Components supplier Hickory Spring Mfg. has realigned the responsibilities of several of its top executives as part of a corporate restructuring announced last month. The restructuring involves the creation of four business units - ...
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ProfitFreight, a division of retail technology company ProfitSystems that combines the buying power of its members to secure reduced freight rates, said its members saw savings of more than $2 million last year. ProfitSystems launched the ...
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Carlo Ferro, formerly COO of ST-Ericsson, is to become CEO of ST-E following the resignation of CEO Didier Lamouche. Before joining ST-E, Ferro was CFO of STMicroelectronics.
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Asobi has announced it has exclusive distribution rights for a brand new baby walker. Didicar's new product, the Walk 'n' Ride, is a unique baby walker that doubles up as a ride-on, designed to provide support and stability to babies ...
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Today, ST-Ericsson confers with union representatives about the effects of upcoming job cuts as required by French and Italian law. Legally the company is obliged to consult with unions before it takes steps which will involve job cuts. ...
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On March 15, Shanxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (TISCO) announced that it has supplied its new stainless steel gas pipes in four specifications to Shanxi-based Xishan Coal Electricity Group Co., and ...
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Diversified technology company 3M has announced a three-year agreement with refreshment service provider Cover Group. Under the terms, 3M's Purification division will be the preferred filter supplier to Cover Group offering expert ...
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GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA is offering to sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. Needham & Company LLC is acting as the sole ...
Samsung's Galaxy S4 was revealed last night (14 March) in New York with a Broadway themed launch. The handset features what Samsung claims is the world's first Full HD Super AMOLED display and five-inch with 441ppi. The Galaxy S 4 also ...
Reportedly, AK Steel has appointed Stephanie Bisselberg as Vice President, effective April 1st, 2013. She will replace Lawrence F. Zizzo’s who announced the retirement after 35 years career in the steel industry. Ms. ...
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Reportedly, unionized workers at Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (AHMSA), the largest integrated steel plant in Mexico, have accepted a 6% increase in pay following collective contract negotiations. The agreement was negotiated ...
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ARCHDALE, N.C. — Tempur-Pedic's acquisition of Sealy will provide new opportunities for many employees of those two companies, their leaders say. They minimized talk of possible layoffs. "There will be opportunities for many ...
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Tempur-Pedic's Mark Sarvary, left, and Sealy's Larry Rogers sit on a Sealy Posturepedic mattress at Sealy's headquarters in Archdale, N.C. ARCHDALE, N.C. — Tempur-Pedic's acquisition of Sealy, which creates a $2.7 billion global ...
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ThyssenKrupp AG has pointed Ulrich Leher as new chairman of its supervisory board, replacing Gerhard Cromme who announced his resign last week. The Lehner would restructure the supervisory board and make corporate governance and compliance ...
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Korean steel giant Posco is visiting Chile and Argentina in a bid to find salt lake to produce lithium at low cost. President and CTO of Posco, Ohjoon Kwon said that the company is flying to Argentina and Chile to talk about the energy ...
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