Victorian Transport Association (VTA) chief executive Neil Chambers has urged companies in the transport and logistics industry to get involved in the 2014 VTA Logistics Cadetship Program. "This program is supporting young people getting ...
The Australasian Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition (AOG) has claimed one of the exhibition industry’s top honours, winning the award for Best Trade Show Over 10,000m2 for the fourth year at this week’s Exhibition and Event ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil, gas
With November 2013 proclaimed as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month by President Barrack Obama, the Diesel Technology Forum issued the following statement to recognize improvements made in clean diesel power that aide in ...
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After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Apple’s new glass plant in Arizona has finally received the official seal of approval from the local government and some newly released documents reveal that in order to lure the tech behemoth to the Valley of the Sun, the Arizona ...
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Noel Perry of FTR Associates is holding up four fingers and one thumb. He had asked a room full of Ontario trucking executives, rhetorically, “how many dry van carriers or reefer carriers have the capability to bid - in a big way - on ...
Italian firm plans to build world's largest cellulosic ethanol plant in China Commercial manufacture of cellulosic bioethanol from agricultural residue is expected to be given further impetus after commercial production begins in China ...
Tags: Agricultural Waste, Energy
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (Nasdaq:PPC) today announced several operational changes to improve efficiencies as part of its goal to generate approximately $200 million in savings in 2014. Effective January 24, 2014, Pilgrim's will expand ...
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The series of reforms announced over the weekend in China could begin to change the way the country's local and regional governments (LRGs) operate, said Fitch Ratings, a London-based credit rating company, on Tuesday. If implemented ...
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HJ Heinz, a US-based food manufacturer, plans a $28m expansion project at its frozen food production facility in Masillon, Ohio, which would add 249 jobs. The project comes on the heels of the company's announcement last week to close ...
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A new dedicated infrastructure trust fund would widen roads, expand provincial highways and boost infrastructure overall, says the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA). With the new dedicated trust fund - called the Trillium Trust - revenue ...
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Industrial development and overall national GDP based on the growth of the country so within a short time we have achieved industrial growth. And no doubt industries are established at rapid level. But with the same no one has concentrated ...
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Giving low-income adults incentives to buy fresh fruit and vegetables at local farmers markets may help reduce obesity and disease, U.S. researchers say. Suzanne Lindsay, executive director of the Institute for Public Health San Diego ...
Tags: demand, priduce, household, low-income
Glass manufacturer Libbey Inc. plans to spend $20 million on new technology, research and development at its factory in Shreveport. The Louisiana Economic Development department announced Tuesday that Libbey expects to create 70 jobs, ...
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The Europe solar photovoltaic (PV) market is poised to recover during the fourth quarter of 2013, after an 18-month downturn that redefined the role of Europe within the global solar PV industry. Quarterly PV demand from Europe is now set ...