US dairy firm Land O'Lakes has booked an increase in full-year profit, boosted by initiatives to build its value-added, branded business. In the 12 month period, net earnings totalled US$241m, a 31% increase on the prior year period. ...
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Arctic Cat, the all-terrain vehicle manufacturer, has signed a deal with Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer Yamaha Motor for the supply of engines. The agreement includes the expansion of the supply of 123cc 4-stroke engines manufactured ...
Race Across America organizers are planning a series of recreational rides across the country this year that will include gran fondo events, RAAM qualifiers and recreational rides as short as 30 miles. The 2013 RAAM Challenge Series kicks ...
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Car manufacturer Ford will increase the A motorhome and commercial chassis production capacity by 35% to meet the growing demand for recreational vehicles in the US. The manufacturer will also increase the production capacity of the 6.8L ...
In January, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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Owners and developers looking to build or upgrade self-storage facilities are deluged with details, decisions, permits and many other concerns. To be successful they are rethinking their operation and overall facility design, and looking ...
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The sporting goods website, SportsFanPlayground.com, announced that the store has added a new Nike store to its website. The website previously only carried the Nike line of gymshoes for men and women. The area will feature all apparel ...
Kia Motors global sales for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles increased 13.9% to 211,088 units in January 2013, compared to corresponding period last year. In January 2013, sales in general markets ...
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During the next New York Toy Fair, opening this Sunday, Lexibook will present its new products, with a special focus on its tablets. Following the launch of its educational Android tablets for children in 2012, Lexibook further ...
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Industry sponsors are being sought for the inaugural CycleSF, a fun ride that will open 24 miles of San Francisco’s streets to cyclists and benefit the city’s Recreation and Parks Department. CycleSF is set for Sunday, April ...
The "No Bicycles" signs will be coming down in Black Hawk, Colorado, after the state's highest court overturned a lower court ruling and said the mountain town must allow bikes on its main drag. The town, best known for its casinos, had ...
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Latvia - Commissioned by the municipality of Rezekne, a small town of just 30,000 inhabitants in Latvia's easternmost region of Latgale, the new youth recreational centre Zeimuls, also known as Caran D'Ache, has rapidly become an unmissable ...
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The BRAIN Dealer Tour of San Francisco wrapped up Thursday with a 20-mile jaunt around the city, ably led by folks from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, who for the most part managed to route us around the steepest hills as we visited ...
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Tennessee Gas Pipeline and the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday pushed back against environmentalists' efforts to get a federal court to block construction of the Northeast Upgrade Project. "Riverkeepers have ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Jim Harman, the retired CEO and president of Norco Products, died Saturday from complications following a stroke. He was 69. Harman joined Norco Bicycles — now part of Live to Play Sports ...
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