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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PGT Industries (PGT), a supplier of residential impact-resistant doors and windows, has promoted Brad West to vice president and controller. In his new role, West will oversee PGT’s accounting and finance departments, as well as its ...
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Peach State Integrated Technologies, producer of the National Logistics & Distribution Conference (NLDC), announces the appointment of Ralph Henderson as NLDC executive director. Henderson is replacing Ron Dahlin, who has served in the ...
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AATCC’s Chemical Applications Interest Group is sponsoring a symposium October 16 and 17, 2013, titled Textile Wet Processing: The Way Forward. The symposium will be held at the Textile Technology Center in Belmont, N.C., USA, and ...
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Carter’s, Inc. , the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, reported its second quarter fiscal 2013 results. “Our second quarter results reflect strong sales growth ...
Philips reports second-quarter comparable sales growth of 3% to EUR 5.7 billion; operational results improve by 30% to EUR 530 million Comparable sales in growth geographies up 12%, driven by China EBITA was EUR 603 million, or 10.7% of ...
International Paper (IP) has finalized the previously announced sale of its Temple-Inland Building Products division to Georgia-Pacific Building Products for $710m in a bid to focus on its paper and packaging business. IP chairman and ...
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While the birth of Dalton, Georgia, as the capital of the carpet industry is primarily owed to a woman, today's carpet manufacturers are typically led by men. One Dalton company is bucking that trend. B Carpet has been granted official ...
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US regulatory authorities have allowed the marketing of a brain wave test, which can diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents aged between six and 17 years. This device, called Neuropsychiatric ...
US-based Three Taverns Craft Brewery will be launched on 19 July at Atlanta in Georgia. At the inaugural event, the new brewery will release two beers of its Monastic series, reports clatl.com. The beers will include Belgian-style ...
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Hostess snack cakes are set to return to the shelves across the US, with 50 million Twinkies and 35 million CupCakes with Signature Squiggle expected to be rolled out in next two weeks. The new products that will hit the shelves include ...
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The maker of Angel Soft, the leader in the affordable premium bath tissue segment, introduces the newest member of the Angel Soft family: Angel Soft Facial Tissue. The new facial tissue delivers all of the softness and strength at the value ...
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Olde Thompson is recalling 1,075 cases of Earth’s Pride Organics Organic Oregano packed in 2.2oz. glass jar due to possible contamination by Salmonella, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall affects ...
PPG Industries chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch has been tabbed as the recipient of The ICIS Kavaler Award in recognition of outstanding achievement, according to a PPG release. The award, which is sponsored by the Chemists' Club, will ...
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The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the five-week period ended July 6, 2013 increased 3.4 percent from comparable store net sales for the five-week period ended July 7, 2012. ...