The 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference, hosted by Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), is fast approaching. The conference will take place Sept. 23 to 25 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown ...
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BlackBerry's biggest shareholder is reportedly preparing a bid for the troubled smartphone maker. Fairfax Holdings, an insurer run by Toronto, Ontario-based investor Prem Watsa, holds a stake of around 9.9 per cent in BlackBerry, having ...
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Economic experts are calling 2010 – 2020 the Low Growth Decade. Chronically high unemployment in the United States, slowing growth in a number of other countries, an aging infrastructure and a lack of business confidence are holding ...
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Target announced the opening dates for 23 additional store locations in Canada, including its first stores in Quebec and Nova Scotia, along with additional Ontario locations in Ottawa and surrounding area. The stores are scheduled to ...
Drink Chia!, an omega-3 superfood chia seed beverage, is set to be launched at all 622 Vitamin Shoppe stores across the US, Puerto Rico and Ontario. The company stated that Drink Chia! contains less calories and sugar and offers benefits, ...
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Law enforcement officials came together with trucking industry representatives today, to create a plan on how to reduce or eliminate cargo crime. It's a growing problem facing the Canadian trucking industry, with some estimates suggesting ...
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Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) says it will mark a major milestone with the introduction of a new dispatch tool for all grid-connected wind resources. The ability to dispatch wind, scheduled to take effect ...
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After seeking advice from their electrician, reviewing competitive product options, and installing a pilot test unit, Halton Condominium Corporation has chosen LED Canada's Canpack to retrofit their exterior lighting. Halton Condo Corp. ...
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Shell's recent announcement that it is seeking additional feedstock supplies for its proposed western Pennsylvania petrochemical facility is only one major roadblock that the facility needs to circumvent in the next few years, a Platts ...
UK conveying and weighing systems manufacturer Spiroflow Ltd has increased its presence in Canada and North America with the purchase of Ontario-based Control & Metering. The company was acquired through Spiroflow Ltd's subsidiary Spiroflow ...
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The province of Ontario's planned phase-in for the increase in heavy-truck licence fees has been extended by a year, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) announced today. First announced in March 2012, the 70 percent increase was ...
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Shell Chemical has begun taking bids to secure ethane from Marcellus Shale operators for its proposed world-class petrochemical plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, the company said Tuesday. Shell is accepting bids for feedstock from ...
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The Ontario cAssociation (OTA) has announced the province of Ontario will extend the phase-in for heavy truck licence fee increases by one year. The OTA says its lobbying helped convince the province to defer the 70% increase on ...
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The Ontario Trucking Association's (OTA's) Big Wheels Car and Bike Rally has taken on a new meaning this year, with the passing of two of the industry's rising stars. The event will be dubbed the Rally For a Cause on Sept. 12, and will ...
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Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods has entered into an agreement to sell Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas, for C645m ($614.11m). This move is a part of the Maple Leaf Foods' plan to focus ...
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