Editor's note: This blog post was written by Fred Clements, executive director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blogs can be read on? A future world without bike shops would be a disaster for the cycling ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
When fully operational, the £30 million facility will support 200 convenience stores stretching from London to Brighton. The opening of the new distribution centre has created 350 jobs, providing a real boost to the local community. ...
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James Moore, owner of Moore’s Bike Shop in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is the new president of the board of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. He replaces Jerry Hiniker, co-owner of Superior North Outdoor Center in Grand Marais, ...
Tags: James Moore, NBDA, Transportation
vento ludens have attained successful consent for a 15 MW solar energy park at Glebe Farm, near Bedford. The 27 hectare site will now be used to generate enough green energy to power the approximate equivalent of around 3,700 homes. The ...
Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The US spot ethylene market was at a standstill Thursday on news of an explosion and fire at Williams' olefins complex in Louisiana that killed one person earlier in the day, market sources said. Sellers pulled all material Thursday ...
Tags: Ethylene, Louisiana Plant Fire
NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG) has presented a $7,750 check to United Way of Pitt County during a recent East Carolina University (ECU) baseball game versus University of Central Florida (UCF). A donation of $250 was given for every ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On Saturday, June 15th the Knoxville, TN Stanton Optical store is having a customer appreciation celebration from Noon until 3:00 PM. General Manager Juan Jonny Lopez and Sales Manager ...
July activities aim to raise awareness of local businesses including toy retailers. Indie toy store owners are being encouraged to take part in Independent Retailer Month in July. Retail champion Clare Rayner is urging stores to get ...
Tags: independent retailer month, Toys, Stores
LEGO City teams up with Chat magazine for special competition. LEGO City has partnered with women's magazine Chat offering readers the chance to nominate a 'real life hero' to be made into a life-size LEGO statue. For example, the hero ...
Tags: Toys, LEGO Statue
Thanks to Torbram Electric Supply for letting us know it contributed electrical components to support Homes by Avi in the construction of The Stampede Rotary Dream Home. "We were pleased when Hughes and Premium Electric Ltd. approached us ...
Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring recently recognized three Starnet Member Companies for excellence in Environmental Stewardship, a newly established award. The presentation was held April 26, 2013 during the Starnet Annual Meeting at ...
Tags: Construction
John Lewis signed an agreement with the Westgate Oxford Alliance Partnership, a joint venture between Land Securities Group PLC and the Crown Estate, to deliver a new department store in Oxford. The John Lewis department store will extend ...
Tags: John Lewis, Apparel
Google I/O has not officially started, but the developers' show is already seeing some action. Two warring factions, the Resistance and the Enlightenment, are vying for control of various "portals" at key landmarks throughout San Francisco, ...
Tags: Google, Compete, Computer Products
Linden Foods plans to invest £5m to expand operations at its meat processing facility in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK, creating 179 new jobs. A majority of the new positions created by the expansion will be in ...
Tags: Meat Processing, Linden Foods
UK-based contract bottling company H&A Prestige Packing has announced the opening of a new bottling line at its Chorley facility. The new line, which has been designed to handle various sizes ranging from 187ml to 1.5l, will enable the ...
Tags: UK Facility, Packaging