Kellogg's is set to make changes to its North American manufacturing network, as part of its recently announced Project K, a four-year efficiency and effectiveness program. As part of the latest move, the company will cease production ...
Arla Foods is seeking to double exports of European dairy products to its strategic growth markets outside the EU including, Russia, China, the Middle East & Africa with a major investment to boost its production capabilities. As part of ...
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Physio-Control has announced a merger agreement with Sansio, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the emergency medical services (EMS) and home healthcare markets, to expand data solutions portfolio. Through this ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor is set to merge manufacturing and research functions with French carmaker Renault, in order to save over JPY400bn ($3.9bn) per year for the alliance. To head the production departments of both companies, ...
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Government incentives help focus efforts on power plant development Chinese solar panel makers are looking to invest in solar power farms to boost earnings after a drop in panel prices due to oversupply. Hit hard by trade disputes as ...
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The Ugandan government has signed a long awaited deal with UK-based Tullow Oil, Total and China National Offshore Oil Corp, to develop its oil sector, paving the way for the country's first commercial crude production. The pact details ...
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PepsiCo, Inc. today announced plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next five years. The investment is designed to further strengthen PepsiCo's food and beverage business in Mexico, one of the most attractive markets in Latin ...
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Belk announced that it will invest$6.1 million to expand and remodel its fashion flagship store at Columbiana Centre in Columbia,S.C. The current store's men's apparel and shoe departments will be relocated to a completely renovated ...
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In an effort to escape its pre-existing search agreement with Microsoft, Yahoo is fast-tracking an effort to develop search technology, according to a report from Recode.net. It said that that Yahoo has launched two projects, “Fast ...
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In 1984, with only $25,000 in Chinese government funding and a dusty 20-square-metre bungalow as their headquarters, a small group of scientists in Beijing founded a firm called New Technology Developer Inc. Thirty years later, the tech ...
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Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) has inaugurated its new tire manufacturing plant in Sumter, South Carolina. Tires produced at the new plant will enable the company to meet the demand for its Continental and General brand tires from ...
The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the pork industry step up measures to contain the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Ontario is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide ...
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Orders for durable goods dropped in December for the first time in five months, the Commerce Department reported. Orders for products meant to last more than three years fell 4.3%, which followed a 2.6% increase in November. The bulk of ...
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High school students who were at risk for dropping out greatly improved their math test scores and school attendance with the help of intensive tutoring and mentoring, according to a new study by the University of Chicago Urban Education ...
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Snap36 CEO, Jeff Hunt, announced the company’s unprecedented 319% year over year growth for 2013. This growth was partially fueled by adding new clients in Canada and Latin America. Additional growth factors included the addition of a ...
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