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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 21 Mar 2013 (#608) Some readers may wonder about the aim of this introduction. Well, its purpose is just that - introducing the week's news. Sometimes, there's a clear theme emerging in the newsletter which...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 14 Mar 2013 (#607) There are some optimistic predictions for the year ahead in this week's news. Lifting solutions provider Manitex International is tipping growth as an anticipated replacement cycle kicks in. The company...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 7 Mar 2013 (#606) It's interesting to watch our Discussion Forums to get a sense of different posters' views of forum etiquette. Most people are well-behaved, respectful and well-intentioned. But there are some posts...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 28 Feb 2013 (#605) We don't like to be pessimistic, but it's been pointed out the Year of the Snake is not an overly optimistic cycle. Past Years of the Snake have included 1929...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 21 Feb 2013 (#604) If size matters, the latest ranking of the world's largest forklift manufacturers makes for interesting reading. All the usual suspects are, of course, represented. Among the top 10, we see...

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Inside the News - 14 Feb 2013 (#603) Our Chinese readers are this week celebrating the start of a new year, the Year of the Snake. According to one of the many Near Year's greetings we received, this...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 7 Feb 2013 (#602) Everyone is talking about Twitter, but no-one seems sure what impact it is having, especially in the business environment. Forkliftaction.com jumped on the Twittersphere last year and we recently added...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 31 Jan 2013 (#601) It's been a trying few weeks globally, with freak weather impacting on communities in both hemispheres. While Europe and North America cope with snow storms and unusually low temperatures, Australia...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 24 Jan 2013 (#600) There are some numbers that have mystique about them: 100, a thousand, 10,000, etc. Alas, the number 600 is not so steeped in glamour. A recent New York Times article...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 17 Jan 2013 (#599) What's in a name? That's probably what some people will ask when they read about MHI, formerly the Material Handling Industry of America, changing its name to its acronym. Of...

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