North Face announced the final winners of the 2015 Explore Fund $500,000 grants program funding 47 organizations throughout the U.S. The North Face Explore Fund chose projects that use outdoor exploration as the catalyst for positive, ...
Ireland-based paper and plastic bags firm AB Group Packaging is set to foray into the US with a manufacturing unit in Delaware. The new plant will make paper bags and industrial packaging products, and is expected to generate around 100 ...
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The Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletic and Adidas announced a new contract on June 18 that extends their partnership through the 2021-22 athletic season. The seven-year contract between EMU and Adidas runs through June 30, ...
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Spanish automotive supplier Gestamp is looking to develop advanced high strength steels, with improved stiffness and reduced weight, fit for chassis manufacturing. As part of the project co-funded by Centro para el Desarrollo ...
PPG Industries has announced plans to expand its investments in global communities where the company operates with the launch of a $10 million initiative called "Colorful Communities." The program, which will focus on renewal projects ...
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Global beverage major Coca-Cola has closed on deals to give new distribution territory to Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution and Coca-Cola Beverages Florida. Reyes Holdings's subsidiary Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution will bottle and ...
Control systems maker Motiv Power Systems has opened a new manufacturing plant in Hayward, California, and recireceived $8.1m in grant from California Energy Commission (CEC) to commercialize its all-electric powertrain. With an annual ...
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At the ongoing Techtextil, the Walter Reiners-Stiftung Foundation honoured three successful young engineers for research in textiles. The prize-winning papers included fabrication of fibre composites, a modelling approach of a parachute ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced three grants to improve food security by reducing livestock losses to insects and diseases. The $3m grants have been awarded to researchers ...
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The University of California, Davis researchers have received $5m in grants from US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to carry out three new research projects. This financial support is part of USDA's ...
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Something as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to the diet could help slow cognitive decline, according to new research from Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. The study, which was presented at the ...
The government of the northwest Indian state of Punjab is set to establish five primary processing centres for the proposed mega food park being set up by Punjab Agro Industries. Punjab Agro Industries will set up a food park on 100 acres ...
PeopleForBikes and Yuba Bicycles have partnered to launch a limited edition Boda Boda cargo bike to raise money for bicycling infrastructure. The 50 Boda Bodas will feature PeopleForBikes colors and branding so that bicyclists can show ...
REI reported record annual revenues of $2.2 billion, a 9.9 percent increase from 2013, and said it would double its investment in non-profits and new projects to create access to inspirational outdoor places to nearly $8 million. The ...
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The Government of Zimbabwe has granted a one-year rebate to 52 clothing manufacturers which will allow them to import textile materials duty-free for use in garment making. The Ministry of Finance has granted a one-year reprieve ...