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There’s a surprising bright spot in the U.S. small business economy: Small and midsized manufacturers are growing, according to the results of ThomasNet.com’s latest Industry Market Barometer® (IMB) survey. The poll of more than 1,600 U.S. manufacturers assessed the companies’ 2011 performance, growth plans and outlook for 2012. Here’s some of what ThomasNet found: