A blog post today by board member John Thompson says Microsoft’s search committee has boiled down the candidates from more than 100 to about 20, but that it needs more time to pick the winner. “After defining our criteria, we ...
Fairchild Semiconductor announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock. Fairchild will repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately ...
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PTC today announced that Vitamix is streamlining its industrial design and engineering processes through PTC Global Product Development. By using PTC Creo to develop new products, Vitamix is enabling faster design decisions and aiming to ...
Community Wholesale Tire Inc. was the Medal of Honor sponsor for the Gateway Warrior Foundation’s recent golf tournament. The organization raises funds to support wounded service men and women. Over $100,000 was donated to four ...
It’s convention week for the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) but the only thing conventional about this two-day affair will be the members’ trucks. The 87th annual get-together at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in downtown Hogtown ...
When the University of Oregon and Georgetown University meet to tip-off the 2013-2014 college basketball season on Friday, Nov. 8th, they will do so at Camp Humphreys, a U.S. Army base in South Korea, as part of the Armed Forces Classic. ...
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Towers Watson, a US-based risk and financial management firm, has completed the sale of its reinsurance brokerage business to Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) in an all-cash deal of $250m. The Towers Watson brokerage operations will be merged ...
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels (Mickey Thompson) will showcase historic vehicles and new products at the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nov. 5-8, booth #43035. The ...
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Calhoun, Ga.-based Mohawk Industries Inc.'s Summerville, Ga., facility expansion recently was honored with a "Deal of the Year" award in the category for communities with a population under 50,000. Presented by the Georgia Economic ...
European non-performing loans (NPLs) held by banks have increased to €1.2 trillion (up by nearly € 100 billion in 12 months) driven mainly by reported increases in Italy, Greece, Spain and Ireland, says PwC in its latest market ...
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Volkswagen has raised eyebrows in Europe by announcing its new hybrid Volkswagen XL1 will wear an unexpectedly high price tag of around 100,000 pounds (A$167K). “It’s not a definite price at this stage but we’re probably ...
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Flooring manufacturers have been re-investing as the industry continues to climb out of the recession and two mills were recently honored by the state of Georgia for their efforts. Engineered Floors was among the companies honored at the ...
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., Lansing, Mich. — developer of Monster Silk? recombinant spider silk technology — and New Ipswich, N.H.-based advanced technical textiles and protective materials developer and manufacturer ...
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Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of power semiconductors, announced that it will voluntarily transfer its stock exchange listing from The New York Stock Exchange to the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October 31, 2013. The ...
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT), an insurance and employee benefits related advice provider, has acquired ForVision Risk Services, strengthening its services offering in the Taiwanese market, primarily in the marine, hi-technology, and ...