Lyon announced today that on May 7th, a joint venture between newly-formed Lyon Capital Partners, LLC, (formerly Echelon Capital) and Revere Finance closed on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Lyon Workspace Products, ...
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Al Fritz, one of the legends of the U.S. bicycle industry, died Tuesday in Chicago. 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 millions of ...
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Perhaps it's the growing network of bike paths, trails and green lanes. Or Chicagoans coming to the realization that it takes longer to drive somewhere than to bike. But retailers we visited on day two of the Dealer Tour report a growing ...
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If there was one common thread among the four shops visited during the first day of the Chicago Dealer Tour, it's that the retail business here is a family affair. Several stores we toured are in their second, third or fourth generation of ...
Gamma Holding NV has sold its Clear Edge Filtration business unit to the Chicago-based Filtration Group Corp. Filtration Group, which is owned by Madison Capital Partners, is a collection of more than 10 specialized filtration companies. ...
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 ...
Tags: Bicycle Retailer, Bicycle Industry
Chinese demand of soybean used in feeding poultry and livestock will continue to decline because of the breakout of bird flu. China takes 60% in global soybean trading. Influenced by concerns of food safety and large-stock, the amount of ...
Now that developers have Google Glass in hand, the first apps are starting to come out. An early app that's already getting lots of attention is called Winky. Aptly named, the app enables Glass users to take a picture simply with the wink ...
The same ingenuity and fortitude that served as the backbone of Tultex (a brand that popularized the sweatshirt in the 1940) and College House (an originator of licensed apparel) over the past 75 years, have helped cement the foundation of ...
Tags: HOU5E, Apparel Industry
The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct after 10 seconds is the sort of security idea that businesses say can help them secure online transactions ...
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Hijab, the quintessential headscarf worn by Muslim women, got an American style twist at the recently concluded American Hijab Contest, which showcased a range of highly innovative yet modest head gears by various amateurs as well as ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Raptor's Procysbi (cysteamine bitartrate) delayed release capsules for the treatment of nephropathic cystinosis in adults and children six years and older. Studies have shown that ...
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US spot monthly natural gas prices for May increased by 15 cents, or 3.8% on average, to $4.07/MMBtu, compared with the previous month's $3.92/MMBtu average, Inside FERC's Gas Market Report said Wednesday. The NYMEX May gas futures ...
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With its rich architectural heritage, Chicago takes skyscrapers seriously. So when a glassy, 40-story Helmut Jahn-designed tower built in 1980 underwent rebranding to attract new tenants, the end result had to be worthy of distinction. ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED products, LED, lighting