Smartphone maker BlackBerry has announced that it is "exploring strategic alternatives" for the company, which may include break-up, taking the company private or its sale to a rival, such as Microsoft. "These alternatives could include, ...
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Two encrypted email services have shut down because they feel threatened about having to turn over customer information to the government. Lavabit and Silent Circle both offered encrypted email services, but both have decided to ...
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Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI) has announced that about N56.48 billion of the N100 billion Cotton, Textiles and Garmenting (CTG) Revival Fund allocated by the Federal Government has been distributed till date. This was ...
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The top three carriers on Today's Trucking's Top 100 For-Hire Canadian fleets — TransForce, Mullen Group, and Vitran — have finished reporting their second-quarter 2013 results. Each company reported revenue drops of various ...
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Accuride has completed the sale of its Imperial Group truck body and chassis business, which will continue to operate independently. The organization was sold for US$30 million, and will allow Accuride to focus on its core business and ...
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Luxembourg-based food and beverage containers manufacturer Ardagh Group is all set to invest $93.5m to establish a metal packaging manufacturing operation in a 525,000ft2 facility in Roanoke County, Virginia, US. Virginia Governor Bob ...
Through our strict chain-of-custody processes, reliable on-time service and a worldwide network of native service centers, Shred Ex provides the foremost secure and economical steer destruction service within the trade.The risk of written ...
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Tilaknagar Industries (TI), an India-based spirit maker, is in talks with global players like Suntory and Pernod Ricard to off-load 15-20% stake in the company for INR6bn ($98.8m). Chairman and managing director Amit Dahanukar and family, ...
US-based roaster of in-shell peanuts Hampton Farms is set to to establish a peanut butter production plant in Southampton County, Virginia with an investment of $5.5m. The project, which will create 60 new jobs, was announced by Governor ...
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The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has asked the Nawaz Sharif-led Government to soon appoint the Minister of Commerce. It is surprising that the Prime Minister is yet to name a commerce ...
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The handloom industry is one of the industries which uses labour intensive techniques. The total number of people currently employed in this sector/industry is 43.32 lakhs as per the census of 2009-10. Handloom weaving constitutes one of ...
Investment in Fixed Assets for January to July 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-08-09 15:43:56 From January to July 2013, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 22,172.2 billion yuan, up by ...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules that it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has announced the second ...
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Toyota Australia has unveiled plan to invest $123m in its facilities in the country, following the $180m support package announced by the Australian government for automotive industry. Of the total investment, the automotive firm will ...
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Despite a major surplus in the LED market, top suppliers are increasing their capital spending and production because of government incentives and in order to cash in on an expected boom in the lighting business, according to research firm ...