Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is among more than 100 federal, state and local associations that signed on to a letter sent to President Obama expressing deep concern over the deteriorating state of negotiations between the ...
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Ford is reportedly asking the federal court in California to toss a lawsuit which accuses the car maker of promoting defective electric power-assisted steering systems used in its flagship Fusion and Focuse. The lawsuit was filed by six ...
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At the Tire Industry Association’s general meeting in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, membership passed two proposed resolutions without opposition that will end up influencing association policy. 1. "For" Periodic Motor Vehicle ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced several initiatives for 2015, including a Federal Lobby Day that will give TIA members a personal role in raising legislative awareness of issues affecting the tire industry, in a press ...
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The high level of government savings deposits could prove detrimental to long-term economic growth, even as concerns mount over ballooning local government debt in China, a report said on Wednesday. Total bank deposits held by government ...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that the headlights on the new Mercedes Benz CLS class of cars are equipped with its Oslon Compact high-power LEDs, which can be arranged very close together in the headlight with a ...
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Shimano Inc. reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were up nearly 21 percent compared with the same period last year thanks in part to a weaker yen. Sales of of Bicycle Components were brisk in North America, while sales of ...
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Fall is a good time of year to think about fire and carbon monoxide safety in your home. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms this weekend. ...
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Packaging machinery and integrated systems providers Pro Mach has been acquired by affiliates of AEA Investors (AEA) from The Jordan Company for an undisclosed amount. Pro Mach sells more than 25 equipment brands across the world. ...
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Since Medtronic can’t dip into its considerable foreign cash reserves to buy Covidien, it plans to raise $16 billion domestically toward the $43 billion purchase. Wall Street is not pleased. In a filing late last week with the U.S. ...
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Australian supermarket giant Coles will resist moves by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to merge into a single court action the two unconscionable conduct court cases launched against the supermarket by the ACCC. ...
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Switzerland based and textile machinery manufacturer, Saurer Group said it has named Dr Martin Folini as CEO of two of its biggest subsidiaries - Schlafhorst and Zinser. Dr Folini graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ...
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Most electronics industry professionals agree that the industry is more vigilant and doing a better job of keeping counterfeit electronic components off the plant floor than they were just five or 10 years ago. But they also say that ...
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The diamond and jewelry market, like the global economy, is sending mixed messages ahead of the holiday shopping season. The prevalent claim that the economy is showing its strongest prospects since the 2008 crash is being disputed by ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on a proposal to remove 72 chemicals from its list of substances approved for use as inert ingredients in pesticide products. “We are taking action to ...
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