BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board shipments in October decreased 9.6% year-over-year, as orders dipped 0.1% from October 2010, says IPC.

PITTSBURGH -- A private equity group has acquired the assets of The Millennia Group, a PCB fabricator and EMS company with multiple sites in the Midwest.

BUCKS, UK – A UK-based technical association has released an interactive guide to inspecting for fake components.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting comments on the proposed renewal of the recordkeeping and reporting requirements on the production, importation, recycling, destruction and shipment of ozone-depleting substances.