Lenzing AG, Austria, reports it will sell 85 percent of its shares in Lenzing Plastics GmbH to a consortium led by Invest AG, the investment arm of the Raiffeisen Banking Group Upper Austria. The sale is part of Lenzing's strategy to focus ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen Group has reported 5.6% rise in its sakes during the initial four months of 2013 to 3.05 million units, compared to 2.89 million sold during the corresponding quarter in 2012. The carmaker's European sales ...
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Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is planning to run for the European Parliament in 2014. The Pirate Bay co-founder wants to run as a candidate for the Finnish Pirate Party, he said in a blog post on Tuesday announcing his candidacy to ...
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German carmaker Opel has equipped its new 1.6L spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) gasoline engine in its three Astra variants. The new engine comes as a replacement for the previous 1.6L Turbo petrol engine and generates an out put of ...
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TEXbase, a leading provider of web-based product compliance, quality and materials management software solutions named Wayne Huyard as President and CEO and Greg Gianforte as a board member. Wayne Huyard joined TEXbase as President in ...
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ING US’ Insurance Solutions business has named Dave Wilken as head of individual life distribution team, who will report to Butch Britton, chief executive officer effective from 1 June. In his new role, Wilken will succeed Dan ...
Ulf Henriksson, originally from Sweden, joins Dematic as new Group CEO effective immediately. He brings more than 20 years of leadership experience and has proven to consistently achieve strong results for global businesses. Ulf Henriksson ...
bebe stores, inc. announced that Narry Singh has been named to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Singh has been a widely respected entrepreneur, hands-on executive, advisor and deal-maker for over 20 years, with a focus on ...
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Sometimes you just know whom to call in an emergency. Other times you get lucky. When it comes to broken glass, Stockton Auto Glass is ready for your call either way. Owner Clint Harless wouldn't want it any different. Take last Sunday ...
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It might be a challenging year for the toy trade, but Harrods’ Toy Kingdom is confident it is about to have one of its strongest 12 months yet. Sales have risen since the London store’s toy area underwent a multi-million pound ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has reported a 21% increase in vehicle sales during April to 15,200 units, compare to the corresponding month in 2012. The company sold about 52,241 vehicles during the first four months of 2013, a ...
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SAP is set to offer customers the option of running their applications on top of a cloud-based version of its HANA in-memory database technology. The SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud service, which was announced Tuesday, will be offered by SAP ...
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Qualcomm Incorporated today announced the election ofJonathan Rubinstein to its Board of Directors. Rubinstein brings more than 30 years of experience in the mobile, computing and consumer electronics industries to the position, and he last ...
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The adidas Group marks a new milestone in the management of its supply chain as it explores new ways of direct communication between factory management and workers. The adidas Group published its 2012 Sustainability Progress Report, ...
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Abbyson Living’s Yavar Rafieha, second from left, and Jason Pires, right, of MVC Agency and an Abbyson board member, join representatives of the American Red Cross at a Red Cross award event in April. Red Cross officials thanked the ...