Former Coles boss, Ian McLeod has resigned from his position with Coles’ parent company Wesfarmers, accepting an offer to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Bi-Lo Holdings, one of the largest supermarket operators in the ...
Tags: retail market, Agriculture
The Recycling Partnership, a collaborative, industry-funded effort designed to boost residential recycling in the US, has announced its first public grant to the city of Columbia, South Carolina. The funding will support the Recycling ...
To meet growing demand from the nation's winemakers and winery owners, G3 Enterprises has just completed a series of upgrades to its cork room to boost its capacity to produce high-quality Diam closures. "G3 Enterprises is a great partner ...
In what has become an annual tradition, Chaco named its sales agency of the year at its recent sales meeting with the donning of the official gecko green jacket in a nod to golf's ultimate award at The Masters. Chaco selected Outdoor Sports ...
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New-Indy JV, a joint venture between Kraft Group and Schwartz Partners, will acquire High Point-based corrugated products company Carolina Container for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of the company, that employs more than 600 ...
Tags: raw material access, existing trading strategy, Agriculture
American canned and frozen vegetables producer McCall Farms is planning to close its yam processing plant in Wilson, a move that will slash 64 jobs. The operations from the Wilson plant will be transferred to the company's other plant in ...
Tags: butter peas, triple succotash, cut okra, Agriculture
Standard Textile, a vertically integrated company in the institutional textile and apparel markets is expanding its Union County, South Carolina manufacturing facility. Standard Textile is expanding its existing Union County facility by ...
Tags: healthcare, hospitality, interior products, Textile
More than 190 technology companies based in the Southern region of the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, ...
Tags: 2015 CES, Game-Changing Technologies, Consumer Electronics
NSGA announced that baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., will be the featured speaker on Monday, May 4 at the 51st Annual Management Conference & 17th Annual Team Dealer Summit in Austin, TX. Ripken became a national icon with his ...
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Ibex Outdoor Clothing announced that Mountain Lake Marketing will be representing Ibex in the Southeastern U.S., covering the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, ...
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United has expanded its operations to Tuscaloosa area in the US state of Alabama, under a deal with Coca-Cola. The company produces, markets and distributes Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr Pepper, ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, beverages, Agriculture
Michelin has set up a new facility in the US for production of X TWEEL airless radial tire for commercial applications. Located in Piedmont, South Carolina, the 135,000ft2 facility will enable the company to boost output of X TWEEL SSL ...
Tags: Radial Tire, Auto Parts
The US state of Ohio has passed a bill that will impose a ban on the sale of powdered alcohol product, Palcohol, across the state as it may cause health risks on consumption. The Palcohol is a white powder, which when mixed with water can ...
Sheex Inc. has sued Cocona Inc. for patent infringement, alleging that its Sleep 37.5 sheets infringe on two patents Sheex received in 2013 to protect inventions it developed through years of research and development. ADVERTISEMENT In ...
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Pete Selleck, left, and Ralph Dimenna hosted the grand opening of the Michelin Tweel plant in Piedmont, S.C., on Nov. 20. Michelin North America Inc. opened its $50 million Tweel Airless Radial Tire plant in Greenville, S.C., today. ...
Tags: Michelin Tweel plant, Auto