Closely following a similar announcement for its Windows 8 operating system,Microsoft also said it will release to manufacturers(RTM)its next-generation operating system for the server,Windows Server 2012,next month. The company made both ...
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The board of directors of GreenBlue have announced the appointment of Nina Goodrich as executive director of the organization. Goodrich will also continue in her current role as program director for GreenBlue's flagship project, the ...
The mood among many of the 43,000 attendees at glasstec 2012 was positive,despite uncertainties surrounding the global economy and glass market.While the European and Chinese segments show signs of softening,many exhibitors reported ...
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This upgrade is a game changer,integrating business intelligence in processes and workflows through this Form Builder release allows for a big impact for our clients in time savings,cost savings and overall ROI for our their social ...
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Hudson’s Bay Company announced a total donation of $360,000 in monetary fund’s and product to support those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, including the 35 Lord & Taylor Associates who lost their own homes and /or major ...
Fairfax Financial Holdings has completed sale of its stake in Florida-based insurance firm Cunningham Lindsey for proceeds of nearly $270m. The acquisition follows an agreement signed between Luxembourg-based CVC Capital Partners and ...
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According to report, Austrian steel group Voestalpine said it has acquired Toronto-based Sturdell Industries to expand the special steel business in North America. Voestalpine also has one steelmaking plant in Rochester in NY and the ...
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Missoni fashion house and the Canadian high-end store Holt Renfrew have partnered to create a limited-edition, worldwide-exclusive plush bear and elephant that will support OrphanAid Africa. To celebrate the launch, Margherita Missoni, ...
The facility, initially planned for an amount of Euro 1 billion, was significantly oversubscribed with bank commitments reaching in excess of Euro 2.2 billion. This enabled Saint-Gobain to increase the size of the facility to Euro 1.5 ...
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USA-Now in its second year,Identity Festival has emerged as the world's largest all-electronic dance music tour,growing to rock concert-sized proportions.This year's cross-country trek hit 15 cities from Toronto to San Diego,filling huge ...
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Business Standard reported that Jindal Steel and Power will invest around USD 500 million in Cameroon to build a power plant, a railway line and an iron ore processing plant. The 500 MW thermal power station will be built in the ...
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Mr Bill Hooley CEO of Anglesey Mining explains that the drop in the iron ore price impacted the business but that prices have now rebounded from the August September lows and things are now much improved at the Canadian operations. Mr ...
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TORONTO — In its first report since becoming a public company last month, retailer the Hudson's Bay Co. said its third quarter loss widened slightly, although same store sales on both sides of the border were stronger than ...
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Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to sell its potato processing plant in Alberta, Canada, to Cavendish Farms for C$60m ($60.75m). The 142,000ft2 plant, located in Lethbridge, produces a range of frozen French fries, hash browns and specialty ...
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First Quantum Minerals Limited offered USD 4.9 billion to acquire Inmet Mining Corporation a bold declaration from one of Canada's largest copper miners that the commodities supercycle has room to run. Inmet rejected the bid describing it ...
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