LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) 2015 broke all registration and trade-show records with double-digit growth marking the largest staging in its 26-year history, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., vice chairman, president and chief ...
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InterContinental Beverage Capital (IBC) has signed an advisory agreement with Miami Bay Beverage Company (MBB). According to the agreement, IBC will provide strategic business and financial guidance and services aimed at refining the ...
Paper and packaging company Georgia-Pacific will close its manufacturing plant at Parchment in Michigan by the end of this year. Terming it as a strategic decision, the company said it will move the plant's food and other wrapping ...
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German sports car major Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has opened $100m experience center and headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with a view to expand its footprint across the US. In what has been billed as the highest investment ...
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US wholesale energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, has acquired a controlling stake in the 32MW Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Facility in California from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic ...
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American non-profit scientific and educational institution National Geographic has entered into a licensing deal with the Indian-based hand-knotted carpet maker Jaipur Rugs, granting rights to sell products from the former’s Home ...
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Mizuno launched a brand campaign that highlights the transformative power, both physical and mental, that running has on a person, "Every Mile Changes You." A continuation of last year's "What if Everybody Ran" campaign, two initiatives ...
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Gildan has signed on as the title sponsor of Esprit de She The Spirit of Her Race Series, the premiere athletic event series for women run by Life Time Fitness. Since its inception in 2013, more than 25,000 women ranging in age from 5 to ...
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The three North American trade fairs, Texworld USA, International Apparel Sourcing Show and Home Textiles Sourcing Expo, have made it to the just-released Trade Show Executive (TSE) magazine’s Fastest 50 Class of 2014 list. The ...
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Porsche Cars North America named Michelin the official tire partner of its new Porsche Experience Centers which are slated to open this year in Atlanta and then later inLos Angeles. The centers will allow one-on-one instruction on unique ...
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Nearly 15 years ago a number of industry players—manufacturers, distributors, retailers, contractors, software providers and others—got together and decided to start the process of bringing the industry’s technology into ...
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PGA Tour Superstore has signed a multi-year national partnership agreement with Golf Channel that includes a brand integration program and a strategic media buy. Among the many programming opportunities, “new product spotlights” ...
Study finds salt intake not associated with heart health risks Salt intake was not associated with mortality or risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and heart failure (HF) in older adults based on self-reported estimated sodium ...
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CNX Distribution, a specialty chemical supplier of additives, resins, pigments and equipment with headquarters in Hurst, TX has appointed Derek Herald as Business Development Manager. Based in Atlanta, GA, Herald will be responsible for ...
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday, with markets expecting gloomy Chinese economic data to be published this week. U.S. stocks closed lower, marking a fifth straight session of losses, as bank results disappointed and ...
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