The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $150m in clean energy tax credits to build US capabilities in clean energy manufacturing. This move is expected to strengthen the development of technologies to fuel efficient vehicles. ...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Ikea plans to come to St. Louis with a 380,000-square-foot store that will open in the fall of 2015, the Swedish retailer announced Wednesday. Store officials said they have submitted plans to the city for the ...
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Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration is set to open a manufacturing facility in Pitt County, North Carolina, US with an investment of more than $12m over the next three years. The move is expected to create up to 57 jobs. Being ...
Lotus has received a $17.6 million grant from the UK government to expand its local research and development programs. The grant, awarded to Lotus by the UK Regional Growth Fund (RGF) – a $5.3 million fund to spur economic growth ...
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Siemer Milling, a US-based flour milling firm, has teamed up with Nagel & Son to open a $37.4m wheat facility in West Harrison, Indiana, while creating 35 new jobs by 2016. The facility, which will be dubbed as Whitewater Mill, is ...
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The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will participate in a three-year, $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored consortium to address strategic national security priorities. The goal of the collaborative effort is ...
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Germany based automotive components manufacturer ThyssenKrupp has started construction of a new production facility for assembled camshafts at its Chemnitz plant. Being built at Presta Camshafts' Chemnitz production plant, the ...
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While employment and productivity in the construction industry are on the upswing nationwide, the West Coast is seeing slower growth in parts. Construction employment in Oregon and Washington is growing steadily, but slowly. California's ...
US-based food processing company Wright Foods is set to expand its food processing and packaging operation in Montgomery County, North Carolina, with an investment of $53m over the next five years. The project has been announced by ...
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Nova Scotia Power says its newest power plant—a biomass facility in Port Hawkesbury—has begun operations, producing both electricity and steam. "We are proud to be increasing our presence in the community of Port Hawkesbury. ...
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on the development of the chemical and petrochemical industries. The attendees of the meeting included Deputy Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, Alexander Novak, the Minister of ...
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The plastic milk bottles producer said that Dairy Crest chief executive Mark Allen and Nampak Plastics managing director Eric Collins unveiled a plaque to celebrate the venture, which will create new jobs at the plant. The multi-million ...
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Greiner Packaging has announced that it will create 10 new jobs at its plant in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, in a £2.2m expansion The Austrian-owned plastics packaging specialist currently employs 210 staff in NI and is investing ...
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Die Europäische Kommission hat heute die folgende Erklärung abgegeben: “Today the European Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China. This ...
High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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