Pharr Yarns has announced plans to merge Phenix Flooring into the Pharr family of companies. Phenix is a manufacturer of residential floor coverings currently sold through independent carpet retailers and home improvement chains. The ...
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From the earliest days, Ruggieri Brothers of Cranston, R.I., was a hometown, family business. Founded in 1949, the original Ruggieri brothers included Ed, John and my grandfather Anthony. All three brothers served in the military during ...
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Japanese artist's Sen Tian Xuezi love bread very much! So she created a series of bread as the lamps and lanterns, to satisfy her strange desire. It would be a mistake to think that the modelling of bread is a chimney. This material is ...
Reebok announced a new partnership with acclaimed hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar. Reebok and Kendrick together hope to inspire and empower youth through programs designed to provide a positive alternative to the streets. Their shared goal ...
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Link Piazzo, a member of the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame who served as Chairman of the NSGA Board of Directors in 1962, passed away Nov. 14 in his hometown, Reno, Nev. He was 95. Piazzo, the son of Italian immigrants, was ...
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Gaomi is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories ...
Women from the Huangluo Village of the Yao ethnic group in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, only cut their hair once in their lifetimes, just before they get married. The village women's tradition of keeping their ...
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Outdoor Research, the independent, Seattle-based manufacturer of technical outdoor apparel and accessories, has retained a new sales agency, Tokul Creek Marketing, to cover the Pacific Northwest region. Tokul Creek, also based in Seattle, ...
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Wireless heart-monitoring device maker Preventice has merged with eCardio Diagnostics, which makes more traditional remote cardiac monitoring systems. Preventice's BodyGuardian patch, worn on the chest, delivers information to a ...
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Sears Canada Inc. announced the opening of a new 240,000-square foot fulfillment centre located in Calgary, Alberta. The site will create approximately 200 new jobs. The Calgary fulfillment centre will be a modern operation with advanced ...
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With his celebrated decision to return to play for his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James has moved a step ahead of Michael Jordan to become America's favorite sports star, according to The Harris Poll. In the similar poll last ...
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Hardwick is known for its "Sewn in the South" slogan and in the '60s made the best blazer in the world. The company will formally introduce its new CEO and new flag on July 28 at the company's 134th birthday celebration. When Allan Jones ...
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In presence of the Minister of Commerce of Catalunya Felip Puig, the Mayor of Barcelona Xavier Trias and the General Manager of the Fira De Barcelona Agustín Cordón, Karl-Heinz Müller, President of BREAD & BUTTER, ...
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US-based Stony Creek Brewery has broken ground for the construction of a new craft brewery in Branford, Connecticut. The proposed brewery will be spread over an area of about 30,000ft2 and it will house two outdoor decks, a tasting room ...
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Group 1 Automotive, an automotive retailer, has acquired Munday Chevrolet and Munday Mazda in Huston, Texas. Apart from selling new and used cars, Group 1 Automotive also sells vehicle parts, provides insurance and service contracts as ...
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