Nearly three quarters of U.S. architects say the health impacts of buildings are influencing their design decisions. That finding parallels a strong market demand by building owners, with a solid two-thirds surveyed also reporting that ...
UK shoppers’ ongoing love for the high street experience will keep town centre shopping alive, according to a new report launched today. Online Vs Instore by shopper behavior experts The Market Creative found that 75% of consumers ...
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Grundfos and the international development charity WaterAid have announced a new five-year partnership. Grundfos will support WaterAid by providing advice on the use and maintenance of its water systems in some of the world’s ...
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British multinational automotive firm Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has begun construction of a new £1bn manufacturing plant in Nitra, Slovakia. The new plant, which will cover an area of 300,000m², is expected to be completed in ...
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A partnership between Cargill Animal Nutrition and Heifer International is enabling the expansion of 450 women-led, family-owned poultry farms in Qingshen, China. These farms will receive chicks, business training and access to nutrition ...
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A grand concert in Xi'an marked the opening of the 3rd Silk Road International Arts Festival on Sept 7. More than 200 performances by artists from 80 countries and regions will appear at the festival, which runs through Sept 21. Shaanxi ...
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Xylem has opened a newly expanded visitor centre next to its manufacturing facility in Emmaboda, Sweden. The 400 sq m visitor centre has a new showroom, double the amount of conference space, a café and office space. The new ...
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Dean Foods announced that executive vice president and COO Ralph Scozzafava will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as the company's CEO and as a member of the company's board of directors, effective January 1, 2017. In order to ensure a smooth ...
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Victoria’s Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford has announced the next step in the Ararat freight and logistics hub, with the appointment of strategic consulting firm WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff. WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff ...
Identifying the potential for running pumps as turbines originated because companies wanted to assess the impact on their systems if a pump stopped and went into reverse operation. One international pump manufacturer decided to examine the ...
Resolute Forest Products, along with Serres Toundra, has entered into a definitive agreement with CO2 Solutions to deploy leading enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology at Resolute's Saint-Félicien pulp mill. The C$7.4 million ...
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Loot Crate placed first in a list of 500 fast growing private companies, beating the likes of LinkedIn, Domino's Pizza and Timberland. Pop culture subscription service, Loot Crate has been named the fastest growing company in the US. ...
The pair will work on fundraising initiatives in order to support communities through the power of skateboarding. Spin Master has embarked on a mission to help better communities across the US through the power of skateboarding. The toy ...
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Electric truck and bus powertrain manufacturer, Motive Power Systems has opened its new headquarters at 330 Hatch Drive in Foster City, California. The new headquarters gives the company room to grow and hire new employees, and continue ...
A group of Texas Tech University researchers led by professors Hongxing Jiang and Jingyu Lin has developed hexagonal boron nitride semiconductor as a possible low-cost alternative to helium gas detectors in neutron detection ('Realization ...