Mobility is changing the face of education with more schools investing in bring-your-own-device schemes where students are not only allowed but encouraged to replace textbooks with their personal electronic learning tools. In some private ...
This week was a week for email milestones.?Spam – that scourge of the Internet – turned 35 years old. And Microsoft pulled the plug on its hoary webmail service Hotmail. The first spam message sent on?what was to become the ...
After 42 years serving Austin-area cyclists, retailer Freewheeling Bicycles will close its doors at the end of May. Freewheeling was founded in a garage apartment in 1971 by Frank B. Cook, who passed away in 1999. The shop quickly outgrew ...
The economic crisis years of 2008 to 2012 dealt a heavy blow on the Spanish textile and apparel sector, whose sales dipped 21 percent during the period, according to an Europa Press report. The report says that about 46,300 jobs were ...
Tags: Spanish Textile, Textile
The paper and corrugated multinational said in a statement this morning that a new paper machine at the mill that will produce 250,000 tonnes of lightweight corrugated case material each year, will now be operational by the fourth quarter ...
Tags: Smurfit Kappa Paper, Packaging
Saxco International has created new packaging design for L’Chaim Kosher Vodka, which is being introduced for Jewish population by brand owner Ralph Mizraji of Bal Harbour. Saxco new product development manager Jimmy Owens said the ...
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Medical technology provider Integra LifeSciences has introduced Integra Compact Cranial Closure System that provides titanium implants for non-loadbearing (non-facial) operative cranial neurosurgical procedures. Featuring a small and ...
Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced that it expects to reduce up to 2,500 jobs globally between 2013 and 2017, as part of its intention to significantly reduce its operating expenses and return the company to ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Carter’s, Inc. ,the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, reported its first quarter fiscal 2013 results. “We exceeded our sales and earnings goals, and made good ...
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Alan Gray (AGI) has signed a partnership agreement with Willis Group subsidiary, Willis North America, for provision of claim closure solutions to the insurance market. Claim closure services jointly offered by AGI and Willis' Claim ...
Agents and importers report increasing procurement difficulties in business with African roundwood and lumber on account of transport problems within the continent and irregular shipment from the ports. Importers quote larger volumes of ...
Breast augmentation, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), consistently ranks as the nation’s most popular cosmetic plastic surgery performed each year. As a leading provider of post-surgical compression ...
Tags: Nouvelle, Summer Bras, Apparel
Temperature-controlled packaging solutions manufacturer Intelsius has introduced the new BioCarrier, which has been designed specifically for local courier routes and multiple site sample collections. BioCarrier cases have been designed ...
Tags: packaging solutions, packaging
Global steel giant ArcelorMittal is starting mothballing of its two blast furnaces at its Florange site in Lorraine, France on Wednesday, April 24, according to media reports. The company expects to complete the shutdown of the hot stoves ...
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Reportedly, ArcelorMittal CEO Lakshmi Mittal said that high labor and energy costs made ArcelorMittal less competitive and regretted the closure of furnaces. He said the energy costs to come down like the United States and Germany will be a ...
Tags: Energy, Transportation