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cottage industry
(Encyclopedia) cottage industry: see sweating system.communications industry
(Encyclopedia) communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the…chemical industry
(Encyclopedia) chemical industry, the business of using chemical reactions to turn raw materials, such as coal, oil, and salt, into a variety of products. During the 19th and 20th cent. technological…electronics industry
(Encyclopedia) electronics industry, the business of creating, designing, producing, and selling devices such as radios, televisions, stereos, computers, semiconductors, transistors, and integrated…airline industry
(Encyclopedia) airline industry, the business of transporting paying passengers and freight by air along regularly scheduled routes, typically by airplanes but also by helicopter. Ferdinand Graf von…Cost Estimator
What is this job like? Cost estimators figure out how much a project or product will cost. This helps business owners and managers decide whether to build a structure or manufacture a product…Ramat Gan
(Encyclopedia) Ramat GanRamat Ganräˈmät gän [key], city (1994 pop. 122,200), W central Israel, adjacent to Tel Aviv. Founded in 1921, Ramat Gan is an important industrial center. Food processing is…Sekondi-Takoradi
(Encyclopedia) Sekondi-TakoradiSekondi-Takoradisĕkˈəndē-täkôräˈdē [key], city (1984 pop. 93,822), capital of the Western Region, SW Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. An important seaport and commercial…Brewer's: Chevalier d'Industrie
A man who lives by his wits and calls himself a gentleman. “Denicheur de fauvettes, chevalier de l'ordre de l'industrie, qui va chercher quelque bon nid, quelque femme qui lui fasse sa…Top Ten Toxic Industries
See below for the leading causes of disease and decline in quality of life due to toxic industry throughout the world. Rank Industry DALYS (disability-adjusted life year) 1…Trending
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