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UK Sets Aside £23m for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Infrastructure
Mar 27, 2017The UK government has announced a £23m funding for hydrogen vehicles infrastructure to speed up adoption. Hydrogen fuel providers will be able to bid for funding in partnership with organisations that produce hydrogen vehicles to ...
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Lucid Motors Selects Casa Grande for Electric Car Manufacturing Operation
Dec 16, 2016Lucid Motors has selected Casa Grande for its electric car manufacturing operation. The facility will bring over 2,000 projected new jobs and more than $700m in capital investment to the region by 2022. Governor Ducey said: “Lucid ...
Tags: Lucid Motors, Electric Car
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FCA US to Invest $10.4m in New Metro Detroit Mopar Parts Distribution Center
Nov 17, 2016FCA US will be investing $10.4m in a new Mopar parts distribution center located at Romulus, Michigan, US. The new facility will encompass 500,000 square feet and more than 100 workers. Preliminary construction work has already begun on ...
Tags: FCA US, Mopar parts
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USDA Provides $4.7m Grants for Food Safety Education, Training and Technical Assistance Projects
Apr 20, 2016The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $4.7m grants for food safety education, training, and technical assistance projects, which will enable farmers and small food processors, vegetable and fruit merchants and others to ...
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USDA to Provide $90m Grant to Support Local Food System
Apr 6, 2016The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide over $90m grant to strengthen local and regional food systems and for specialty crop development. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, flowers and nursery crops. ...
Tags: USDA, Local Food System, Crop development
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Chinese Passport Opens More Doors in 2014
Nov 3, 2015Chinese outbound spending has grown rapidly in recent years, and an increasing number of countries have introduced easier visa policies to attract more Chinese visitors, especially in recent months. In 2014, many countries adjusted their ...
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Namibian Works to Take Maximum Advantage of The AGOA
Jul 7, 2015The Namibian government is working on a strategy to take maximum advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that has been extended till 2025, the Namibian Press Agency has reported. The original Act expires on September 30, ...
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Seven Fashion and Retail Trade Organisations Have Called for Immediate Renewal of AGOA
May 20, 2015Seven fashion and retail trade organisations in the US and Africa, including the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), have called for immediate renewal of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is scheduled to ...
Tags: Fashion Industry, Apparel
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22 Communities Selected to Receive Technical Assistance to Pursue Development Strategies
Jan 29, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Mobile and Prichard, Ala., are among 22 communities selected to receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies that support smart growth and sustainability ...
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Boeing and Airways Looking Forward to Making Sustainable Aviation Biofuel
Dec 12, 2014No, it’s not April’s fool day… Boeing and South African Airways are looking forward to the first harvest of energy-rich tobacco to make sustainable aviation biofuel. The pioneering project supports South Africa’s ...
Tags: energy-rich tobacco, Service
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WDJF Is Established to Provide Jewelry Sectors with Understanding of The Challenges
Sep 11, 2014A new international think tank called the World Diamond and Jewellery Forum (WDJF) is being established, with the primary goal of providing the diamond and jewelry sectors with the broadest possible view and understanding of the challenges ...
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Six US and African Based Textile and Apparel Trade Bodies called for Renewal
Aug 15, 2014Six US and African based textile and apparel trade bodies, including the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), called for renewal of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA), expiring on September 30, 2015. They requested ...
Tags: USFIA, Apparel, Accessories
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The Moapa Band Celebrated The Completion by Contractor Stronghold Engineering
Apr 21, 2014The Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribe and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administrator John Padalino have celebrated the completion by contractor Stronghold Engineering of a $2.38m solar power array at the ...
Tags: Soitec CPV, Electrical, Electronics
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Harry Reid Joined Representatives From The Moapa Band of Paiutes
Mar 25, 2014US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) joined representatives from the Moapa Band of Paiutes, executives from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA and the Los Angeles Department of ...
Tags: Solar Thin-film photovoltaic CdTe, Electrical, Electronics, Solar
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Paklab to Set up New Equipment at Its 100,000ft2 Facility in U.S.
Mar 13, 2014Flexible packaging manufacturer PakLab plans to install new equipment at its 100,000ft2 facility, situated in Orland, US, with an investment of around $1.19m. With the installation of new equipment by fall 2014, the company will be able ...
Tags: Flexible packaging, new equipment, economic opportunities