Toll Holdings (Toll Group) has negotiated its second issuance of US Private Placement (USPP) notes for the equivalent of US$250 million, which is anticipated to be drawn down on 4 December 2013. Toll Group chief financial officer Grant ...
Cleveland, Ohio-based Olympic Steel, Inc. announced third quarter net sales of $304.0 million, 11.3 percent lower than the $342.6 million reported in last year's comparable quarter. For the cumulative nine months, net sales were $972.9 ...
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Europe's economy is in the doldrums. Yet companies are still looking to the future with a positive mindset. 76% of survey respondents expect a return to robust economic growth in 2015. But the prospects for European competitiveness are not ...
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BT has signed a multi-million pound contract with Oracle, for the technology giant's human capital management (HCM) software suite. The exact financial terms were not disclosed. Further reading Rural broadband rollout slammed for ...
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BASF was again included in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World). The company has been recognized for its engagement in risk and crisis management, human capital management and plant biotechnology. The DJSI World is one of ...
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Furniture Brands International has received court approval that will allow it to continue to pay its bills and meet other obligations involving the servicing of accounts. The company announced Thursday that its motions filed Sept. 9 as ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Furniture Brands Canada has declared bankruptcy and all of its salaried employees have been let go. The move was made after its U.S. parent company sought Chapter 11 court protection from its creditors earlier this week. Furniture Brands ...
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BASF was again included in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The company has been recognized for its engagement in risk and crisis management, human capital management and plant biotechnology. The DJSI World is one of the most ...
Tags: Textile
Uranium prices are at their lowest level in nearly eight years, as investors and utilities give up on a quick revival for nuclear power. The market for the radioactive fuel hasn't recovered from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Uranium
A new potential bidder for Furniture Brands International assets, which would include the purchase of the company's Lane business, emerged at a bankruptcy hearing here Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. KPS Capital Partners, a ...
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Global media and information firm Thomson Reuters has rolled out cloud software provider Workday's Human Capital Management (HCM) and Payroll solution to enable staff to speed up their workforce management decision making. Thomson Reuters ...
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With Furniture Brands International's bankruptcy filing finally behind it and court pending financing lined up, retailers attending Premarket here were largely optimistic the news will lead to better times for Thomasville, Broyhill and ...
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced a series of actions related to its Board of Directors. First, William A. Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management has resigned from the Board effective Aug. 12, 2013. The Company also announced ...
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Empower Software Solutions, a leading provider of workforce management (WFM) and human capital management (HCM) solutions, has announced that Parigi Group, North America’s premier children’s apparel and Lifestyle Company, has ...
Tags: Empower WFM, Textile
Promotional case goods and upholstery manufacturer Harden Mfg. has replaced its president and CEO Harley Ostlund with Sam Federico, a turnaround specialist with more than 40 years of experience as an owner/operator of various companies. ...
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