No need to drag out the Carhartts just yet, but be ready for a cooldown in parts of the nation's midsection in the next few days, forecasters say. Remember the polar vortex that swung down into the Midwest a few times last winter, ...
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Recently disclosed government documents show Mars wrote to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2012, expressing concern about plain packaging being introduced to other sectors including food and drink suppliers, insisting intellectual ...
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This represents an increase of 3.2% compared with 2012 (8.1bn), and a decrease of 32% compared with 2006 (12.2bn), when reporting began. The number of thin-gauge (single-use) bags used per month by supermarket customers increased from ...
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US-based food company Tyson Foods is exploring new export markets for its pork products in the wake of a recent export ban from China. The Agricultural Department said last week that China is blocking future pork imports from six ...
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TOKYO — The nation’s biggest electronics manufacturers are enjoying an earnings recovery, with Hitachi, Panasonic and Toshiba all posting sharp gains in April-June operating profits Thursday. More than 400 corporations listed ...
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As electronics and high tech companies pursue growth, supply chain risk management is seen as a vital tool they will further need to leverage in the future. In fact, 83% of electronics and high tech executives participating in a recent ...
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies provider eAgile has been granted a patent for its eSeal RFID-enabled packaging solution by the US patent office. The company claims that the solution will solve many concerns surrounding ...
Worldwide airline share prices fell 2% in July compared to June, but in line with performance of the broader market. Initial Q2 financial results show strong gains for US airlines' performance, but declines in Asia Pacific due to cargo ...
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Tactical Holdings, a major supplier of military footwear, has filed a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware, and is seeking a quick sale of its businesses. The company’s footwear ...
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TOKYO — The Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy’s direction this month for the first time in half a year in light of a rebound in consumer spending. “We think the reaction (after a demand surgeA ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced that it is pleased with a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the service life of tires. TIA says that "Tire Aging: A Summary of NHTSA's Work" ...
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DALLAS – (July 17, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $60,000 to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to accelerate the outgoing revitalization of New Orleans’ south shore lake front to help protect ...
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CR Bard execs know they have a gorilla of a competitor in the proposed $43 billion Medtronic acquisition of Covidien, particularly in the vascular business. They aren’t predicting the effects of that business combination on Bard, ...
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(Seattle—July 18, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 is issuing a proposal to protect one of the world’s most valuable salmon fisheries, in Bristol Bay, Alaska, from the risks posed by large-scale mining at ...
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BOSTON – EPA is awarding $700,000 for a research project being conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst on indoor air quality affecting tribal people. The research grant is one of six awarded today for projects to identify ...
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