The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is helping Arkansas install, upgrade and replace water infrastructure by recently awarding over $13.5 million. Arkansas Natural Resource Commission will use the funds primarily to provide loan ...
Two Boston-area landlords will perform health-protective improvements on five Dorchester, Mass. properties to settle EPA claims that they failed to follow federal lead paint disclosure laws. Under the settlement, My Van Nguyen and Xem Thi ...
The ACCC and supermarket group Coles have settled both cases of unconscionable conduct aimed at the company. Coles has admitted that it engaged in unconscionable conduct against a number of suppliers in 2011. The ACCC is now seeking ...
Tags: grocery suppliers, food, suppliers, Packaging
The proportion of UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 60%, according to figures released by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK. ACE stated that this was a ...
Tags: Beverage, wood fibres, Agriculture
British wine importer EWGA has acquired regional wholesaler Heritage Wines for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition, which is said to be the company's biggest purchase to date, will further bolster the company's position in the South ...
Tags: Wines, Heritage, Agriculture
Munich-based chemicals group Wacker has reorganized its silicone distribution business in the Nordic countries. As of March 1, 2015, Lindberg & Lund Oy AB, a subsidiary of the Norwegian chemicals distributor Lindberg & Lund AS, will market ...
B&B are very excited to introduce ‘UPJ’, the brand new junior version, which is instantly recognizable UP5_6, an unrivalled icon of Italian design history. The colorful collection specially designed for juniors. The gorgeous ...
Tags: Online Store, Furniture
The technical textiles sector in India is likely to grow at 20 per cent per annum till 2016-17, Union Minister for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said. Speaking at the launch of curtain-raiser of TECHNOTEX 2015 in Mumbai, ...
Tags: Technical Textiles, Textiles
Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, too passed the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, a week after the Bill was passed by the lower house—the Lok Sabha. The ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Textile
The Board of Directors and the Group Management of Sika were informed Friday evening, December 5, 2014, that the French Group Saint-Gobain intends to indirectly acquire all shares held by the Burkard family, Sika's current majority ...
Tags: Saint-Gobain, shareholder, Construction
Importers who purchased tires from Giti Tire Group or Cooper Kunshan are exempt from the 90-day retroactive tariffs imposed by the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) on consumer tire imports from China. The DOC “individually ...
Tags: Retroactive Tariffs, Auto
The National Retail Federation has issued a statement from David French, senior vice president for government relations following a news conference with state and local officials who urged Congress to act on sales tax fairness legislation ...
Tags: Sales Tax, Construction
FDA finalises menu and vending machine calorie labeling rules The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalised two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, similar retail ...
Tags: Vending Machine, FDA
Browns Restaurant Group is set to open the first Browns Socialhouse in Ontario, spearheading the Vancouver-based franchise's expansion into Eastern Canada. Located in the Erin Mills community of Mississauga, this new location will act as ...
Tags: Restaurant, Agriculture
Audi TT S Coupé customers in the UK can now test drive the car using Samsung Gear VR headset powered by Oculus technology without entering into the vehicle, as part of a partnership with Samsung. As part of the deal, the South ...
Tags: Samsung Gear, Oculus technology, Auto