I have fond memories of 2010 when our industry catapulted out of the recession. Distribution and component suppliers were in flat-out growth mode as all struggled to deal with rapidly rising demands that rapidly swamped capacity levels that ...
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Georgia governor Nathan Deal announced that Mohawk Industries will convert two manufacturing facilities in Dalton and Rome, creating 420 new jobs and investing about $85 million into the two conversion projects over the next two years. ...
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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 ...
US-based SK Food has unveiled plans to set up a food manufacturing facility in the Columbus region, Ohio, a move which would create approximately 250 jobs over the next three years. The $13m project will be operated within the company's ...
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The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported today that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 ...
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Governor Rick Perry joined GEICO Chairman Tony Nicely today to announce the company is opening a new claims operation in Katy, Texas. GEICO expects the office to grow to 400 associates by 2015 and up to 1,000 associates in the next three ...
Tags: GEICO, Claims Operation, New Houston Area, Add up to Jobs
US-based packaging products manufacturer Rieke has announced plans to invest about $7.5m to expand its Indiana facility by 2016. The investment will be used to install new equipment at the company's 73,360ft2 facility at Bellefontaine ...
France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has announced that the situation in French industry remained stable in November compared to October, according to a survey carried out among French business leaders, ...
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Pilkington North America, a subsidiary of Nippon Sheet Glass, has announced it is closing its Lathrop, Calif., plant, which currently manufactures commercial architectural and automotive glass. According to a release from the company, ...
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As the Chinese economy firms with recent upbeat data, analysts expect a reform package to be unveiled in a key plenum this weekend to bring changes not only to China but to reinvigorate the global economy, which has been in a slow recovery. ...
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Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (Fidelity & Guaranty Life) announced that it is redomesticating from Maryland to Iowa effective November 1, 2013. This past week the company received approvals from the Iowa Insurance Division and ...
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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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Business Climate Index Increased in the Third Quarter of 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-10-22 08:52:08 National Business Climate Survey results showed that the business climate index (BCI) was 121.5 in the third quarter ...
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RC Creations, a US-based seafood company, is set to construct a new facility in Pender County, North Carolina, with an investment of over $25m by the end of 2017. The plant will feature state of the art technologies to meet the current ...
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Growth in worldwide demand for packaging machinery is expected to climb at a 4.6% annual pace through 2017 to $41.8 billion, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group. The study analyzes the currently $33.4 billion world packaging ...