People consuming a lot of processed meat such as sausages, ham, and bacon are at an increased risk of early death, according to a new study that evaluated half a million people across Europe. The study followed people across 10 European ...
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Sun Life Financial's Employee Benefits Group is offering Group Dental plans with United Concordia's Alliance PPO network to the customers, effective from 01 March 2013. The new arrangement offers 27% more dental provider access points to ...
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On Tuesday, Democratic California Congressman John Garamendi joined other transportation leaders in supporting legislation that would ensure all Federal transportation and infrastructure investments support American jobs and domestic ...
Investors took a record high for US stocks - the bellwether Dow Jones Industrial Index eclipsing its pre-global financial crisis peak - as confirmation that the US economic recovery is gathering strength and sent the local market to its ...
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The chance of infection by malware from counterfeit software is three in 10 for businesses, and one in three for consumers, according to a new study commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by research firm IDC. Police prevented from ...
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Italy-based itema Spinning business unit Savio Macchine Tessili S.p.A. — with support from Alpha, a Europe-based private equity fund that also has a majority interest in Savio — has acquired a controlling interest in yarn ...
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BMTC Group, Quebec's largest full-line furniture, mattress and appliance retailer, suffered declining sales and earnings in the fourth quarter and full year, a reflection of the challenging retail environment. Fourth quarter revenues of ...
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Microsoft is building a data center next to a Wyoming landfill in order to use its methane gas to power the facility. Apple now uses a massive 100-acre solar energy farm to power its Maiden, N.C., data center. And Google has placed data ...
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On 26th February 2013, Savio Machine Tessili S.p.A. has become the controlling shareholder of the company Mesdan S.p.A., with the support of the private equity fund Alpha (major shareholder of Savio Group). With this acquisition, worth ...
ANZ is pitching to service the corporate bond market in Vietnam, which is reopening after several slow years. "The market has been very quiet over the last 2 1/2 years but ANZ has been one of the first banks to reactivate the market ...
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OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US affiliate OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT – says that it has achieved Milestone 4 ...
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As per the latest available data released by WTO Secretariat for the calendar year 2009, 2010 and 2011 the share of Indian textiles and clothing exports in World’s exports were 3.98% , 3.98% and 4.11% respectively and has not been ...
Packaging manufacturer North State Flexibles plans to expand its operations in Greensboro, North Carolina, US with an investment of over $6m over the next three years. The expansion is expected to create 41 new jobs in the region. The ...
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Kala Pharmaceuticals, a developer of products that effectively penetrate the mucosal barrier to treat various debilitating diseases, has received $11.5m in Series A equity financing round, led by new and existing investors. Kala said ...
US-based biopharmaceutical company Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals has closed a $10.5m Series A financing round from Brock Securities with Gilford Securities as a participator. The firm is planning to invest the fund in its Phase I clinical ...