Mexican holding company Grupo Simec SAB de CV announced Monday that its subsidiary, Ohio-based Republic Steel has entered into a five year supply agreement with United States Steel Corporation, to provide Tube Rounds to the US Steel Tubular ...
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MetLife, Inc. recently took out an energy savings policy with GE Lighting (NYSE: GE)—upgrading to Evolve™ LED outdoor lighting in parking lots at 10 office locations and switching to more energy-efficient T8 fluorescent indoor ...
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Cleveland, Ohio-based Cliffs Natural Resources reported late Wednesday Q1 2013 net income of $97 million, down significantly from $376 million in Q1 2012. Consolidated sales margin decreased 18 percent in Q1 to $238 million, from $292 ...
Canton, Ohio-based The Timken Company reported Wednesday sales of $1.1 billion for Q1 2013, down 23 percent year-on-year. The decline reflects lower demand across most of the company's end markets led by oil and gas, industrial distribution ...
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There's a technology race going on in the bicycle industry, and it's leaving retailers in a scramble to keep up. Frame and component makers have introduced a slew of new axle, bottom bracket and fork interfaces in the past few years as they ...
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OnTrak Software, an Ohio-based privately held technology company that develops software solutions for the beverage distribution industry, has partnered with Menu Designs to provide software solutions for wine and spirits wholesalers. Menu ...
Toledo, Ohio-based glass fiber reinforcements and engineered materials producer Owens Corning will invest $7 million to build a 175,000-square-foot warehouse adjacent to its Aiken, S.C., facility for storing products produced at the plant. ...
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Kittle's Home Furnishings has opened a 15,000-square-foot Bassett Home Furnishings store in its former Rooms Express location here. The store, on Britton Parkway in the Tuttle Crossing shopping center in greater Columbus, Ohio, is the ...
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It's reported that Ohio-based AK Steel posted a net loss of US$9.9 million for the first quarter of this year, in comparison of a net loss of US$230.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Meanwhile, AK Steel reported sales of US$1.37 ...
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West Chester, Ohio-based flat rolled steelmaker AK Steel reported Tuesday a net loss of $9.9 million for Q1 2013, compared to a net loss of $11.8 million in Q1 2012. This also compares to a net loss of $230.4 million, or an adjusted net ...
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RPM International Inc. announced today that it has appointed Craig S. Morford to its board of directors in anticipation of the retirement of William A. Papenbrock. Papenbrock will retire at the company’s upcoming annual meeting on ...
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a grant to help glass recycling in the Tri-State. In partnership with the Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District, the Ohio EPA provided $250,000 on Monday to help purchase ...
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Linda Rollinson, owner of Superior Auto Glass of Tampa Inc. in Tarpon Springs, Fla., says she is confused. She received a notice from Esurance informing her that her auto glass company's invoice on a replacement was too high. The source of ...
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Ohio State University's is aiming for 400mph from a student-designed and built electric car. Called Buckeye Bullet 3, it joins a line of record-breaking cars from the University's (OSU's) Center for Automotive Research (CAR). "The third ...
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Exhibitors at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show like to talk about the “family” of artisan builders, and in some cases the familial relationship is literal. The show floor at the Colorado Convention Center included ...
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