Ascena Retail Group, Inc. announced that Linda Heasley has accepted the position of President and CEO of Lane Bryant effective February 18, 2013. Ms. Heasley joins ascena’s Lane Bryant division after six years as President and CEO ...
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Methanex Corporation and Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced the execution of a 10-year agreement to supply all of the natural gas required for Methanex's one million tonne per year methanol plant in Geismar, Louisiana. Commencement of ...
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Our team of editors, market analysts, and television producers departs today for the 2013 International Builders' Show, which takes place January 22-24 in Las Vegas. With the housing market in the midst of a bona fide rebound—home ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...
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The Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia has urged Japan’s Marubeni Corporation to invest in the country’s textile sector. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Marubeni president and CEO Teruo Asada, Industry Minister ...
In 1941, a Crown corporation created by federal legislation called Wartime Housing Ltd., which later became the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, constructed over 32,000 houses to provide what was originally planned as emergency ...
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Sergei Kuznetsov has been CEO of both Severstal International and Severstal North America since July 2009.He joined Severstal in 2002 to head the business planning group created to acquire foreign assets and develop international ...
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More than $224 million has been injected into Iraq’s private sector economy in the form of Small & Medium Enterprise bank loans thanks to a cooperative effort between the USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program and 12 private ...
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Microsoft's launch of Windows 8 amid great fanfare yesterday left many users wondering whether the new operating system can prove a big boost to the ailing PC market. Analysts said today that while Windows 8 may help keep the business ...
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The 2012 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo drew industry leaders from across the country and around the world to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for three days of sustainable energy discussion. Although the green ...
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US-based Greek yoghurt firm Chobani has opened its second manufacturing plant in the country as it looks to cater for strong demand for the product. Chobani today (17 December) unveiled what it claimed to be the world's largest yoghurt ...
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Reflecting an improvement in demand for its products,Ply Gem Windows has announced plans to add of 200 jobs and make a significant capital investment at its Rocky Mount,Va.-manufacturing facility by the end of 2014., "The investment in ...
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Speech by the Governor Liaoning is an important interface-link between the Chinese Northeastern Economic Zone and Bohai Economic Rim. It is located at the south of the Northeastern region of China; it faces the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in ...
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Taipei, Dec.6, 2012 (CENS)--A survey conducted by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) shows that net increase in employment in the first quarter of 2013 in Taiwan will decrease 45% year on year (YoY) or 26,000 workers, a new three-year low. ...
Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc, announced plans to relocate its Honolulu Nordstrom Rack location to a larger space at Ward Village Shops within Ward Centers. The approximately 45,000-square-foot, two-level store is scheduled to open fall 2013. ...
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