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	<description>LEADING AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING RENAISSANCE</description>
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		<title>10 reasons that steel is better for materials handling than plastic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More temperature resistance: Steel can withstand a wider range of temperatures compared to most commercial plastics. Operating range of steel is -150 F to +1600 F (-101 C to +871 C). Operating range of plastics is -60 F to 250 &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1802">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1802&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Baltimore, we are going to need a bigger trophy case</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1783</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, it wasn&#8217;t the Lombardi Trophy and confetti didn&#8217;t rain from the roof, but Baltimore showed impressively at the Inner City 100 awards in Boston &#8212; a showcase for some of the fastest-growing inner city small businesses in the country. &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1783">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1783&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Mind the Gaps: What holes are holding back U.S. manufacturing?</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1771</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Drew Greenblatt&#8217;s latest column in Inc. magazine about how to help manufacturing rescue the U.S. economy:   It seems hard to believe with people still struggling to find work, but there are 600,000 jobs in U.S. manufacturing that aren’t &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1771">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1771&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Marlin Steel wins Inner City 100 Award for second straight year among fastest growing inner city companies in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1754</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON, Massachusetts &#8211; Marlin Steel, a leading manufacturer of industrial material handling containers, has been selected for the second straight year for the “Inner City 100” award by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). The award, announced by the ICIC and &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1754">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1754&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama in Baltimore today to promote manufacturing</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1744</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama visited a manufacturing facility in Baltimore today to promote the importance of manufacturing in creating jobs and strengthening the economy. He visited a plant about a mile south of us called Ellicott Dredges, a century-old manufacturer whose work &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1744">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1744&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Helping veterans land back in civilian life</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1739</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marlin Steel donated 200 chafing dishes this morning to the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training Inc. The group provides services to homeless veterans and other veterans in need of counseling and retraining as they rejoin their communities. The 20-year-old &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1739">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1739&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Marlin Steel described as &#8216;poster child&#8217; among manufacturers for commitment to closing &#8216;skills gap&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1714</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a policy seminar on the &#8220;skills gap&#8221; in manufacturing at the Aspen Institute in Washington D.C., an executive with one of the largest higher-education providers in North America described Marlin Steel as &#8220;the poster child for CEO-level&#8221; commitment to &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1714">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1714&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Marlin Steel wins as a Technology Implementer in 2013 VOLTAGE awards</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1699</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marlin Steel was named the top medium-sized “Technology Implementer” in the 2013 VOLTAGE awards presented in the Greater Baltimore region by SmartCEO magazine. Marlin was one of nine winners from among 29 finalists, who generate a total of about $50 billion &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1699">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1699&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Marlin Steel and others are saying the Cyber Protection Act makes sense</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1674</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marlin Steel President Drew Greenblatt was interviewed by Mary Beth Mardsen on the afternoon &#8220;Maryland&#8217;s News Now&#8221; program on WBAL-AM about the cyber protection legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Maryland Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, a Democrat who represents &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1674">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1674&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Marlin Steel president quoted in The Wall Street Journal on jobs and the economy</title>
		<link>http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1660</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ratner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marlin Steel President Drew Greenblatt was quoted in The Wall Street Journal recently on the state of jobs and the economy. His comments came a few days before President Obama kicked off what the White House billed as a &#8220;Middle &#8230; <a href="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?p=1660">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img src="http://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=223565&k=14&bu=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmarlinsteel.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1660&bvt=rss&p=wordpress" style="float:left;" xml:base="http://marlinsteel.com/blog/?feed=rss2" width="1" height="1" border="0" align="right"/>]]></description>
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