The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) 2015 Annual Meeting will be held on February 22-23, 2015, at the Hilton New Orleans St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, in conjunction with the International Roofing Expo (IRE). ...
Tags: roofing industry, Construction
Kitchens and bathrooms are a major focal point in 21st century home design. And no wonder! The modern trend is to transform these once-humble rooms into highly personal spaces that nurture body and soul. With this end in mind, we're seeing ...
Tags: Kitchen, Bathroom, Construction
Nora Lighting Executive Vice President Jilla Farzan spearheaded a team effort to raise funds and donate building materials for Homes For Our Troops, a privately-funded non-profit organization that builds specially-adapted homes for vets who ...
Tags: rail systems, recessed lighting, multiple lighting systems, Lights
TDK Corporation announces that it has been selected as one of the 2014 Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters (headquartered in New York with a Japan office in Minato-ku, Tokyo). This award is based on an analysis of patent ...
TOKYO — TDK is expected to report an operating profit of around 50 billion yen ($420 million) for the nine months ended Dec. 31, a 40% gain to the highest since the same period in 2010. Sales grew an estimated 7% to nearly 800 ...
Tags: Smartphones, Electrical
(Dodd-Frank Act, Section 1502 and the pursuant SEC rule), and EU policy proposed, the pressure on the supply chain is increasing. Non-compliance is always a significant issue for business, but conflict minerals carry a highly emotive ...
Tags: tin, tantalum, tungsten, Electrical
Electro Scientific Industries, a supplier of laser-based manufacturing solutions for the microtechnology industry, has completed the acquisition of Topwin Optoelectronics, a laser design and manufacturing systems company based in Wuhan, ...
In terms of new legislative measures and regulative initiatives that impact – and will continue to impact – the electronics industry, 2014 has been an interesting year. While Conflict Minerals legislation and RoHS2 (Recast) ...
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Researchers at Japan's NTT Device Technology Laboratories have used silicon (Si) doping to achieve p-type conduction in gallium arsenide antimony (GaAsSb) produced with metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on indium phosphide ...
In cooperation with international partners, Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland have presented what is claimed to be the first semiconductor laser consisting solely of ...
Tags: Group-IV Lasers, clock signal, Electrical
Sports MASH Holdings, which is controlled by Mike Ashley, reduced its stake in Sports Direct International Plc by 2.57 percent to 55.14 percent by selling 15.4 million ordinary shares for roughly $168 million on Jan. 20, the British ...
Tags: economic effect, Sporting Goods
Deckers Brands, which owns the Ugg, Teva, Sanuk, Ahnu and Hoka One One brands, has appointed David E. Lafitte chief operating officer (COO), effective Feb. 2. Lafitte previously served as the company's general counsel and replaces Zohar ...
Tags: manufacturing, IT, inventory management, Sporting Goods
The number of Americans who favor football over baseball narrowed in 2014, according to research released by The Harris Poll. Pro football is the top pick among 32 percent of sports fans, while baseball only garners "favorite" status ...
Tags: basketball, football, Sporting Goods
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reported early season skier visits at its 21 member resorts were approximately one percent off last year’s strong pace. The report covers visits between Opening Day (Oct. 17, 2014) through Dec. 31, ...
Tags: Ski, warm drinks, Sporting Goods
Halfords Group plc reported same-store sales by its Cycling and Travel Solutions stores increased 7.6 percent and 5.7 percent respectively in the 15 weeks and fiscal third quarter ended Jan. 9. The UK’s leading retailer of ...
Tags: Same-Store Gains, Sporting Goods