thermoplastic custom packaging; the NAM’s Hank Cox journeys back to “The Way it Was”; and NAM President John Engler closes with his “The Last Word” commentary.

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Journalist, radio host, and author Laura Flanders discusses passages from her latest book, “Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians.”

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This Week on America’s Business… Rising health care costs consistently rank as a top concern of manufacturers in the United States, and in this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt discusses one response, “value-driven health care.” The approach makes transparency a priority, giving consumers more information to guide their own care. We also hear from former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who heads the Center for Health Transformation. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership is a successful federal program that helps small- and medium-sized manufacturers adopt new management and manufacturing techniques, such as “lean manufacturing.” NAM President John Engler recently spoke to the MEP’s national conference, and he’ll provide some thoughts on the program’s effectiveness and funding. Also addressing the topic is Edward W. “Ned” Hill of Cleveland State University, chairman of the MEP’s National Advisory Board. Our series on women in manufacturing this week features Karla Aaron, president of Hialeah Metal Spinning in Hialeah, Florida. We pay a visit to “The Factory Floor” of ECCO, the Boise-based electronic controls company, speaking with CEO Ed Zimmer. And in our regular segment, the NAM’s Hank Cox recalls “The Way it Was. NAM’s president, John Engler, closes with “The Last Word,” marking the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown, the birthplace of manufacturing in the future United States.

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Welcome to episode #017 of Hey Mister Jesse. May’s show features lots of news, an in depth discussion about the increased royalty rates threatening Yehoodi Radio, an 8-Count Swing featuring 8 of Jesse’s favorite swinging instrumental Duke Ellington songs, an interview with Jonathan Stout, a soon-to-be-released song by Jonathan Stout and His Campus Five, and listener comments. (71 minutes)

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