Stanford University's Precourt Institute for Energy, the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy have awarded eight seed grants totaling about $1.5m for new research in clean technology and energy ...
On December 17, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator will announce a major grant award to the Public Health Institute’s Regional Asthma Management & Prevention, in Oakland, ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is helping Arkansas install, upgrade and replace water infrastructure by recently awarding over $13.5 million. Arkansas Natural Resource Commission will use the funds primarily to provide loan ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a $54 million plan submitted by Delaware for clean water projects, including efforts that will improve local water quality by eliminating failing septic systems, and reduce greenhouse ...
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SoftWear Automation, a developer of robotic sewing technologies for the apparel industry said it completed a $3 million Series A round of financing from CTW Venture Partners. Alongside, KP Reddy, partner at CTW Venture has also been ...
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California officials notified the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) late yesterday that they have declined the group’s request for an extension in the deadline for upholstery manufacturers to comply with a new labeling ...
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The 5,500 sqft store is located at Port Baku Mall. The Entertainer, working with franchisee The Zeta Group, has opened its first store in Azerbaijan. The 5,500 sqft store is located at Port Baku Mall, a premium mall recently developed ...
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American meat processor Monogram Foods will invest $36.5m to expand the production operations at its Martinsville facility in Virginia. The 54,000ft2 expansion will create 100 jobs by July 2015, while 100 more jobs will be added over the ...
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MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV) has received a grant to provide its Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in projects to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. MEMSCap Medication Event Monitoring System ...
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Anvil Semiconductors Ltd of Coventry, UK and the Cambridge Centre for GaN (part of University of Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy) have grown cubic GaN on 3C-SiC on silicon wafers by metal-organic chemical ...
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Toy chain owner, Gary Grant has said the restriction is to stop parents paying 'unfair prices on eBay'. The Entertainer is restricting sales of its Disney’s Frozen Elsa dolls to just ‘one per person’, in order to counter ...
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The greenhouse gas that is twenty times more harmful than carbon dioxide, methane, may become the feedstock for a material that helps reduce our dependency on plastic in its current form. Methane, as you know, is generated by the natural ...
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Gloucester store will be located at The Kings Walk shopping centre while the Edinburgh site is located at the Cameron Toll shopping centre. The Entertainer is to open new stores in Gloucester and Edinburgh on Saturday, December 13th ...
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Australia-based Accolade Wines has agreed to acquire Grant Burge Wines in Barossa for an undisclosed amount. An agreement to this effect was signed by the two companies. The acquisition, which is subject to certain third-party ...
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Drumheller Packaging is expanding its facility in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with a $360,000 corporate investment that is expected to create 20 new jobs. Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) and Coahoma County provided assistance for the ...
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