GARDEUR CEO Gerhard Kränzle has signed – on behalf of Kränzle Beteiligungs GmbH and in the presence of representatives of an investment fund of the NRW.BANK – a Memorandum of Understanding on the short-notice ...
Mayor Kevin Johnson of Sacramento, CA, chair of the Resilient Communities for America Campaign, unveiled a roadmap to resiliency at the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) National Leadership Speaker Series event. In a speech at the ...
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LED packaging house Edison Opto has said it will issue 5-year zero-interest unsecured convertible bonds totaling NT$1 billion (US$33.3 million) to fund capacity expansion for high-power LED and PLCC (plastic leaded chip carrier) components. ...
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Zambeef Products, a Zambia-based meat products company, is set to invest $250m to boost locally-sourced produce, as the country suspended beef and poultry imports from Europe over contamination concerns. The company plans to establish a ...
Bona US, the world leader in hardwood floor care and maintenance since 1919, announced today that it has partnered with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to help raise funds and awareness around finding a cure for breast cancer. ...
The recent 11th Annual Alan Greenberg Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by CCA Global Partners, brought together floor covering industry colleagues at the Barnsley Gardens resort, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, for a ...
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North American Mold Technology (NAMT) is set to establish a $4.35m manufacturing plant in Danville, Virginia to produce and refurbish the molds used to manufacture tires. Spread across 260,000ft2 area, the new plant is expected to create ...
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has quantified just how bad business is at the moment, as users abandon its once-dominant platform. The company said it plans to record a GAAP net operating loss during the July to September quarter ...
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A Pioneering solar technology company which attracted significant funding earlier this year to develop a hybrid Solar PV-T panel, is embarking upon its final journey that will help strengthen the North East's position on the national ...
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Conestoga Meat Packers, a Breslau, Ontario-based pork processor, is set to boost production capacity of its facility in the Kitchener-Waterloo region by one-third, while creating 100 new jobs. The company will invest more than C$14m ...
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Taiwan LED package manufacturer Edison Opto Corp.'s board recently approved the issuance of unsecured convertible bonds amounting to NT$ 1 billion (US$ 34 million) in Taiwan. This is the second time that the company has issued unsecured ...
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Chinese regulators have approved a trial program in Shanghai to allow foreign hedge funds to raise yuan from domestic institutions for foreign investment, The Wall Street Journal reported. Each hedge fund will be allowed to accumulate up to ...
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Shuanghui International, a Chinese food giant, is hopeful of closing the $4.7bn acquisition of American pork producer Smithfield Foods by 26 September 2013, following the approvals from the latter's stakeholders. The American producer has ...
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Venezuela's CVG-Bauxilum alumina sales totaled 55,412 mt in August, up 15% on sales of 48,049 mt in August 2012, Bauxilum said Tuesday. August sales were down 8%, however, on sales of 59,997 mt in July 2013. Of August sales, 30,201 mt ...
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Baltimore was the site of the 20th Anniversary Celebration for the International Certified Flooring Installers Association (CFI). A tour of the Armstrong residential sheet vinyl manufacturing plant in Lancaster, PA was enjoyed by the ...
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