The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) reported its Wood Flooring Expo grew for the third year in a row. The 2014 Expo, which took place April 16 to 18 at the new Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., grew by 30%, with attendance ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today honored three individuals and organizations from across the U.S. Virgin Islands with Environmental Quality Awards for their achievements in protecting public health and the environment. EPA ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today honored four individuals and organizations from across New Jersey with Environmental Quality Awards for their achievements in protecting public health and the environment. EPA Regional ...
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Skechers USA, Inc. reported earnings rose nearly five-fold in its first quarter ended Mar. 31, to $31.0 million, or 61 cents a share, from $6.7 million, or 9 cents, a year ago. Revenues rose 21.0 percent to $546.5 million from $451.6 ...
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Mannington Commercial is a finalist for the Georgia Manufacturer of the Year award. The award is part of a Manufacturing Appreciation Week developed by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Technical College System of ...
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This Earth Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is empowering Americans across the country to act on climate change through simple actions to reduce carbon pollution in their daily lives. Across the country, EPA will be ...
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General Mills released its annual Global Responsibility Report today, outlining its approach to creating economic, environmental and social value in the countries where it operates. The company reported progress in the areas most material ...
On 18 March at the CS International Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, received the 2014 CS ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has announced the Goodyear Fuel Strategy Sweepstakes where entrants have the chance to win one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the road, the Toyota Camry Hybrid fitted with and Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max ...
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From a zipper-like wound closure device that can be peeled off at home to a telemedicine robot, there are plenty of ingenious devices included as finalists in this year's Medical Design Excellence Awards. It is worth noting, however, that ...
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Jing Jin, Wei Dong, and Yong Liang, who co-authored a paper on “Determination of Acrylamide in Textiles by GC-MS using 13C3-labeled Acrylamide as Internal Standard” published in the January/February 2013 issue of AATCC Review, ...
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The NCTDA inducted the?late Shorty Parrish into the Hall of Fame. The North Carolina Tire Dealers Association (NCTDA) inducted the late J.H. "Shorty Parrish, founder of Parrish Tire Co., into the North Carolina Tire Industry Hall of Fame ...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of the 2013 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and homebuilders that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in residential green building. The award ...
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BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions announced that the winner of the 2014 Ridler Award — the 1964 Buick Riviera Rivision created by JF Launier of JF Kustoms — features BASF R-M Onyx HD paint. The Ridler, one of the custom car ...
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Interface, which publicly issued a Mission Zero promise 20 years ago to eliminate any negative effect the manufacturing of its carpet tiles has on the environment by 2020, recently received two sustainability honors. The Architizer A+ ...
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