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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A coalition of companies has been created in Taiwan to take advantage of the opportunities in the OLED market. The Organic Light-emitting Diode Lighting Commercialisation Alliance (OLCA) will aim to connect companies across the ...
Growing concern over regulatory compliance issues impacting the home furnishings industry has resulted in membership growth at the American Home Furnishings Alliance, the association reports. “The complexity of issues like the new ...
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Recently disclosed government documents show Mars wrote to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2012, expressing concern about plain packaging being introduced to other sectors including food and drink suppliers, insisting intellectual ...
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High Supply, an American distributor of child resistant CRREO bags, jars and vials, has invested an undisclosed amount to expand its warehouse space to cater to the growing demand for child resistant packaging in the retail and medical ...
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GREENBELT, MD – Fewer trucks were put out of service (OOS) during the annual North America-wide inspection blitz this year compared to 2013. On June 3-5, 2014, commercial motor vehicle inspectors across North America completed ...
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Steve Vandegrift (right) of Alliance Tire presents a $500 donation for Marshall County 4-H to Rob Augustin of UT Extension-Marshall County at Saturday’s Lions Super Pull of the South in Chapel Hill. Alliance Tire Americas Inc. ...
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(New York, N.Y.) With support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "citizen science" grants, two New York community groups have begun their final weeks of summer water pollution monitoring. The Bronx River Alliance and the Sparkill Creek ...
Best-One Tire & Service recently increased its presence in northeastern Ohio with the purchase of four commercial facilities -- one housing a Bandag retread plant -- from American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD). The former Terry’s ...
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Sports Direct International plc, the U.K.'s largest sporting goods retailer, announced plans to launch in Australia and New Zealand by forming an online partnership with OzSale.com.au, part of the MySale Group plc. Australia's and New ...
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Zamst announced a nationwide sponsorship with Area Code Baseball to be the official bracing/supports brand. As part of the sponsorship,Zamst will provide sport-specific products at Area Code events, in addition to injury prevention and ...
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Tabar, Inc., a private label technical sport glove design and production firm which has built handwear for the outdoor and sports markets for more than 32 years, is merging with Fownes Brothers & Co., Inc., a 236-year-old company in the ...
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People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
The Outdoor Foundation is pleased to announce that over 125 non-profit projects will be funded, thanks to the outdoor industry’s generous support of the 2014 Outsiders Ball, which took place on August 5 - Night 0 of the Outdoor ...
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WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11 million in supplemental funding to help clean up contaminated Brownfields properties. The Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) will help 31 grantees carry out ...
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