COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS
HOLDING SERVICE: Many businesses are trying to cut costs to endure the economic downturn, but observers say customer service is no place to scrimp. Boosting service amid recession, they say, can help companies accomplish a host of goals, from improving their brands to papering over higher prices to drawing new clients.
BUSINESS IN THE BAGS: Armand Manufacturing hopes versatility will help it outlast rivals as the economy struggles. Whereas rivals focus on making bags and covers from vinyl or polyethylene, Armand Manufacturing uses both materials.
THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS POLL QUESTION
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The Obama administration announced the nation's first comprehensive effort to curb vehicle emissions, calling for new fuel and emission standards that would require automakers to build vehicles that average 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. For the first time, automakers would be required to meet a single national standard. It also proposes to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2016, the level wanted by California and other states. Automakers endorsed Obama's plan because it does away with the patchwork of standards with which they have dealt for years. The changes will cost consumers more, though. The administration said the proposed standards would raise the price of a new vehicle by $1,300 by 2016.
Do you like the idea of the Obama administration adopting a single mileage and emissions standard rather than letting states adopt their own regulations?
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