April 3, 2013 - Construction industry stakeholders from across Canada have formed a new national organization to help “keep a steady flow of highly skilled workers available to the growing industry”: BuildForce Canada. ...
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has reversed course and restored funding for the High Point Market Authority in his proposed state budget for the next two years. The governor had proposed cutting the state funds in half for the fiscal ...
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Forty furniture company presidents and CEOs have sent a letter to North Carolina legislative leaders urging them to reject Gov. Pat McCrory's proposal to slash funding for the High Point Market Authority. The coalition of industry ...
Hoping to keep its stock price above $1 per share and preserve its New York Stock Exchange listing, Furniture Brands International is asking shareholders to approve a reverse stock split. Shareholders were notified in a recent proxy ...
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Daifuku Webb Holding Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Stewart to Chairman, President and CEO. In this role, Stewart oversees all Daifuku Webb entities, including Jervis B. Webb Company, Daifuku America Corporation, ...
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Leon's Furniture has completed its takeover of archrival The Brick in a deal with an estimated value of about C$700 million. The new combined retail powerhouse will be the largest furniture, mattress and major appliance retailer in Canada ...
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Polymer Group, Inc. reported results of operations for the year and fourth quarter ended December 29, 2012. As previously announced, Polymer Group, Inc. finalized the merger with an affiliate of the Blackstone Group, along with ...
Urban Select Capital has entered into a collaboration agreement with Eidam Diagnostics, a Canada-based manufacturer and distributor of medical devices. Under the agreement, Eidam has granted Urban Select a ten-year license to distribute ...
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The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency in Japan has granted approval for Stereotaxis's Niobe remote magnetic technology for cardiac ablations. The approval, which follows a successful three-year clinical trial of the Niobe ...
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2012. Financial Highlights: In accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, in 2012, the Company's operating ...
GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA says that president & CEO Ron Michels has been appointed chairman of the board of directors. In conjunction, the firm has also ...
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Taiwan-based tier-two LED firms Top Energy Saving System (TESS) and Lumitek have both announced the voluntary delisting of their common stocks from the emerging stock maket in Taiwan. TESS was established in October 2007 and has been ...
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Ed Gribbin, president of Alvanon, Inc. has been named to the board of the American Apparel & Footwear Association. The announcement was made by AAFA President & CEO Kevin M. Burke at the AAFA Board of Directors Meeting, in conjunction with ...
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The Rieter Group held its own in 2012 against difficult market conditions worldwide. Order intake for the year as a whole declined by 12% to 839.7 million CHF, although Rieter received more orders in the second half-year than in the first. ...
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AIM, the industry association and worldwide authority on bar code, RFID, RTLS and mobile computing, is pleased to announce the appointment of two expert consultants from the industry to move the association forward. Ken Koldan will be ...
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