The market for high-bay lighting in commercial buildings is undergoing a rapid shift from traditional, fluorescent luminaires and lamps to LEDs. While fluorescent lights are expected to remain the best-selling technology for high-bay ...
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The China photovoltaic (PV) solar inverter market grew by more than 100% in 2013, providing a huge boost to the country's domestic supplier base, according to IHS. The 10 largest suppliers in China 2013 were all domestic companies, and ...
As energy conversion rate requirements are on the rise, investment in the production of N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells with conversion rates over 20% is likely to take off in 2-3 years, according to industry sources. In ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has checked out, and the American people have noticed. Three-quarters of Americans doubt the federal government will address the important problems facing the country this year, according to a new Associated ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced the educational sessions for the Global Tire Expo - Powered by TIA at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show Nov. 4-7, 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The tentative ...
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Corn conditions took a slight dip, while soybean conditions moved up slightly in the last week, as the development pace for both crops settled in close to the average pace, according to Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report. Overall, ...
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US-based banana firm Chiquita Brands International has rejected a take-over bid of $611m from Brazilian firms Cutrale and Safra groups, saying that the deal is not in the best interest of its shareholders. Earlier this week, juice maker ...
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NYSE-listed, Gap Inc, a global retailer offering clothing & accessories announced a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share. This quarterly dividend is payable on or after October 29, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business ...
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The LED industry showed stable growth in first half of 2014, with conventional peak season arriving in 3Q14, many LED manufacturers July 2014 revenues set new historical records including listed companies Everlight, FOREPI and Lextar. LED ...
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Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented ...
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Every day we read about the changing role of the CMO and their increased responsibilities and impact on the business. But nothing says marketing has successfully morphed as much as its responsibility from a cost center to aP&L. Once a ...
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Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has formed a cloud networks group to strengthen ...
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The Outdoor Foundation is pleased to announce that over 125 non-profit projects will be funded, thanks to the outdoor industry’s generous support of the 2014 Outsiders Ball, which took place on August 5 - Night 0 of the Outdoor ...
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For the second fiscal quarter ending August 2, 2014, fashion retailer and NYSE-listed Macy's reported an 11 percent rise in diluted earnings per share from the second fiscal quarter of 2013. Earnings per diluted share grew to 80 cents in ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Global Green USA are taking action by conducting neighborhood workshops that introduce citizens to cost-effective, do-it-yourself practices for stormwater usage in the New Orleans area. Global ...
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