Marfrig has reported higher quarterly profits as the Brazilian meat processor increased its focus on value-added products and disposals and lower financing costs boosted its bottom line. Net income in the first quarter of 2012 rose ...
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Brazil-based meat giant Marfrig today (14 August) booked a second-quarter profit, moving back into the black after a loss in the corresponding period last year. Marfrig, which owns the Seara brand, posted net income of BRL15.5m (US$19.1m) ...
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A privately held property/casualty agency, Keystone Insurers Group has expanded its market presence in Georgia with the addition of two new franchise partners. The partners include Boswell Insurance Group of Athens and Ash/Welborn ...
Pennsylvania is a bustling state with a rich industrial history. It's also, increasingly, an environmentally aware one.? Across the state, there are a strong number of green initiatives and businesses at the forefront of a new green boom in ...
Gulf News reported that Alberta, Canada's oil producing heartland and Quebec's separatist government will study the benefits of shipping the western province's crude to refineries in Quebec, a shift that could help cut the industry's ...
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Walmart pharmacies has announced the availability of Ecoslide-RX, an eco-friendly prescription pharmaceutical package which is said to be designed to improve patients' adherence to medications. The package, which is manufactured by ...
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Brazilian beef producer Marfrig plans to sell a stake in order to lower its mounting debts,in a move which is expected attract food companies as well as private equity firms. The company has appointed Brazilian bank Banco Itaúto ...
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Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller Tony Tripeny will update investors at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., today (3p.m. MST) on the company's fourth-quarter ...
Tags: LCD glass, LCD televisions, consumer electronics devices, LCD TV
Keystone Automotive Operations, a distributor and marketer of automotive aftermarket accessories and equipment, will open a new warehouse in Portland, Oregon, US. The new warehouse marks its fifth facility in the region and also expands ...
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Keystone Insurers, a property and casualty insurance broker, has announced that Tennessee based agency Hollis & Burns has joined the firm as its 16th franchise partner in the state. Commenting on the appointment as the new franchise of ...
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Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), a Pennsylvania-based property/casualty enterprise, has added three new franchise partners in Georgia. According to the company, the three new partners include Burch Insurance Agency of Hiawassee, Worth ...
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Demand for oil and gas infrastructure equipment is forecast to rise 6.3 percent annually through 2016 to $12.1 billion. Advances will benefit from the development of shale plays, especially in areas that have not until recently been major ...
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Paperboard packaging manufacturer in the US Keystone Folding Box Company has announced the launch of its new prescription pharmaceutical package Ecoslide-RX at Walmart stores. According to the company, the package has an eco-friendly ...
Author(s): Rob Mosher Author(s): Nicole Steele Transportation Reauthorization Approved After months of intense negotiations, on June 29th Congress cleared a bill (H.R. 4348) that will ensure funding for highway and mass transit projects ...
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It seems almost too absurd to be true, but in the land of leviathan government, where the layers of bureaucracy are so intertwined it is impossible to navigate them, comes the revelation that the U.S. government has now taken to fining ...
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