Malaysia-based diversified financial conglomerate CIMB Group is seriously exploring options to divest certain stake in Indonesian life-insurance joint venture (JV), PT CIMB Sun Life, to leverage growth opportunities in Southeast Asia. ...
Tags: Life-Insurance, CIMB Mulls
Furniture Brands Canada has declared bankruptcy and all of its salaried employees have been let go. The move was made after its U.S. parent company sought Chapter 11 court protection from its creditors earlier this week. Furniture Brands ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Growth equity fund Element Partners has completed a significant investment in Canada's Hayward Gordon. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Hayward Gordon designs, manufactures and distributes pumps, mixers, engineered systems, strainers and ...
Kenworth is taking its all-new T880 and T680 with 52-inch sleeper on a North America road tour, including six dates in Canada. The tour will visit 34 Kenworth dealerships in the US and Canada before the end of the year, the company ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
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 ...
Tags: Icynene, Construction, Chemicals
High-tech windows generate electricity using polycrystalline photovoltaic cells By Michael SwanThe stained glass windows designed by Sarah Hal at Saskatoon's Holy Family Cathedral serve a twofold purpose. Beyond the beauty they add to the ...
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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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BlueWater Seafoods, a Canada-based frozen prepared seafood manufacturer, has received gluten-free certification from the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) for its Grill Fish line of products. This third-party approval from the ...
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The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association will be holding its 50th Manufacturers' Conference this October 21-23 in Toronto and will include David Chilton, author and "Dragon on CBC's Dragon's Den, as a special guest. This year's ...
Tags: Transportation
Tide Pods is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with Canadian fashion designer, Kimberley Newport-Mimran, for Pink Tartan. The Pink Tartan Washable Collection for Tide Pods will consist of must-have washable pieces inspired by ...
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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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Hainan Airlines said on September 4 that the return routes between Beijing and Chicago, the third largest city of the US, completed the maiden flight on September 3, driving it to become the first China airline with direct flight between ...
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Wix Filters has named Steve Ellis its new Canadian business development manager. Ellis will manage an 11-person team of national sales reps, responsible for expanding Wix's market position in all Canadian provinces and territories, the ...
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ShawCor Ltd. has appointed Steve Orr as president of ShawCor Ltd. William P. Buckley, formerly president and CEO, will continue as CEO. The company says these changes are part of ShawCor's ongoing management succession plan. Reporting to ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil, gas
Glassport, Pennsylvania-based scrap mill services provider, and parent of Tube City IMS Corp., TMS International, will be acquired by the billionaire Pritzker family for $687 million in cash. The Pritzker organization is a private equity ...
Tags: TMS International, Mineral