The Wet Seal, Inc. a leading specialty retailer to young women, announced a corporate workforce reduction and certain other cost-saving and investment initiatives. The Company also announced the resignation of President and Chief Operating ...
Revenues at BT Group dropped in the three months to 31 December 2012, according to a statement released today, but the firm still managed to produce a profit thanks to cost cutting and lower operating costs. The statement presented ...
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A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that construction employment rose in 33 states from November 2012 to December 2012. The largest increase was seen in Wisconsin, where those employed in construction rose from 84.6 ...
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UK-based meat processing company Cranswick Country Foods is set to establish a new pork packing plant in Hull, a move which is expected to create 100 jobs. This move comes after the company secured a 30m contract to supply pork products ...
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Canadian baker Canada Bread, in which Maple Leaf Foods has a 90% stake, has announced plans to close two bakeries, affecting around 120 jobs. The facilities are located in Grand Falls in New Brunswick and Edmonton in Alberta. The ...
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Apple's application for the extra damages in its US intellectual property claim against rival Samsung have been rejected by the Judge Lucy Koh. Apple and Samsung both guilty Samsung calls for re-trial in patent dispute with Apple Apple ...
The employment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was 65 percent in the third quarter of 2012, unchanged compared to the previous quarter and 0.2 percentage points higher than the ...
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The Australian sharemarket was on track for a 10th-consecutive daily rise today, as commodity price strength lifted the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 1 per cent after the price of London Metals Exchange copper rose 0.6 per cent and ...
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UK-based Delta Packaging has announced that it will install Speedmaster XL 106-6LYYL press at Belfast retail packaging plant by the end of January 2013. The new six-color press with double coating units is the company's fourth B1 litho ...
Local IT services company, Armour Technology Solutions is expanding once again. After recently announcing a round of job creation in early January 2013, Armour is once again adding to their workforce by bringing on a Project Manager. Dave ...
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Cai Che, the CEO of Daimler, said the employment contract between him and the Company will be prolonged, which can be seen the result in February. Cai Che said: “There is now good omen that I will continue to be the CEO of ...
New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. The Immigration ...
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The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the winner of this year’s BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund as Nicholas Kirkwood. The prize, now in its fourth year, was established to further enhance the reputation of London’s rising ...
The Pathway School, an educational facility for students with complex learning disabilities, recently received a gift of electrical equipment donated by Orbit Industries, a manufacturer of electrical installation products. The donation ...
International developer EPGI has announced that they have been awarded the development management contract to develop and build the new Basra Oil and Gas International Free Zone in Iraq. The project is the second largest of its kind in ...
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