Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP. Fortune, which ranks firms by annual revenue, ...
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Defense Distributed, the company that developed the Liberator 3D printed gun, today released a YouTube video demonstrating its first test firing of the weapon. With dramatic orchestral music setting the tone, the video shows a man firing ...
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PMMI, the owner and producer of PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2013 (September 23-25; Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV), announced that exhibit space in The Processing Zone has sold out. The packed pavilion, located in the South Hall, will ...
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors and sponsors roll out Tuesday morning on a three-day tour of bicycle stores in Chicago. The BRAIN Dealer Tour will visit 13 stores by bike this week, sampling the growing infrastructure for bikes ...
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When Anita Mahaffey set out to make some of the coolest pajamas in the world, finding a great name for her company was the easy part. She called it Cool-jams. Mahaffey’s business plan was an immediate hit. Sales and profits have ...
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UPM has completed the sale of assets and part of the Stracel paper mill site land to Blue Paper, the joint venture company of VPK Packaging Group and Klingele Papierwerke. According to the Finnish paper company, Blue Paper, which will ...
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Litecontrol, Plextronics, InnoSys, and Universal Display win funding for various OLED research projects as the DOE seeks to push the SSL technology toward broader commercialization. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced four new ...
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At the GE booth during the LightFair tradeshow held last week in Philadelphia, LEDs were showcased for professional innovations, including integrated approaches to controls and products, further demonstrating that GE now offers an even ...
Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor, Packaging DigestDo you still call them private-label products? Or the trendier moniker "store brands?" Either way, they are worthy competitors. During the Great Recession, consumers switched to ...
When eBay launched in 1995, the premise was simple: allow consumers to sell their unwanted goods to others via online auctions. Today, the multi-billion dollar business has localised sites in over 30 countries. Over 190,000 businesses ...
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The National Glass Association's Glass Management Institute will launch a series of six webinars, June 25, led by distinguished leaders of the glass and glazing industry. The online, interactive classes will cover the following topics: ...
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Chris Bedford, managing director (MD) of Open Technology, which specialises in providing energy-saving lighting solutions, has said businesses should take the lead when it comes to changing our lighting habits, given that they stand to make ...
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When you need to light an area to a sufficient standard, many people might think that the more fittings you install, the greater both the light levels and impact will be. However, a project in London has shown this to be far from the case. ...
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Elle fashionwear, the French fashion brand, launches its Spring Summer 2013 collection, embodying the spirit of the new age fashionista who believes in creating her own style but is also chic, feminine and experimental. Key inspirations ...
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Gregor MacNaughton, head of property management at Principal Hayley Hotels, has highlighted the reasons why it is worth investing in new lighting solutions from a commercial perspective. Head of technology and delivery for the Carbon ...