Volkswagen is expanding its competence with respect to artificial intelligence (AI), not only with a view to using this key technology in the field of autonomous driving and in production, but also to accelerate corporate processes. To ...
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Performance Food Group Company (PFG) announced that Tom Ondrof will join PFG as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective from 1 October Ondrof will lead PFG’s corporate finance department and oversee ...
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Monsanto Company has announced that it has reached a global licensing agreement for the use of the CRISPR-Cas genome-editing technology in agriculture with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The Broad Institute is a world leader in ...
Google, Microsoft, and several other tech firms are all respectively mulling over a complete buyout of Twitter, according to a new report. CNBC reports that Twitter has received “expressions of interest” regarding an ...
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KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation announced that effective 1January 2017, Roger Stone is stepping down as CEO. Roger will continue to be an integral part of the KapStone organization, as he will retain his role as Executive ...
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GigPeak Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (formerly GigOptix), which provides integrated circuits and software solutions for high-speed connectivity and high-quality video compression over the network and the cloud, has seen record quarterly orders ...
Franklin Electric Co Inc has named Jonathan Grandon as chief administrative officer and general counsel. In his new role, Grandon will be responsible for Franklin Electric’s legal and human resource functions and will also play an ...
US private equity firm Soundcore Capital Partners LLC has completed the acquisition of PumpMan Inc, a Los Angeles-based provider of pump system maintenance, repair and new system installation. Founded in 1976, PumpMan serves more than ...
Nearly three quarters of U.S. architects say the health impacts of buildings are influencing their design decisions. That finding parallels a strong market demand by building owners, with a solid two-thirds surveyed also reporting that ...
Power management company Eaton today announced a collaboration with CIMCON Lighting, Inc., a global leader in intelligent, web-based wireless outdoor lighting management systems. The collaboration combines Eaton’s broad range of ...
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In booth #384 at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2016) in Düsseldorf, Germany (19-21 September), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) is ...
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Dunelm Group has announced its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 2nd July 2016, reporting another strong year, and maintaining its record of growing sales and profit every year since the IPO in 2006. Dunelm reports in-store ...
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Dairy co-operative Fonterra has commissioned a new dryer at its Lichfield’s site in South Waikato, New Zealand. The 30 metric tonne dryer can process an additional 4.4 million litres of milk each day into milk powder which Fonterra ...
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ZF today announced that it has increased the price per share in its public cash offer for Haldex Aktiebolag (publ) (“Haldex”) to SEK 110, valuing Haldex at SEK 4.85 billion. ZF has received agreements to sell from key ...
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Prolamina, a division of ProAmpac and a global flexible packaging company, completed its Westfield, Massachusetts facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. More than 100 Prolamina employees, numerous friends, and state and local officials ...
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