SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has removed Bisphenol A, or BPA, from its list of Proposition 65 toxic chemicals. The move came following an April 18 preliminary injunction to delist the ...
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Keith Bradbury has retired after 42 years as a vice president of Jordans, a retailer based here with a number of stores in western Canada. Bradbury began his career with Jordans at flooring division in ...
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Hancock Fabrics, Inc announced improved financial results for its fourth quarter ended January 26, 2013 and full fifty-two weeks of fiscal 2012. Fiscal 2012 financial results include: - Net sales for the year increased $6.0 million to ...
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Three-store retailer Del Sol Furniture here will donate 5% of its sales this Saturday to the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center under a promotion tied to Autism Awareness Month. Alex Macias, vice president of the family-run ...
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Michael Kirby, left, Tempur-Pedic; Alan Vonder Haar, “Dr. V” mattress specialist at the Sleepstore by Miskelly, Jackson, Miss.; and Stuart Kellogg of TV station 16 WAPT. The three businesses collaborated to donate 136 mattresses ...
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VF Corporation reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 30, 2013. All per share amounts are presented on a diluted basis. "VF's first quarter performance is a great example of our strong business model, disciplined ...
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The ratio of the Gulf Coast normal butane assessment to the front-month NYMEX crude contract is at 57.9% Friday morning, the lowest level since late 2008, Platts data showed, in part due to the deployment summer gasoline specs. The ratio, ...
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Huntsman has unexpectedly shut its ethylene oxide unit in Port Neches, Texas for an unplanned maintenance, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. "We anticipate the unit will resume operation this weekend," Huntsman spokeswoman Anne Knisely ...
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While US policymakers, legislators and others are focused on whether the fundamentals of US gas market would change significantly if large volumes of LNG are exported, there are emerging questions about the federal government's ability to ...
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Third quarter 2012, Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) has submitted the ALTLED® A55 LED light bulb, with a 360° omnidirectional lighting, for Energy Star certification—approved in January 2013. For many consumers and ...
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From electric lamps to LED technology, Gotham continues its tradition as a leader in architectural downlighting. For 75 years, Gotham has thrived as one of the most respected names in architectural lighting. In 1938, Harry Gerstel, a ...
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American donut franchise Dunkin’ Donuts’ flagship store in Indonesia will lead the way in green lighting by being the first of its franchise outlets in Southeast Asia to employ a complete LED solution. The Palembang store is the ...
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MetLife, Inc. recently took out an energy savings policy with GE Lighting (NYSE: GE)—upgrading to Evolve™ LED outdoor lighting in parking lots at 10 office locations and switching to more energy-efficient T8 fluorescent indoor ...
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It's taken a while for the humble LED to gain a foothold in the broader consumer market—blame artisanal culture or simple force of habit, people love their cream-colored incandescent bulbs. But as the New York Times devoted 1600 words ...
NanoPoint™ enables fast, practical design qualification and highly sensitive process monitoring by leveraging critical patterns KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced NanoPoint™, a new family of patented technologies ...
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