There was a time when just hanging an "open" sign on your store meant you would be successful. Thanks in part to the recession, as well as whole slew of things—from changing demographics to technological advances to increased ...
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Frost Insurance has purchased Kolkhorst Insurance Agency, an independent Houston-based insurance agency that provides a range of property and casualty, personal lines and surety products. Commenting on the acquisition, Frost Insurance ...
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Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh, has purchased Elsey & Associates, for an undisclosed sum. Set up in 1978, Elsey & Associates, a $4.5m revenue agency based in Spring, Texas, offers surety bonds and ...
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Len Cabaltera has left Reynolds' cycling division, where he was international sales and marketing manager, to become director of OEM sales at FSA, Lance Bohlen, FSA's managing director, said Thursday. Bohlen told Bicycle Retailer that he ...
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Cycle Gear Inc., the nation's largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, is pleased to announce the opening of their first store in Massachusetts. The new store is located at 345 Washington Street, in Woburn. With this new ...
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Rockwell Automation announces the Safety Maturity Index (SMI) tool, a self-guided assessment that gives manufacturers visibility into the effectiveness of their safety programs and the ability to optimize plant performance. Applicable to ...
Zurich-based life and pension insurer Swiss Life has selected Aetna (AET), a global health care services company, to deliver international health care benefits and services for expatriates out of Singapore to its roster of multinational ...
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US-based life insurer MetLife has reported third quarter 2013 profit of $942m, or $0.84 per share, compared to a loss of $984m or $0.92 per share during the corresponding period last fiscal. For the quarter ended on 30 September 2013, ...
Filters has been constantly used to remove dirt and other unwanted particles. The filters are used for various reasons. In some case the filters are fitted in the air condition to filter air and in some cases they are used in clean water. ...
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Shunfeng Photovoltaic International, a China-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, cells and PV modules, has reportedly obtained permission from China's authorities to acquire Suntech Power (Wuxi), the flagship subsidiary ...
Only four per cent of UK organisations have IT security functions that fully meet their needs, a new survey released by one of the "big four" international professional services firms, Ernst & Young, claims. Ernst & Young's 16th annual ...
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An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually adjustable and has a set of wheels. Office chairs were developed around the mid-19th century as more workers spent their ...
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Insurance brokerage firm AssuredPartners, through its New Jersey-based subsidiary has acquired Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency for an undisclosed sum. Pennsylvania-based Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency provides commercial ...
Five pharmacies in Beijing started using vending machines equipped with tracking systems to sell baby formula on Saturday, but sales on the first day did not go as well as expected. Zhang Dawei, who is in charge of business operations at ...
Tags: Baby Formula, Pharmacies, Vending Machines
In the first nine months of 2013, the order intake grew by 1.8% to CHF 3.0 billion. This level was reached despite a slow start to the year in some businesses, in particular, in the water market and in electromechanical services. For the ...