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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Samsung Electronics claims that Ericsson demanded billions more for patent licenses after their license agreement expired in 2007. The company made its claim in a document filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on ...
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Conn's has announced the opening of two stores in Tempe, Ariz., and Houston in its Conn's HomePlus format, which showcases furniture and mattresses in addition to consumer electronics and appliances. The Tempe location at 5000 Arizona ...
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Water the commodity gold of 21st century? Bless the bats of agriculture Vile dog meat markets still thriving in China Danger is part and parcel of agriculture. Row crops or livestock, grain bins or cotton gins, tractor or trailer, ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is reminding members that the voting period for the 2013 TIA board election ends on Sept. 1, 2013. TIA members with voting rights are encouraged to vote. The elections will place six individuals onto ...
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Attaboys aplenty to California, Arizona cotton industry Too many straws have emptied the bucket Managing food safety risks on the orchard floor If there was one ray of sunshine from a recent regulatory convention I attended it was that ...
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Arhaus Furniture has signed four new leases that will push its store count up to 51 stores in 19 states and bring the Top 100 company to two new markets. The company said it has finalized lease agreement for stores in new markets Danbury, ...
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Amazon is believed to be testing a new, pervasive wireless network in Cupertino, California. According to Bloomberg, which says it has spoken to those close to the project, Amazon has been working with spectrum owned by satellite ...
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On Wednesday, the Independent Steel Alliance (ISA) released the results of its survey of independent rebar fabricators in the US and Canada. The poll was sent to nearly 300 independent rebar fabricators throughout both countries and was ...
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Domestic gold futures still have room to grow following the recent commodities rally, which sent gold, copper and crude oil to multi-month highs last week. The most traded gold contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) rose 1.45 ...
The challenge was to not only give the building the kind of aesthetically-pleasing appearance befitting a former American president, but to do so with the environment and energy savings in mind. Freedom Plaza (photo courtesy of the ...
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Glazing Institute Classes; October 19th; 8:30am to 5:30pm Location: Crowne Plaza Houston Northwest 12801 Northwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77040 "Fundamentals in Glazing" Certification Program This one class offers training ...
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US monoethylene glycol contracts are set to move higher in September, with multiple producers planning to increase prices, sources said Thursday. MEGlobal is raising its North American Benchmark price to 60 cents/lb ($1,323/mt), a 3 ...
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The market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications relished a better-than-expected first quarter as macroeconomic headwinds turned out to be less severe than initially feared, according to the latest Industrial ...
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Friedman Industries, Incorporated, a Texas-based company engaged in pipe manufacturing, steel coil processing and steel and pipe distribution, announced that for its fiscal Q1, ended June 30, 2013, the company recorded net earnings of ...
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