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Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America’s Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org…This Week, America’s Business is turning its attention to a problem hitting the pocketbooks of manufacturers and everyday Americans – rising energy prices. The price of a gallon of gas recently averaged of $3 a gallon, up 30% from a year ago. Congressman Nick Lampson (D-TX) will join Mike to talk about why he was one of a handful of Democrats who recently voted against a controversial House energy bill. Lampson says the bill doesn’t boost fuel supplies and could cause more pain at the pump. “The bill really didn’t do anything to reduce energy costs for families in my opinion who are struggling to make ends meet,” Lampson says. Meanwhile Alexander “Andy” Karsner, assistant energy secretary, will discuss a program to help industrial plants cut energy costs. The Energy Department’s “Save Energy Now” initiative appears to be working and “America’s Business” has the proof – an official from Dow Chemical will tell Mike how the program helped his company slash energy expenses. America has sired some great inventors – Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison and George Washington Carver to name a few. But are Americans losing the lead when it comes to thinking up fresh ideas and products? John Kao, author of “Innovation Nation,” is worried we’ve lost our edge. He’ll drop by America’s Business to discuss this problem and how it could affect America’s future.“In my mind, it’s a scenario where America could become a much less happy place to live,” Kao says. In our regular segments, Renee Giachino of America Justice Partnership gives us the heroes and villains of tort reform battles and the NAM’s Hank Cox recalls the “The Way It Was.” And the National Association of Manufacturers President John Engler gives us The Last Word when he talks about a proposed EPA ozone regulation that could cause the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs.

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Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America’s Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org…This Week, America’s Business spotlights some issues of tantamount importance to U.S. manufacturers – energy costs and environmental regulations. There is energy legislation moving through Congress that could put a dent in American pocketbooks and threaten millions of jobs. David Montgomery, vice president of CRA International, will join Mike to talk about his group’s recent survey of the legislation’s economic impact. “By 2030 we estimate that the change in the standard of living of the average U.S family due to this legislation would be the equivalent of a loss of about $1,700 in income,” Montgomery said. American skies are bluer than they’ve been in decades under current EPA ozone regulations. EPA is ignoring this fact. The agency is proposing a more stringent ozone rule that will punish manufacturers who have already worked hard to cut emissions to meet the current standard, which is working quite well. H. Sterling Burnett from the National Center for Policy Analysis will tell Mike why the EPA anti-smog proposal doesn’t make sense. Other guests on “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” include Bill Downey, president and chief executive officer of Kansas City Power and Light Co. and James Knott Sr., president of Riverdale Mills Corp. in Massachusetts. Downey will talk about how his company reached a deal with environmentalists to build a new coal-fired electricity plant. And Knott will discuss how the falling value of the U.S. dollar isn’t necessarily a bad thing – it’s helped his wire mesh product company and other manufacturers boost exports. Think all that Maine produces is lobsters? Todd French, chairman of Maine Built Boats, will tell Mike what his group is doing to promote the Pine Tree State’s centuries-old boat manufacturing industry.”

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Welcome to episode #024 of Hey Mister Jesse. December’s show features plenty of news, new music from The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn and The Boilermaker Jazz Band, the swinging Trios edition of 2-Second Spins, lots of feedback from our European listeners and plenty of swinging holiday music! (61 minutes)

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merica’s Business” this week is also launching a special series – the best and brightest in manufacturing. Mike will chat with a representative from Hypertherm, a New Hampshire metal cutting technology company. The Society for Human Resource Management four times picked Hypertherm as one of the best places to work in America. The National Association of Manufacturers’ Hank Cox recalls “The Way It Was.” And the NAM President John Engler gives us “The Last Word, commenting on Congressional passage of the Peru trade agreement and why the American economy would benefit from more trade pacts.

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