Core Solutions, a leading provider of global sourcing and extended supply chain automation solutions for the retail industry, announced that it has signed an agreement with Berkshire Blanket Inc. to implement CORE’s CBX software as ...
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Medtronic officials apparently see the political blowback over their proposed $43 billion acquisition of Covidien as serious business. The company has paid $200,000 to lobbyists including former U.S. Sens. Trent Lott and John Breaux to ...
For the second-quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $95.1m, up 5% on $90.8m last quarter but down 2.5% on $97.4m a year ago. Data Storage ...
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The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) brought more than two dozen apparel, footwear, and retail executives to Capitol Hill this week to lobby for key international trade policies and programs. The visits came as part of ...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR). The new foundation, which will operate as a non-profit body, will take the help of public and private resources to ...
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SurePure, South Africa-based firm involved in turbid liquid photopurification, has announced the benefits of using its patented photopurification technology in the South African dairy market. Local firm Oaksprings Dairy, which has been ...
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The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted ...
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Congress government in the US has introduced a new bill, 'Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014', to ban the usage of toxic bisephenol-A (BPA) in food packaging, citing its role in disrupting hormones especially in elderly, pregnant women, ...
UK-based Glenmorangie Distillery has expanded its single malt whiskey range with the launch of new expression Pride 1978. Glenmorangie's new Pride 1978 is a 34 year-old whiskey that has been aged in casks for around 15 years. It is the ...
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US legislators have filed a legislation to improve packaging of products containing liquid nicotine. According to a pediatricians' group, ingestion of liquid nicotine can cause vomiting and seizures and even death. The liquid nicotine ...
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WhiteWave Foods, a leading consumer packaged food and beverage company that makes Silk, Horizon, International Delight and Earthbound Farm products, has announced green building certification of its beverage manufacturing facility in ...
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BBX Sweet Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BBX Capital Corporation (NYSE: BBX), announced that it has acquired the assets of Helen Grace Chocolates. Headquartered in Lynwood, California, Helen Grace Chocolates has been creating ...
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Grant Design Collaborative has released a new collection of handmade area rugs designed exclusively for Indian rug manufacturer Jaipur Rugs. The new designs include 14 additions to the Grant Design collection of indoor/outdoor rugs ...
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Based on a scenario where electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV) begin adopting gallium nitride (GaN) in 2018-2019, the ramp-up of the GaN power device market will be quite impressive starting in 2016, at an estimated ...
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Automotive components manufacturer Hatch Stamping Company has announced plans to expand its presence in Southeast of the US by relocating to a new manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. The manufacturer will invest $17m at the ...