The Lake Carriers' Association said Friday that shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 2.2 million tons in April, a virtual tie with a year ago. The trade was, however, 19 percent below the month's five-year average. Shipments from ...
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Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer season, and also happens to be one of the biggest days for furniture sales. Furniture retailers often offer heavy discounts the last ten days of May making this a good time to look for deals. ...
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The Bike Cooperative is working with Channel IQ to offer its supplier partners discounts on MAP monitoring and enforcement, dealer verification, and detection of gray market and counterfeit goods and unauthorized dealers. Channel IQ ...
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Multinational insurance holding company AmTrust Financial Services has purchased Mutual Insurers Holding Company (MIHC) and its subsidiary, First Nonprofit Insurance Company (FNIC). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, FNIC offers low ...
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The NACD Awards Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Annual NACD Package Awards Competition. The judging for the 50th Annual competition was held on Mar. 7, 2013 in Chicago. Judges examined and evaluated packages in ...
Join GPD China for a comprehensive review of this process. The two-day technical sessions will review topics from glass manufacturing to the use of glass. These presentations will be supplemented by the key discussions to be given by the ...
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CFirst seen at the 2013 Chicago auto show in February, the new Volkswagen Beetle GSR pays tribute to the 1973 ‘Yellow-Black Racer’ special edition based on the Beetle 1303 S – with GSR standing for Gelb-Schwarze Renner or ...
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ColDesi, Inc. a distributor of tee shirt decorating systems, including direct garmenting printers, commercial embroidery machines and rhinestone transfer equipment announces the expansion of its California office. The ColDesi office in ...
JNS Holdings has established a new majority owned subsidiary called as Evolve USA Charging in Illinois, US that handles sales, service and the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging systems. As part of the Chicago Grant Agreement, ...
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Ecolab has introduced Antimicrobial Fruit and Vegetable Treatment (AFVT), a new product to help lower the risk of foodborne illness outbreaks related to ineffective produce washing in foodservice operations. Ecolab noted that AFVT is the ...
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PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announce the debut of Pharma EXPO, a new event designed to connect pharmaceutical, medical device and nutraceutical ...
Crate and Barrel is a leading chain of home furnishings today, with over 170+ stores across the country. The company is popular for its quality of both merchandise and its team of associates. Crate and Barrel produces over millions of ...
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The dollar is almost US2c lower, hurt by a big pre-dawn rally in the US dollar. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0063, down from $US1.0243 yesterday. The Australian currency fell to $US1.0047 early today, its lowest level ...
Quantum dots are tiny nanocrystals with extraordinary optical and electrical properties with possible uses in dye production, bioimaging, and solar energy production. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a way ...
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Al Fritz, one of the legends of the U.S. bicycle industry, died Tuesday in Chicago at 88. Fritz's long career at Schwinn was most notable for his invention of the iconic Sting-Ray 20-inch muscle bike in the early 1960s. Schwinn sold ...
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