PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Senate approved mattress recycling legislation this week on a 37-0 vote. The legislation is the result of months of negotiations between legislators in the state and officials of the International Sleep ...
Jordan's Furniture has leased a 200,000-square-foot building here and plans to open its first Connecticut store on the property in 12 to 18 months, the New Haven Register reports. Eliot Tatelman, president and CEO of the Taunton, ...
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Ryan Trainer, president of the International Sleep Products Assn., urges conference attendees to contact their elected officials when asked to lobby for industry-supported recycling measures. CHANDLER, Ariz. -States around the country are ...
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The newest kid on the New York City trade show block, DG Expo, is growing rapidly. Indigo and Printsource recently showed print ideas for Spring/Summer 2014. Celebrating its second year, DG Expo now has about 80 exhibitors showing fabrics ...
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As the annual Supima Design Competition approaches, Supima has announced school participation from Kent State, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Savannah College of Art and Design. The students ...
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Two U.S. senators will push Congress or President Barack Obama's administration to pursue trade and immigration sanctions against China and other countries that allegedly support cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies and businesses, the ...
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US-based Friendly's Ice Cream has introduced a new line of frozen desserts that are packaged in boxes comprised of four or six individually-wrapped servings. The new additions include Vanilla Alpine Bars (vanilla ice cream with a ...
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MetLife, Inc. recently took out an energy savings policy with GE Lighting (NYSE: GE)—upgrading to Evolve™ LED outdoor lighting in parking lots at 10 office locations and switching to more energy-efficient T8 fluorescent indoor ...
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Guida's Dairies has upgraded its fleet with a total of 19 vehicles that are equipped with a new technology, which lowers NOx emissions to near zero levels. The new technology, known as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), also delivers ...
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At LIGHTFAIR International 2013, Thermal Solution Resources, LLC (TSR) introduced the world’s smallest wireless LED lamp – the intelliSSL™ MR16 which can be controlled remotely from iOS, Android or Windows smartphones, ...
A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberthreat sharing bill that's moving toward a House vote, critics said. The House ...
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The Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) bestowed its Product of the Year Award on Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for a microwaveable bacon package for Embotits Espina, a ...
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Raleigh Bicycles has promoted George Simone to national sales director, the company announced Monday. Simone joined Raleigh in 2010 as a regional sales manager for the company's east region, and was later promoted to sales director for ...
US Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, and Representative Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, on Thursday again introduced bills to place a 0.03% tax on futures, swaps and other derivatives. Harkin and DeFazio have introduced bills ...
Foremost Insurance Group, subsidiary of Farmers Insurance Group, has introduced and sold the first business insurance policy under its newest product line. Written by the Scheetz, Hogan, Freeman and Phillips Insurance Agency, the new ...
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