The Canadian Competition Bureau has approved Mexican firm Grupo Bimbo’s proposed acquisition of Canada Bread. In February, the Mexican firm agreed to acquire Canada Bread for C$1.83bn ($1.66bn). Canada Bread is the bakery products ...
ASA Automotive Systems has introduced ASA Yokohama Interface software that complies with Yokahoma Tire Corp.’s new dealer sales data reporting requirements The company says its Yokohama Interface provides ADVANTAGE Designated ...
Tags: Auto Accessories, Automotive Systems, Tire
Swiss-headquartered iron ore miner Ferrexpo, whose main interests are in Ukrainian iron ore assets, has announced its financial results for 2013. In the given period, Ferrexpo's net profit increased by 20.6 percent to $263.7 million ...
Competitor Group, Inc., named David Abeles as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Additionally, Barrett Garrison has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer and Keith Kendrick has been permanently appointed Chief Marketing ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Ross Stores recently opened a total of 30 Ross Dress for Less and 7 dd's DISCOUNTS stores in 14 different states. These openings are part of the off-price retailer's 2014 expansion plans to continue to build presence in existing markets and ...
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In past years, the television was less fondly called the idiot box. Today the TV is more fondly being promoted as a potential informationalized box, signified by technology offered by a new device appearing on Kickstarter called InAiR. This ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, TV
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor in the United States of Porsche Boxster, Cayman and 911 sports cars, Panamera four-door sports sedans, and Cayenne SUVs, today announced February 2014 sales of 3,232 ...
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Alpha), one of the nation's largest coal companies, Alpha Appalachian Holdings (formerly Massey Energy), and 66 subsidiaries have agreed to spend an estimated $200 million to install and operate wastewater ...
Tags: Coal, Certification, EPA
US-headquartered packaging solutions provider MeadWestvaco (MWV) has unveiled Evertain, a hermetically sealable, airtight paperboard, designed for food packaging. The paperboard package is claimed to protect food products from oxygen and ...
Tags: Food Industry, Packaging Product
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.31 per share, payable Tuesday, April 15, 2014, to shareholders of ...
Tags: Family Dollar, Apparel
Australian meat snack firm Mariani Foods has purchased Yorkshire food maker Bare Earth for an undisclosed sum. The company said it will combine the acquired entity into its operations and rename the whole unit as New World Foods (Europe), ...
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Eastman Chemical Company announced an expansion of carboxylic acids capacity at its Longview, Texas, and Kingsport, Tennessee, facilities. The additional capacity is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014 and will add ...
Tags: Carboxylic Acids, Construction, Chemicals
The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is a global, third party certification for textiles and apparel that ensures these products are tested for more than 300 substances used in textile production that are considered to be dangerous to human health. ...
US-headquartered HJ Heinz plans to shut two of its manufacturing sites in Europe, a move which would lead to 350 job losses. Plant closures in Belgium and Germany are part of the company's efforts to improve its overall efficiency. The ...
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Southern Coal plans to produce an additional 900,000 st of steam and metallurgical coal this year from two surface mines in eastern Kentucky that have been reopened and/or expanded, according to a senior company official. The Beech Creek ...
Tags: Coal, steam, metallurgical coal