Articles from Manufacturing & Technology News (September 17, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
ASTRA appoints a high-profile board of directors.			220
BLS to open west to wind farms.			126
Business to Congress: fix FSC now!			180
China commission to meet in Ohio.			141
Demand for technology workers is evaporating.			727
Fall calendar of manufacturing & technology events.		Calendar	737
Former Ireland prime minister joins EC in Washington.			74
Government now accounts for same percentage of GDP as manufacturing.			525
Grass roots manufacturing groups to discuss political strategy.			219
House budget proposal puts science community on edge.			1032
Materials industries form trade group to combat Bush administration's desire to kill DOE R & D program.			1609
NAM hires international trade specialist.			142
NIST director to become full-time NSF director.			134
Photovoltaics industry takes an unexpected dip in 2003.			264
Physicists pass over Stanford's design of proposed atom smasher.			282
Republican leaves Congress to lead biotech association.			125