The debate over unpaid overtime in the trucking industry is heating up, with a $100-million class action lawsuit launched against Canada Cartage. The law firm Lax O’Sullivan Scott Lisus LLP has launched the suit on behalf of workers ...
Tags: Canada, Cartage, $100-million, lawsuit
The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that the U.S. hardwood decorative plywood industry has not been materially injured by illegally priced hardwood plywood imports from China. The ITC determination, which came in a 5-0 ...
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China will further open its mining sector to overseas investors and encourage them to participate in resource exploration and utilization and the development of shale gas, said a senior official on Sunday. "The Chinese government has ...
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Ryan Micklus has joined Creative Materials Corp. as executive vice president. In this newly created role, Micklus will lead the Management teams in support of the company's strategic growth initiatives. Creative Materials Corp. is a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Ashley Furniture Inds. and Ethan Allen haven't given up on their fight to obtain a portion of antidumping duties they believe are legally theirs. On Oct. 3, the two case goods and upholstery manufacturers filed an appeal with the U.S. ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
GlaxoSmithKline’s sale of Lucozade and Ribena for £1.35bn earlier this month was the latest in a long line of iconic British brand sales topped by Cadbury. GlaxoSmithKline's sale of its drinks brands was the latest in a long ...
Tags: Timeline Tracks, Food Brands
Specialty insurer ProAssurance has reached an agreement to purchase Eastern Insurance Holdings (EIHI), for $24.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at nearly $205m. Under the terms of the agreement, which is likely to conclude ...
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High-street retailer Poundland has outsourced its network and data centre requirements to communication services vendor NextiraOne As part of the agreement, NextiraOne will provide services for Poundland's Cisco-based network ...
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Chinese regulators have approved a trial program in Shanghai to allow foreign hedge funds to raise yuan from domestic institutions for foreign investment, The Wall Street Journal reported. Each hedge fund will be allowed to accumulate up to ...
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2 Sisters Food Group, and PepsiCo are among the trade buyers that could snap up Burton's Biscuits, although the deal could easily go to a private equity house, according to analysts. Burton's makes Cadbury-branded biscuits under licence ...
If you've ever wanted to work like a Canadian prime minister (or at least work behind the desk of a Canadian prime minister) here's your chance. A set of office furniture owned by the charismatic Canadian politician Pierre Elliott Trudeau ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Shelves
Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm The Chanler Group. The Chanler Group is a professional Prop 65 litigant. Its complaint with Ikea covers changing pads. ...
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Burton's Biscuit Company's 2012 results have failed to impress industry expert Julian Wild, partner and food industry merger and acquisitions expert at law firm Rollits. Jammie Dodgers is one of Burton's Biscuits' power brands Wild ...
Zero Gravity Creations, a new design company in Baltimore Co-Founded by Tim McFadden and Aric Wanveer, is unveiling the lighting technology in a Nationwide Contest for Meaningful Innovation organized by Philips and Indiegogo. ZGC has ...
Tags: Light Fixtures, LED Lighting
Mobile management company MobileIron has announced its Anyware enterprise mobility management platform, and the product's integration with Salesforce.com's existing AppExchange platform. Following an IDC report stating that one billion ...
Tags: Computer Products