PPG Industries has named Deron Patterson international sales manager, flat glass international. A 14-year sales veteran in the U.S. glass industry, Patterson has been handling architectural accounts in Texas, Louisiana and Mexico for the ...
Reser’s Fine Foods, a Kansas-based company, is recalling about 22,800 pounds of chicken, ham and beef products, as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...
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Worldwide Foam, Ltd., a crosslinked polyethylene foam manufacturer, has opened its newest branch in San Antonio, Texas. Customers will now be able to get custom skived sheets of crosslinked polyethylene in the southwest region of the U.S. ...
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International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro today announced it has acquired Doodson Broking Group, the entertainment and sports specialist that also provides full service commercial and private client broking ...
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PeopleForBikes announced that its Green Lane Project has begun accepting applications from U.S. cities hoping to be among the next six selected to lead the way in building protected bike lanes. The Green Lane Project helps cities build ...
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United States Steel Corporation announced Friday that it is currently performing its annual goodwill impairment analysis and that it estimates a total goodwill impairment of approximately $1.8 billion for its North American flat-rolled and ...
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The $99 ZigBee Light Link Development Kit can help SSL product development teams quickly get wireless-enabled LED lamps or luminaires to market that interoperate seamlessly with other ZigBee products. Texas Instruments (TI) has announced ...
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"We hate it when our friends become successful," lamented Morrissey. Canada's energy industry likely shares the gloomy British singer's sentiment. Canada sits just across the border from the world's largest oil and gas market, and its ...
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US-based vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has opened its new $200m contiguous stamping plant in Arlington, Texas. This new stamping facility will produce large metal parts, such as doors, hoods and side panels, for the next ...
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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, and Director of the Initiative on Value and Innovation in Health Care, Brookings Institution, will join the Board of ...
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"We are on the cusp of real transformation in retail distribution and manufacturing." That was one of two quotes I highlighted in my notebook during Kevin Gue's introduction of the Material Handling & Logistics U.S. Roadmap at MHI's fall ...
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invested another US$15.50 million into future R&D of semiconductors and chips, according to a blog entry by Michael Cooney, Online News Editor for Network World. The funds will be ...
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Stein Mart discount apparel and home fashion retailer, is expanding its presence this fall. The new stores are located in El Paso, Texas; Buford (Atlanta), Ga.; Elk Grove (Sacramento), Calif.; and Watchung, N.J. The Anaheim, Calif. and ...
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Natural gas' share of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' generation mix slipped in September, but continued to lead energy usage across the state, according to data released Friday by the grid operator. ERCOT's 2013 Demand and ...
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Custom clothing maker Starlight is offering a new program to help custom clothing customers promote and support non-profit organizations. Starlight's Band Together program incorporates a colored band on the sleeve of custom jerseys and ...
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