Carpet and Rug Institute President Werner Braun has announced that he will retire from the carpet industry trade group at the end of March, 2014. Mr. Braun made the announcement at the CRI's annual meeting held November 13 in Dalton. ...
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Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, has opened its new $25 million global headquarters for the design, testing and manufacture of regulator technologies, including pressure regulator and relief valve solutions to help oil and ...
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Wearable Hope, an apparel website created to help drive awareness and generate funds for nonprofit organizations, will begin partnering with national nonprofit organizations. After a successful inaugural month of supporting organizations ...
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In honor of Veterans Day, Wearable Hope is partnering with Team Red, White & Blue, an organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their communities through physical and social activity. ...
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Apple will build a new 700-employee manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona, to make sapphire glass, according to releases from the State of Arizona and GT Advanced, a New Hampshire-based materials manufacturing company. Apple purchased the ...
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BOLT Solutions, Inc. A leading independent provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) insurance distribution solutions to the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, announced the acquisition of the industry's largest online insurance ...
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US-based packaging firm International Paper has signed a long-term deal with recycling services provider Balcones Resources to recover additional old corrugated containers (OCC) or used cardboard boxes. International Paper will use the ...
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The 11th edition of the AFGC CHEP Retail Index suggests that retailers may be in for a challenging trading period this Christmas, with year-on-year growth in retail sales slowing and a turn-around not expected in the remaining months of ...
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Finalists have been announced for the longest running national awards program in the supply chain, logistics and transport industry. Having served the industry for over fifty years, the Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards, run by ...
International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro today announced it has acquired Doodson Broking Group, the entertainment and sports specialist that also provides full service commercial and private client broking ...
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PeopleForBikes announced that its Green Lane Project has begun accepting applications from U.S. cities hoping to be among the next six selected to lead the way in building protected bike lanes. The Green Lane Project helps cities build ...
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Southern Chill, a band loaded with furniture industry talent, will warm up the night at McPherson's Tuesday evening to raise funds for City of Hope, the California-based medical research and treatment center. Sean Mettler, an up-an-coming ...
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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, and Director of the Initiative on Value and Innovation in Health Care, Brookings Institution, will join the Board of ...
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Natural gas' share of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' generation mix slipped in September, but continued to lead energy usage across the state, according to data released Friday by the grid operator. ERCOT's 2013 Demand and ...
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ALTANA has completed the acquisition of the rheology business of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. With the acquisition ALTANA's sales are expected to reach approximatley €1.9 billion per year. In the context of the transaction ALTANA ...
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