Pilot Flying J has been embattled in a lawsuit since mid-April, all of which ended Monday in a settlement of $84.9 million. The money is payment, with interest to about 5,500 carriers that claim to have been cheated by the trucstop chain ...
Virginia Gov. Bob McConnell's office has announced that a Chinese furniture manufacturer is investing $2.1 million in a new subsidiary here that will create 125 jobs. Lioyang Ningfeng Woodenware Co. Ltd. is establishing a subsidiary ...
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Continental Tire's 250 Sumter employees stand behind the plant's first sellable tire. Continental Tire the Americas LLC’s (CTA) new manufacturing facility in Sumter, South Carolina, has received approval from central headquarters in ...
California has revised its controversial Technical Bulletin 117 and adopted a new flammability standard that should allow producers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain flame retardant chemicals beginning Jan. 1. ...
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HJ Heinz, a US-based food manufacturer, plans a $28m expansion project at its frozen food production facility in Masillon, Ohio, which would add 249 jobs. The project comes on the heels of the company's announcement last week to close ...
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In early November, the government of Quebec said they will subsidize 30 percent of the additional cost, up to a maximum of $75,000, for the purchase of vehicles running on natural gas in compressed or liquefied form for the freight ...
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Calling it a "game changer" for West Virginia, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced that Odebrecht will build an ethane cracker and three polyurethane plants in the Mid-Ohio Valley region. Odebrecht is an established international petrochemical ...
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The Manitoba Government announced they are planning to upgrade highway infrastructure, including provincial Highway 75 in order to help protect it from extended closures caused by flooding. The Trucking Association (MTA) welcomes the ...
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Industrial development and overall national GDP based on the growth of the country so within a short time we have achieved industrial growth. And no doubt industries are established at rapid level. But with the same no one has concentrated ...
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Now a day's pollution, global warming, melting of ice is the very serious and challenging question for every country. So firstly we have to solve that and concentrate that what is the exact result behind it. The main reason behind this all ...
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Market attendance was flat to slightly higher, but ridership on the market's shuttle system continued to show significant increases, Market Authority board members were told Wednesday. Market Authority President Tom Conley said buyer ...
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Palmetto Synthetics, a producer of staple fiber, consisting of polyester, nylon and other specialty polymers, announced that it will expand its existing operations in Williamsburg County. The $1.1 million investment is expected to generate ...
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More Asian citrus psyllids found in Tulare County Growers spurred to do more to slow ACP spread EPA challenged on waters jurisdiction rulemaking With little explanation other than to feign concern over the state budget, California Gov. ...
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Russell Grizzle, President and CEO of Mannington Mills, briefs attendees at today's groundbreaking about the company's expansion plans for the Madison, Ga., facility. Mannington Mills announced that it will undergo a major expansion of ...
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Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. applauded a mattress recycling bill that he signed into law here late last week. SB 254, backed by the International Sleep Products Assn., enjoyed bipartisan support as it moved through the legislative process in ...
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