UK confectioner County Confectionery has secured funding that it hopes will enable it to double its turnover by increasing production and growing exports. The privately-owned Cornwall-based firm said today (7 January) it aims to double ...
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A Chinese steel company is set to open a pipe mill this spring,bringing hundreds of jobs to an area already thriving from the oil and gas industries and injecting a multi-billion dollar boon to surrounding cities and towns over the next ...
Barnet council has recommended Capita as its preferred bidder for a £32m-a-year contract to run its back-office services. The 10-year deal would see the outsourcing company operate London Borough of Barnet's new support and customer ...
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Remote areas of Scotland are now able to access superfast broadband, thanks to a research project by two of the country's universities. The University of Edinburgh and the University of the Highlands and Islands have been working together ...
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Cornwall County Council has voted in support of an IT outsourcing and telehealth partnership with BT after rejecting a controversial plan to privatise a much broader range of council services. After councillors threw out their executive's ...
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It is learned that Chinese biggest steelmaker Baosteel will increase its steel price for January 2013 because the company thinks there are recovery on steel demand and stable local economy. The company will raise US$12.8/ton for hot ...
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Up-and-coming fashion brand Groceries Apparel is moving and expanding its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities to Alameda Square in Downtown Los Angeles, adding to the area's growing fashion scene and enclave of creative ...
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A new app from the NRDC connects technology with fresh, organic produce. As explained The Huffington Post in a recent article, the iPhone app, titled "NRDC Eat Local" allows shoppers to find out what produce is in season and where they can ...
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Since the Hong Kong SAR government's establishment of the OGCIO--and its ditching of the ITSD (Information Technology Services Department)--in 2004, many local ICT pros and startups have slammed the government's lukewarm attitude towards ...
Enchanting and magical power of orchids are studied a unique research center in the world: Guerlain Orchidarium. High in the jungle treetops in Yunnan province in southern China, the Vanda Coerulea orchid is ...
Tags: Francois Gerard, Guerlain, Guerlain orchidee, luxury, orchid, Orchidarium
Sunflower seed processing company SunGold Foods is set to open a snack manufacturing facility in Lubbock, Texas, US. The facility, expected to create more than 100 new jobs over the next five years, will buy sunflower seeds from local ...
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Craft brewery in the US, Sprecher Brewing is set to launch its Special Amber and Root Beer in new 12oz metal cans supplied by Crown Holdings’ business unit CROWN Beverage Packaging North America. The metal cans were manufactured in ...
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Soon after federal mediators were brought in to help reach an agreement between teams representing employers at the ports of Los Angeles (POLA) and Long Beach (POLB) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office ...
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POSCO completed construction of a magnesium refining factory in Okgye Gangneung of Gangwon-do on November 20th. The meeting was attended by 150 people, including CEO Mr Chung Joonyang, Gangwon do Governor Choi Munsun. Mr Chung Joonyang in ...
International supplier of recycled packaging for consumer goods DS Smith Recycling has announced investment in a new shared service center at Caerphilly Business Park in the UK to centralize its IT, HR and finance operations. According to ...
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