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Article: New Manufacturing Czar Nominee Tapped
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- April 8, 2004
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ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
04-08-2004
Dateline: MOUNT VERNON, Ohio
The Bush administration on Thursday tapped a California businessman as manufacturing czar, making the announcement at a factory in a state hit hard by job losses.
The announcement came about a month after the first pick for the job was criticized for cutting U.S. jobs and shifting work to China.
Commerce Secretary Don Evans said the administration would nominate Al Frink, co-founder of a rug and carpet company, as assistant commerce secretary of manufacturing and services. Frink is subject to Senate confirmation.
Evans made the announcement at Ariel Corp., which employs 460 people at its natural gas ...