MONTREAL— TransForce has offered to buy Contrans for about $495 million in cash. TransForce bid $14.60 in cash per share for Woodstock-based trucking company, Contrans. "I have admired the progress of Contrans for some ...
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Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has reported a more than 52% increase in U.S. gross post-consumer carpet collections from 2012 to 2013. As revealed in the organization's 2013 Annual Report, CARE partners have diverted 534 million ...
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US-based global food marketing and distribution company Sysco has agreed to pay a settlement of US$19.4 million with the State of California, for claims related to the Company’s use of drop sites in California. The $19.4 million ...
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The Ferrero Group, one of the market leaders of the confectionery industry, has continued to strengthen its presence in the hazelnut market by acquiring hazelnut producer Oltam Group. Oltan Group, based in Trabzon in Turkey, is a ...
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HS Code Product Name 95030010 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; doll's carriage 95030021 Pet Toys 95030029 Doll ...
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In order to sustain the employment of people working in the textile and apparel industries in Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan Association of Textile and Apparel (Anitec) is ardently attempting to attract new investors, according to an El Nuevo ...
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Broadstock Ltd, based in Macclesfield, is the first office furniture manufacturer in the country to be awarded FIRA Gold Installation Certification for workplace, educational and catering furniture. FIRA Gold Installation Certification is ...
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Danish brewer Carlsberg has announced that its annual profits may witness a slump as a result of decreasing consumption in eastern Europe. Consumption in both the countries has dropped due to sanctions and new drinking laws announced by ...
China has imposed fine of $202m on twelve Japanese car parts makers for allegedly price-fixing. The ruling came after Chinese regulators raided foreign companies including Mitsubishi Electric, Sumitomo Electric, Audi, BMW, Daimler, and ...
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Registration for the NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention, being held Nov. 18 to 20 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, is now open. According to show organizers, this event brings together hundreds of the top decision makers from leading ...
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Nationwide housing production fell 9.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000 units in June, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The drop was ...
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Growth in home improvement activity is expected to peak during the second half of 2014 and then begin to ease heading into next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures ...
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The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Jackie Hirschhaut as its new executive director following the retirement of long-time head Joseph Logan. Hirschhaut is the vice president of public relations and marketing for the ...
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Chinese homebuyers have driven housing prices and developers’ stocks skywards in the past decade but that has been clearly over for more than a year. Official economic data released on Wednesday showed the slowdown in the sector ...
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Australian mining company BHP Billiton has announced its financial results for the year ended June 30 this year. According to the company's financial statement, BHP Billiton has posted a net profit of US$13.83 billion for the financial ...
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