Vancouver, Washington-based Northwest Pipe Company announced Monday that net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 decreased 1.1 percent to $140.6 million compared to $142.2 million in Q1 2012. Net income for Q1 2013 was $9.5 million, ...
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Latest Innovation Delivers Unique Combination of Increased Performance at a Lower Initial Cost DURHAM, NC -- Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces a breakthrough innovation in canopy LED lighting with the introduction of the CPY250 canopy and ...
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German carmaker BMW is planning to recall 42,000 vehicles, due to a problem with the airbags. The recall affects 2002-2003 model year '3 Series' cars fitted with the airbags produced by the Japan based Takata Group during 2001-2002. ...
US based Texas Instruments (TI) has collaborated with the automotive parts supplier, Continental for mass production of the microcontrollers with Flash technology. Both the companies will jointly manufacture the 65nm ARM Cortex safety ...
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Automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has launched the new pick up truck, Bolero Maxi Truck Plus (BMT Plus) in Mumbai, India. The truck is powered by a 2523cc four cylinder Common Rail engine that generates an output of 63bhp ...
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General Motors (GM) is planning to invest about $16bn in its US factories and facilities by 2016. The latest investment comes after the automaker revealed plans in April 2013 to spend about $11bn for its joint ventures (JV) in China. GM ...
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US-based Infinity Group and its partner the LR Group , have announced plans to build and finance the new Beijing Eco-Valley Project, the first Sino-Israeli ‘smart’ agricultural city The project is a joint initiative between ...
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US based automobile manufacturer Terrafugia is planning to build a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) plug-in hybrid-electric flying car, the TF-X. The TF-X will be equipped with electric motors and custom-made rotors and will be powered ...
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Earthbound Farm Organic, a leading grower of organic produce in the US, is evaluating plans to sell the company, which is valued at approximately $700m. Earthbound Farm Organic has appointed Barclays to sell the company. The sale process ...
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Arla Foods Ingredients has unveiled a new Nutrilac Natural Improvers toolbox range designed to provide optimized production processes, better quality end-products, reduced waste and cleaner labels for bakers. The Nutrilac Natural ...
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US-based Anchor Packaging has launched a new 38oz. container to its Mega-Meal product line, which is suitable for packing appetizers, finger-foods, desserts, cut fruit, and other hot or cold products. According to the company, the new ...
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Nearly 40 tons of pork derived from infected and dead pigs has been sold in Fujian province, China, over a period of three months, in a latest food safety incident to hit the country. Two people have been detained for selling pork which ...
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Applebee’s, a US-based restaurant chain, has introduced new Fresh Flavors of Summer, featuring the latest menu items. The new items include the Blackened Sirloin & Garlicky Green Beans and Margarita Queso Chicken & Shrimp, along ...
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Samsung Electronics grabbed Apple's smartphone market in Q1 and Samsung mobile phone takes one third of global market share. International Data Corporation expressed that with the help of iPhone 5, Apple's mobile phone sales in Q1 rose by ...
Michael Shoe MEBANE, N.C. — Bedding producer Kingsdown has named manufacturing veteran Michael Shoe director of quality systems. He will lead Kingsdown's Total Quality Management program, created in 2007 to raise standards across ...
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