Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that two people were injured after a demonstration of its automated city braking system went awry. Occurring in a parking lot of a Mazda dealership in Fukaya city, Saitama prefecture, Japan on ...
US-based paints and coatings manufacturer Valspar has dismissed 25 employees in Minneapolis as part of the company's ongoing review of personnel. The lay off is six percent of the company's 400-person work force in Minneapolis and 0.2% ...
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A recent report by Chinese-language newspaper Commercial Times noted a new phenomenon of Chinese companies headhunting talent in Taiwan's LED industry. Three years ago, Chinese LED manufacturer San’an Optoelectronics uprooted a large ...
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BB&T Insurance Holdings, the nation's sixth largest broker, today said that its employee benefits consulting operation has launched two private insurance exchanges. The CarePlus Benefits Exchanges - available in standard and custom ...
Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX:LIQ), North America's largest publicly traded liquor retailer, today reported its results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S UPDATE ...
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Marimekko Corporation announces result from time period from 1 January - 30 September 2013. In the January-September period of 2013, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 9 percent relative to the same period last year. ...
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BAE Systems has reached agreement in principle with HM Government on measures to enable the implementation of a restructuring of its UK naval ships business The agreement will result in: Restructuring of the contract for the Queen ...
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Karndean Designflooring is marking its 40th anniversary in the luxury vinyl flooring industry by pledging to give back to the community it serves. The global flooring brand is officially launching its Karndean Designflooring 40th ...
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Global packaging services provider MeadWestvaco (MWV) has announced a 4% decrease in carbon emissions since 2010 in its corporate responsibility report for 2012. MWV has also reduced water usage by 5% and half of its global manufacturing ...
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Acer CEO J.T. Wang is resigning from his post at the Taiwanese PC maker and will be replaced by president Jim Wong as part of a corporate restructuring that will try to revitalize the company's lagging fortunes. Citing the company's ...
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Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network – and recent studies show that employees can be easily tricked on social media to provide the information needed to launch attacks. A phishing attack ...
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Apple will build a new 700-employee manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona, to make sapphire glass, according to releases from the State of Arizona and GT Advanced, a New Hampshire-based materials manufacturing company. Apple purchased the ...
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Pharmaceutical printing and packaging products supplier Nosco has commenced operations at its new manufacturing facility in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the US. The company has developed over 22,820ft2 site in Bristol Township to ...
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A team of four students from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City, representing the United States, has won the Retail Futures Challenge, an international competition that takes place at the annual World Retail ...
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Billabong International Limited announces that a US$300 million tranche of the 6 year senior secured term loan of US$360 million (A$386 million) (the "New Term Debt") provided by entities affiliated with Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and ...