TARGETTI USA, the North American operations for the TARGETTI Group, has appointed Kaitlin LeSage Crawford, IESNA | LC, as Customer Service and Marketing Manager. “Since our official North American operations launch in September, our ...
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Leading independent bed retailer Land of Beds has won the Family Business Award of Excellence at Cheshire’s 10th annual High Sheriff’s Awards for Enterprise 2015-16. The awards recognise leaders of outstanding businesses in ...
Fairchild Semiconductor of San Jose CA, USA has launched its first 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) diode, the FFSH40120ADN, in its series of upcoming SiC solutions. The 1200V diode's combination of switching performance, reliability and low ...
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With SXSW Interactive Festival as the backdrop, Best Damn Brewing is launching Best Damn Beer Gear. In the following months, the brand will release a series of one-of-a-kind items designed to help people enjoy cold Best Damn brews in ...
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Alcohol Justice and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) are reporting that the first of two proposed bills to ban powdered alcohol in California has been passed by the powerful California Senate Governmental Organization (GO) ...
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Ford has established Ford Smart Mobility, a subsidiary which will specifically design, build, grow and invest in emerging or future mobility technology. Jim Hackett, the former chairman and CEO of Steelcase has been appointed as the ...
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Bewildering tax structures begone; Facebook is finally going straight in the UK. Facebook has agreed to pay “millions of pounds more in tax” in the UK, according to a new report. The social network giant is said to be ...
For fourth-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $2.45m, more than halving from ...
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The US Senate Agricultural Committee has passed a bill which paves the way for a single national labeling law for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, while doing away with state by state labeling. With this bill, which ...
Good news regarding farm accidents: In 2015, the U.S. saw fewer grain bin entrapments and incidents than it has seen in a decade. In 2014, a whopping 71 confined-space incidents were confirmed, but in 2015 only 47 were reported. ...
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A law forcing tobacco companies to wrap their cigarettes in plain packaging could be in force in New Zealand by the end of 2016. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has confirmed a bill, which is on pause, would be resumed. He expected ...
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has launched the EPC9065, a development ...
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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has explored the 2016 outlook for the global shipping industry and believes that global shipping companies, and drybulk and containership operators in particular, will continue to face difficult ...
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US-based chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride has announced to invest $190m in a strategic growth plan to expand production of Pilgrim’s Pierce Chicken brand. The growth plan, which was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2015, ...
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House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 6% over the course of next year, according to the RICS housing forecast for 2016. With house prices predicted to rise across the whole of the UK in 2016, East Anglia is continuing the ...
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