The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has awarded Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) the NAM’s Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence at an event hosted by NAM member Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America (MCFA). ...
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Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., which specializes in end-of-line solutions for case packing and palletizing needs, has announced that Linda Palladino, a project manager with Schneider Packaging, was recently recognized by The ...
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AkzoNobel and the American Chemical Society (ACS) announced Carnegie Mellon University Professor Krzysztof (Kris) Matyjaszewski, Ph.D. as the winner of the inaugural AkzoNobel North America Science Award for his cutting-edge polymer ...
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"Pressed glass was fine crystal to the middle-class folks." I say this for a reason, and the reason is that glassware was an expensive baggage to buy in the archaic times. Fine crystal could not be afforded by the masses. Sipping wine from ...
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The 25th edition of Colombiatex de las Américas — an annual trade show produced and organized by the Institute for Export and Fashion (Inexmoda), Medellín, Colombia — was held Jan. 22-24, 2013, at Plaza Mayor in ...
Sealed Air Corporation, the makers of Bubble Wrap brand cushioning, and 366 students from Hawthorne High School joined forces to set an official Guinness World Records title to celebrate the 13th Annual Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. Held on ...
The international flavor of luxury fashion, high end evening wear makes its way to Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013, with Naeem Khan debuting in India with his exquisite collection. In a move that reinforces Lakmé ...
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Cisco Systems plans to sell its Linksys home networking business to Belkin International for an undisclosed sum under an agreement that includes cooperation between the companies on software, service-provider products and other areas. ...
SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN) — Multisport website Slowtwitch.com has released its list of the top 50 multisport retailers in the U.S., the Slowtwitch 50. "It’s a list of the top 50 retailers in the United States who, during 2012, ...
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On Tuesday, US trade representative Ron Kirk announced his resignation and plans to step down in February. No successor was immediately named although a couple international economic policy aides are said to be frontrunners. "From ...
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A problem caused by a software upgrade has caused a widespread outage on AT&T's U-verse broadband service this week, leading to a torrent of attacks against the carrier on social media. AT&T said on Wednesday that the outage had affected ...
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Kevin Schlinkmann, left Witmer Furniture Inds., receives the Vendor of the Year Award from Rod Johansen, HOM Furniture, Coon Rapids, Minn. Rod Johansen, left, HOM Furniture, Coon Rapids, Minn., with Dee Maas, sales rep for Huntington ...
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During the enforced idleness that came with a cold, rainy, dreary holiday period in which the sun seemed to be in permanent hiding, we watched reruns of the second season of the wildly popular PBS series, “Downton Abbey.” I ...
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By Omar al-Shaher, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Privately held Iraqi banks have almost entirely relinquished their traditional functions ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...
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