Westcor Land Title Insurance Company (Westcor) has selected CC Kaplan as the operations director of the newly formed Lender Services. The new firm was floated to merge Westcor as a national underwriter with the expertise of its local ...
Prince George, B. C. - According to the report of the Special committee on timber supply in the province of BC, released today, this province faces a 20% drop of supply in the next 10-15 years. Since the mountain pine beetle (MPB) ...
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Ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) maker Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA has been awarded a program from the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop a self-contained portable water purification ...
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Google yesterday said it will pay up to$2 million for major vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser at a second Pwnium hacking contest this fall. Pwn2Own,a rival contest sponsored by Hewlett-Packard,will award as much as$200,000 in a ...
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Name:Scott Morrison Age:48 Time with company:10 years;Morrison was the first employee hired Education:Honors degree from Simon Fraser University in Computer Science,with a minor in English literature and a concentration in mathematics ...
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A U.S.Department of Justice investigation has concluded that a multifaceted$3.9 billion agreement between Verizon Wireless and four of the largest cable TV network operators in the country could substantially harm competition and lead to ...
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Wood chip prices in British Columbia have fallen 16 percent over the past six months, the second biggest price decline in North America, after Alberta. Temporary pulpmill shutdowns have led to lower wood fiber demand and sharply reduced ...
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Vancouver-based Westpoint Distributors is voluntarily recalling pine nut products as they contain peanuts which is not mentioned on the product label,according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA). The Organic Pine Nuts bearing ...
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Hubbell Lighting introduces Sedona LED surface mount luminaire Greenville,S.C.—Hubbell Lighting's outdoor lighting brand,Hubbell Outdoor Lighting,has announced the launch of its new Sedona LED surface mount luminaire.Designed to ...
More than $4 billion per year will be invested for plants to convert conventional and unconventional gas into liquids. These liquids will be used for fuel and chemicals. This is the latest forecast in Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets ...
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Caribou Coffee has announced the launch of several new menu offerings as well as the return of limited-time-only seasonal items. Caribou's fall menu includes three new breakfast sandwiches,a new Pumpkin Chai beverage and improved pumpkin ...
Construction employment increased in just half the states plus the District of Columbia from June 2011 to June 2012, but declined in a slim majority of states in the past month, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the ...
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Investment in nonresidential building construction increased 1.8 percent to $11.2 billion in the second quarter. The increase, which followed three quarters of declining investment, was attributable to higher spending in the commercial and ...
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Microsoft today launched a security toolkit preview that includes anti-exploit technologies created by one of the three finalists in the company's$250,000 BlueHat Prize contest. Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit(EMET)3.5 features new ...
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Following a trend some have dubbed"acqu-hiring",both Facebook and Google said they are taking over startups more for their talented staff than their products and services. Acrylic Software,an app developer for iOS devices and the Mac,said ...
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