TORONTO — Leon's Furniture reported its net earnings per share fell 18.8% in the second quarter, driven in part by rising marketing costs, sagging housing starts and waning consumer confidence. Leon's said system-wide sales were ...
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The auto trade group Original Equipment Suppliers Association has created a new organization focused on issues facing tool and die makers. The OESA Tooling Forum will be open to both members and non-members of the larger group, as long as ...
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Canadian food processing company Maple Leaf Foods has announced that its facility in Winnipeg has resumed operations after it was temporarily shut down due to a fire in the packaging area. The fire was contained within one hour.Fire ...
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Wajax Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, announced a 12 percent increase in 2012 second quarter earnings. Second Quarter Highlights Consolidated second quarter revenue of $386.6 million increased $52.5 million, or 16 percent compared to last ...
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Strongco Corporation recently reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. "We are pleased with the continued growth in revenues and operating profits evident in Strongco's results for the second quarter of ...
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The system uses SolarOne's LB800 light bar with Needham,MA.SolarOne has announced the launch of the new Solo Stand Alone Lighting System for commercial pathways and residential roadways. The Solo platform is SolarOne's answer to the ...
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Kraft Foods has said the split of the company in two, creating a North American grocery company and a global snacks manufacturer, will take place in October. The establishment of US grocery business Kraft Foods Group and international ...
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Investment in nonresidential building construction increased 1.8 percent to $11.2 billion in the second quarter. The increase, which followed three quarters of declining investment, was attributable to higher spending in the commercial and ...
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USA-Arguably the most recognizable landmark of the US's West coast,San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge recently celebrated its 75th birthday.Thanks to wysiwyg,from CAST Software of Toronto,Canada,tens of thousands of spectators experienced ...
Finalist for the Prairies Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award CALGARY, AB, July 27, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- SPLICE Software, the global leader in provisioning human voice messaging and interactive voice solutions, today ...
Microsoft will introduce Office 2013, the likely official label for the next version of the company's money-making suite, on Monday, according to a report from USA Today. CEO Steve Ballmer will host a news conference July 16, said the ...
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Eyelit's integrated MES software chosen by GCS to replace legacy system Eyelit Inc of Toronto,Canada,which provides manufacturing software for visibility,control,and coordination of manufacturing operations,says that ISO-certified ...
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Microsoft today said it will officially launch Windows 8 in late October when it starts selling upgrades and its hardware partners begin selling PCs,tablets and hybrid devices powered by the new operating system. Windows 8 is also on ...
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Windows 8,the next major upgrade of Microsoft's operating system for PCs,tablets and laptops,will be released to manufacturers in August and will ship commercially in October,the company announced on Monday. Microsoft had previously said ...
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A new pilot project by Philips and the Kenyan Urban Roads Authority to install solar-powered LED street lighting in Nairobi has the potential to generate up to 100 per cent energy savings,if implemented on a wide scale across the country. ...
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