In another sign that America is becoming more competitive in manufacturing, the U.S. is now equal to Mexico in “attractiveness” as a source for manufacturing operations and is on track to achieve cost parity with manufactured ...
Foodservice packaging company Lyons Magnus has announced an investment of $5m in a bid to expand operations in northern Kentucky. Initially, the company will purchase land to build a new facility for food processing, warehousing space and ...
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Japanese auto maker Toyota is planning to produce the Lexus-brand luxury sedan at its Kentucky manufacturing facility in the US. The production is expected to commence by fall of 2015 and will add an annual production capacity of 50,000 ...
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The Australasian Railway Association welcomed the release of draft legislation for new tax incentives that will promote investment in public infrastructure. "Any initiative that will encourage private sector investment into major ...
The Chinese textile industry is increasingly paying attention to issues such as energy savings and low environmental impact for production processes – in response to which the Italian textile machinery sector will be presenting its ...
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Why WestHolland? With almost 500 million residents, and a purchasing power second to none, Europe is one of the world's most important business and consumer markets. Dutch know-how and expertise in international trade and commerce make ...
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The Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive will be the first battery-powered electric car the German manufacturer puts into production. Making its debut at the 2013 New York auto show, the new-generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive ...
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Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity, combined with continuing consumer interest in environmentally friendly products, will propel US growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. US ...
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Microsoft is building a data center next to a Wyoming landfill in order to use its methane gas to power the facility. Apple now uses a massive 100-acre solar energy farm to power its Maiden, N.C., data center. And Google has placed data ...
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Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity will propel growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. In addition to the lift supplied by general construction activity, continuing consumer interest in ...
Austrian plastic packaging company Alpla has announced plans to invest $22.4m to open a new blow molding plant in Bowling Green in Kentucky, US by July 2013. Alpla bought the 108,000ft2 plant from the Bowling Green Economic Development ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced it has launched an education initiative that shows how the design and construction industry can use a provision in the tax code to help win business and save energy in the process. ...
GILBERT, Ariz. — The town council here has given preliminary approval to as much as $2 million in tax incentives for the planned American Furniture Warehouse store, The Arizona Republic reported. The "notice of intent" to proceed ...
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Cambodian garment industry is attracting huge foreign investments due to tax incentives and duty free access to world’s major markets like the US and the UK. In a conversation with fibre2fashion, the business development manager of ...
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Russian bottle decorating and packaging company Westpack has announced plans to set up manufacturing operations in Covington, Kentucky, US, with an investment of $4.49m in the Commonwealth. The Covington location will be at a 126,000ft2 ...