New-home production and remodeling contribute billions of dollars to the nation's economy each year, and with the right policies in place housing can serve as a catalyst to boost job and economic growth, the National Association of Home ...
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Around 50 percent of garment production lost by Spain to other countries during the last two decades would come back to the country, Angel Asensio, president of the Spanish Apparel Federation (FEDECON) has said. Mr. Asensio said the ...
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The Romanian cement market declined 0.2 percent in 2012 owing to bad weather and an unfavorable economic context, and this year seems no better as yet. Any growth by yearend will be small, and could only come from infrastructure investments ...
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Started in a barn on North Ridge Road, Bell Mirror & Glass bought out another competitor and moved to West Douglas in the Delano neighborhood in 1966. “We still have people looking for us on Douglas,” Ruth Bell said, even ...
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Textile exporters in Pakistan are experiencing severe financial crisis as much of their money is blocked with different Government departments, which are delaying refunds for sales tax, customs, local taxes and federal excise duty, Asghar ...
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Thousands of garment workers took part in a march to mark the International Labour Day in the capital Phnom Penh on May 1, 2013. The workers were demanding better working conditions and more wages in Cambodia’s garment factories. ...
Tags: Apparel, Cambodian Garment
Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as "any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance ...
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The exports of garments and textiles from Vietnam have reached US$ 4.2 billion during the first quarter of the current year, registering a year-on-year rise of 16 percent, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). ...
The 700 dairy producers in Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) are to receive an extra 1.9p/litre from April 1 2013. Tesco is lifting its supplier milk price to reflect higher feed costs and lower milk output The new price of ...
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US based electric vehicle manufacturer ZAP will launch CN 380, its first HYBRID CNG vehicle with Jonway Auto's A 380 sports utility vehicle (SUV). The company is planning to make the car available in two variants that will be powered by ...
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Bottero assembles CNC in China-Bringing China’s glass and stone processing industries to the next level Bottero, the world’s leader of glass technologies today announced the China made CNC machine which is assembled at its ...
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A third key congressional committee has entered the debate over the Renewable Fuel Standard, calling for comment on a series of questions and issuing a "white paper" detailing concerns about the biofuels mandate and some of the proposed ...
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In a bid to save money, Dorset County Council has announced that almost 800 street lights in the town of Swanage will be turned off between midnight and 05:30 from next month. It is hoped that the move will help the council to save ...
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Research by accounting software provider MYOB reveals the economic confidence and overall business outlook of small to medium business operators (SMEs) is finally on the rise. The March 2013 MYOB Business Monitor found over one quarter of ...
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US polyethylene terephthalate contracts settled 2.75-3 cents/lb higher for February, multiple sources said Friday. February PET contracts were assessed at 87.75-88.75 cents/lb US railcar ($1,935-1,957/mt), a 3 cents/lb increase over ...