CARTHAGE, Mo. - Components producer Leggett & Platt said its first-quarter earnings rose 11.6% despite a sales decline of about 1%. The company attributed the earnings jump to cost improvements and a favorable product mix in certain ...
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QBE Insurance has tapped the US debt market for $US600 million to help buy back convertible securities next month, within days of being downgraded by credit ratings agency Moody's. Highlighting the strength of international debt markets, ...
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Companies using social networks like Twitter and Facebook need to face what to do during a national crisis like the Boston Marathon bombing. Do you tweet or post a statement about the crisis, continue on with your normal social media ...
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Lighting Science Group Corporation® announced that in honor of Earth Day 2013, it has partnered with Rebuilding Together®, a national non-profit charity, to support the organization's rebuilding of homes that were affected by ...
Controlling solar heat gain in buildings is an ongoing challenge for design professionals, but a new PVB interlayer from Eastman Chemical Company, called Saflex® SG, offers significant advantages for those designing projects in hot ...
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Bullet and fire resistent glass that also fits in hollow metal frames and doors - Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, leading USA-manufacturer of fire-rated glass and framing systems, announces the release of CONTRAFLAM® Ultimax. ...
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Hudson's Bay Company reported its results for the 14-week and 53-week periods ended February 2, 2013. The 14-week period was characterized by strong same-store sales growth at Hudson's Bay in Canada and early progress on cost reduction ...
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A chain-link fence (also referred to as wire netting, wire-mesh fence, chain-wire fence, cyclone fence, hurricane fence, or diamond-mesh fence) is a type of woven fence usually made from galvanized or LLDPE-coated steel wire. The wires run ...
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JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc announces the results for its fiscal year ended February 2, 2013 ("fiscal year 2012"). Net sales reached a record of $1,049.3 million in fiscal year 2012, representing a 7.1% gain as compared with net sales of ...
Related Media Whiskey is for drinking; agriculture water is for fighting Paul Harvey still American agriculture's hero, spokesman January freeze: agriculture's worst enemy, best friend We've likely all seen commercials on television ...
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Lighting Science Group Corporation® (OTCBB: LSCG) announced that it recently partnered with LED Source® and Hurricane Grill & Wings® to install energy-savings lighting in its restaurants. Hurricane Grill & Wings®, a West ...
Absolut Vodka owned by Pernod Ricard USA has launched its new limited edition bottle design, Absolut Mexico, in the US following its debut in Mexico in 2012. Absolut Mexico, which pays tribute to Mexican culture and multicultural ...
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Mulholland Collection Some of Restoration Hardware's outdoor collections harken back to classic designs and furniture pieces, and have names that evoke popular tourist destinations. The Mulholland collection, for instance, recalls ...
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Hybrid gas-electric power, a built-in generator, and a blistering 17-mph top speed helped make Raven's new $3,000 MPV-710 lawn tractor a brisk seller at Lowe's, where it's sold exclusively. Then Lowe's brought Raven sales to a screeching ...
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Off-the-shelf consumer handheld computers are showing up in some of the most precarious of workplaces. For instance, about 1,700 NextEra Energy wind turbine technicians recently began using Apple's iPod Touch handheld devices to help them ...
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