PACCAR held an opening ceremony today to launch its new DAF assembly plant in Brasil. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executive officer, and Parana Governor, Beto Richa, was attended by state and local ...
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LyondellBasell announced that it has entered into a new contract with CEO James L. Gallogly and taken other steps to ensure continued strong leadership and executive continuity at the company. "The company has been transformed in recent ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will hold a conference call to discuss details of its newly ratified master labor contract with the United Steelworkers union at 9 a.m. on Aug. 27. Participating in the conference call will be Richard J. ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says the four-year master labor contract ratified by members of the United Steelworkers union on August 22, 2013, meets the goals established prior to the negotiations. It also helps the company continue its ...
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The Bon-Ton Stores announced that management will participate in the Goldman Sachs Twentieth Annual Global Retailing Conference in New York City at The Plaza Hotel. Brendan Hoffman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Keith ...
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Silgan Holdings Inc. a supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, announced August 13 that it entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Portola Packaging, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic ...
Silgan Holdings, a US-based supplier of rigid packaging for shelf-stable food and other consumer goods products, has agreed to acquire Portola Packaging, a manufacturer of plastic closures, for $266m. Portola Packaging operates eight ...
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Rigid packaging supplier Silgan has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Portola Packaging, a plastic closures manufacturer in the US for $266m. Silgan executive vice president and chief financial officer Bob Lewis said the ...
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G&K Services, Inc. announced that it has donated more than 70,000 pieces of new or gently used work apparel to United Way of Greater Atlanta over the past year. The donated uniforms will be used to assist regional work readiness and job ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has hired Tom Kaczynski as vice president of investor relations. He will report to Darren Wells, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Kaczynski replaced Damon Audia, Goodyear's senior vice ...
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PPG Industries announced several executive appointments that are effective Aug. 1: Frank S. Sklarsky, executive vice president, finance, will be appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, as previously announced, and ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will report second quarter 2013 financial results on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, to be followed by an investor conference call at 9 a.m. Participating in the conference call will be Richard Kramer, chairman and ...
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On Monday, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) announced that David H. Hannah, chairman and chief executive officer of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., has been elected chairman of the board for the MSCI effective July 1. He was ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2013. Net sales for the first quarter were $113.4 billion, an increase of 1.0 percent over last year. Net sales last year benefited by 1.0 percent from ...
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Brown & Brown has elected James S. Hunt (Jim) to its board of directors, in an effort to help the firm as it moves towards its next intermediate revenue goal of $2bn. Having worked with the Walt Disney Company from 1992 to 2012, Jim most ...
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