DES MOINES, IOWA - Delegates from across the United States will gather in Kansas City, March 6-8, 2014, for the annual National Pork Industry Forum. The 15 producers who serve as members of the National Pork Board and Pork Checkoff staff ...
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Two hundred thirty-six. That is how many truck occupants died in highway crashes during 2012 who were not wearing a safety belt, according to the federal government. The real number is even higher, when factoring in the 182 occupant ...
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Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) will kick off the New Year in style with an event to celebrate the opening of its new Global Resource Center in Las Vegas on Jan. 27 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. This ...
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BlackBerry will rededicate itself to physical keyboards as the company tries to regain its footing. Out of the four existing BlackBerry 10 smartphones, only the Q10 and Q5 have physical keyboards, and only the former is available ...
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has announced that it has approved the proposed merger between Indian steelmakers Uttam Galva Steels Limited (UGSL) and Shree Uttam Steel and Power Limited (SUSPL). The CCI stated that the ...
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Taiwanese LED manufacturer LiteOn discussed the merger of multiple wholly owned subsidiaries during a board meeting conducted on December 16th. The merger will include LSE, LiteOn Clean Energy Technology Corp, Leotek, as well as the ...
Energtek Inc. (OTCBB: EGTK), a leader in hi-tech natural gas solutions and Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, announced that its newly-formed U.S. subsidiary, AMP - American Mobile Pipeline Inc. attended the CIPA conference in ...
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Forty-five automotive professionals were recognized on Nov. 20, 2013, at the fall board meeting of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) held in Newport Beach, Calif. The annual awards banquet spotlights top ...
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Data will be extracted from GP practices as early as March next year for the NHS's controversial Care.data programme. The scheme will allow primary care data from GP practices to be shared with the new Health and Social Care Information ...
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NWFA Board members and staff in front of the Capitol Building The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) recently held its Fall Board meeting in conjunction with the annual Hardwood Federation Fly-In in Washington, Oct. 30-31. The ...
Senior ministers reportedly believe Holden will end its manufacturing operations within three or four years regardless of whether the Federal Government offers it financial assistance for the future. The Fairfax report says the ...
Emerson Industrial Automation has received the Achieving Excellence Together Award from the Boone County Board of Education in recognition of the company's efforts to establish the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and ...
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Bentley is contemplating adding a new entry-level model to its premium line-up, according to a UK report. Car magazine claims the “small” four-door coupe would sit below the existing Continental GT (pictured below) and provide ...
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A week after Steve Ballmer said he plans to step down as CEO of Microsoft, ValueAct Capital, one of its biggest investors, has secured the right to appoint its president to Microsoft's board. Microsoft has signed a "cooperation agreement" ...
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Bank of Beijing (SHSE: 601169), a city-level commercial lender in the Chinese mainland, is brought under the limelight owning to a president personnel change. It said in a statement recently that Yan Xiaoyan, the former president of ...
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