Based on the US Department of Commerce's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of April total ...
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LoBue Citrus is a family-run grower and distributor of oranges, moving between four and five million boxes each year. The company, based in Lindsay, Calif., automated its produce traceability program in October 2010 and by employing a ...
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Pentair Ltd. announced first quarter 2013 sales of $1.8 billion. Sales were flat compared to pro forma sales for the same period last year excluding the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange. Adjusted first quarter 2013 earnings per ...
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Clariant reported first quarter sales 2013 from continuing operations of CHF 1.526 billion compared to CHF 1.513 billion in the previous-year period, an increase of 2% in local currencies and 1% in Swiss francs. Organic growth of 2% was ...
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Mauna Kea Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AQ-Flex 19 miniprobe. AQ-Flex 19 miniprobe is used to provide real-time optical biopsies during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine ...
In another sign that America is becoming more competitive in manufacturing, the U.S. is now equal to Mexico in “attractiveness” as a source for manufacturing operations and is on track to achieve cost parity with manufactured ...
Does an uptick in the economy give people more reason to care about Mother Earth? That is what a March 2013 Harris Poll of 2,276 U.S. adults (ages 18+) interviewed online set out to find. Turns out that concern for the current stateand ...
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Don't be fooled by Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. Superficially, it looks like its predecessor, the outrageously successful S3, which attracted 40 million sales in six months. The S4 brings with it a bucketload of new ...
Australian shares finished the month with strong gains as the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 climbed to a five-year high after ANZ Bank's $3 billion-plus half-year profit dragged its shares to a record $31.84. ANZ's result pushed up other ...
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Local shares finished the month with strong gains as ANZ led a rise in banks after its dividend and earnings exceeded expectations. Stronger offshore markets helped although analysts and fund managers were wary of overseas events that ...
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Diner-style booths are one way companies have found to offer employees a private place for conversations. Photo courtesy of Bene. It looks like for better or for worse, those nice high cubicle walls won’t be coming back anytime ...
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For first-quarter 2013, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has reported revenue of €2.7m, down 56% on €6.2m a year ago and down ...
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Aon has reported net income attributable to its shareholders of $261m, or $0.82 per share, with an increase of 10%, compared to $238m, or $0.71 per share, during the same period earlier year. For the three months ended on 31 March 2013, ...
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The living room is a social space where family members and guests gather to spend time together. As a result, the living room's interior design should facilitate communication and interaction. To ensure that happens, the furniture needs to ...
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DuPont reaffirmed its full year 2013 EPS outlook and announced a 5% dividend increase. DuPont announced first quarter 2013 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.56 versus prior year earnings of $1.64. GAAP1 EPS from continuing ...
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