It has been announced that Plymouth will be changing all of its 28,000 street lights to LED bulbs as part of a new £13 million energy-saving project. As well as this, there will be 19 buildings - that are owned by the city - that ...
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Business leaders have issued an urgent call for a new ‘Entrepreneurs’ Fund’ to be set up to help new food and drink manufacturers make the next step in their growth. Paul Wilkinson: DEFRA should launch an ...
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Ginesys, leading retail Software Company, launched Centralized CRM with salient features to formulate custom-built Customer Loyalty Cards with versatile card types and benefits. Catering to over 400 customers in retail, this unique feature ...
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Steve Hankins CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Logistics provider Globe Express Services has hired Steve Hankins as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief information officer. The company said Hankins, a former CFO of Tyson ...
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Crane Co. announced the appointment of Max H. Mitchell as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Mitchell, 49, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2011, during which time ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's ferrous scrap exports totaled 892,011 metric tons in December 2012, rising by 21.3 percent month on month and up 40.4 percent compared to December 2011. Meanwhile, ...
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has identified new products and mobile investments as among several strategies aimed at keeping the company relevant as it tries to compete against the likes of Google and Facebook. On Monday, Mayer highlighted ...
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Scottish food manufacturer Browns Food Group has acquired the Hall's brand from Dutch multi-national Vion for an undisclosed sum, safeguarding 50 jobs. Browns' aquisition of the Hall's brand has saved 50 jobs Browns finance director ...
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WASHINGTON — Consulting and liquidation specialist APJL Consulting has promoted Dominic Marchiando to vice president of sales. Dominic Marchiando APJL said the promotion will allow Marchiando, who had been national sales ...
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Xylem Inc. has signed a $158 million (€120 million) financing agreement with the European Investment Bank to fund innovative and aspirational research and development (R&D) projects across Europe. The deal underscores the EIB’s ...
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A selection of CIOs were honoured as the top 50 in the region today at CNME’s annual CIO 50 Awards and Forum event at The Address Hotel, Marina, in Dubai. The award ceremony recognises the head decision maker of 50 organisations who ...
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Iraq’s Free Zone Authority (FZA), an independent authority under the Ministry of Finance, has signed an agreement with the City Centre for Vehicles Services Company to approve a new free zone in Baghdad. The Director General of the ...
The National Council of Resistance of Iran reports that the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Saleh al-Mutlaq (pictured), has submitted his resignation on Monday. Iraqi member of parliament Mr. Raad al-Dahlaki, reportedly told Iraqi news ...
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International developer EPGI has announced that they have been awarded the development management contract to develop and build the new Basra Oil and Gas International Free Zone in Iraq. The project is the second largest of its kind in ...
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If you have young children or grandchildren, look at them and imagine signs around their necks: “I owe my government $52,000 — and each day I will owe more.” While the number varies according to the parameters of data ...
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