The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced LEED Professional Credentials have been approved for college credit through New Jersey's State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) initiative. SESP is the result of an award to the NJ ...
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According to a recent report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC), abundant supplies of natural gas from shale have created significant economic opportunities for the U.S. chemical industry that could result in $71.7 billion in new ...
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Trident Seafoods plans to invest $41m to establish a new seafood processing facility in Carroll County, Georgia, US. The new facility, which will be located in Carrollton city, will create about 175 new jobs. It will utilize frozen fish ...
UK-based 2 Sisters Food has announced that it is evaluating the closure of a roast chicken plant at Haughley Park, Suffolk, England, a move which will result in about 630 job losses. This announcement comes after the company publicly ...
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Songhao Liu, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the famous optics and lasers scientist professor, recently stated that LED lamps will replace incandescent bulbs soon, occupying the lighting market. He believes that the ...
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Greggs has shelved plans to build a £30M frozen food factory, which had previously been hailed as key to expanding its business with supermarkets, as it targets a food to go strategy. Roger Whiteside, boss of the high street bakery ...
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German automotive supplier Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems is planning to establish a new plant at Russell Springs, Kentucky in the US with investments of over $29m. The new plant is expected to meet the increasing customer demand and ...
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Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI) has announced that about N56.48 billion of the N100 billion Cotton, Textiles and Garmenting (CTG) Revival Fund allocated by the Federal Government has been distributed till date. This was ...
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McErlain’s Bakery, a family business based in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, UK, has announced expansion plans, a move which will create 100 new production jobs. The expansion was announced by Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. ...
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US-based roaster of in-shell peanuts Hampton Farms is set to to establish a peanut butter production plant in Southampton County, Virginia with an investment of $5.5m. The project, which will create 60 new jobs, was announced by Governor ...
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Packaging conversion company Printpack has announced a $66m expansion of its four facilities in Villa Rica, Georgia, US and the addition of 20 new jobs that were initially announced in February. The expansion includes new warehousing ...
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SCHOTT Gemtron Corporation recently completed the migration of its food display refrigeration glass production capabilities to Vincennes, Ind. in order to keep pace with growing demand for its display and freezer glass doors, door ...
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Contract packaging company Tech Packaging has announced plans to invest more than 12.4m in a bid to expand and equip its facility in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, US. Recently, the company purchased 32 acres of land in the Humboldt ...
VINCENNES, Ind. - SCHOTT Gemtron Corporation recently completed the migration of its food display refrigeration glass production capabilities to Vincennes, Ind. in order to keep pace with growing demand for its display and freezer glass ...
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Celtica Foods, an associate company of Castell Howell, is set to invest £2.8m to expand its meat processing facility at Cross Hands Food Park, Wales, a move which will create 32 new jobs over the next five years. Celtica Foods ...