Food processor Michael Foods has commenced work on a $33m expansion at its Wakefield, Nebraska, farm and processing plant. The two-phase project includes expansion of the facilities and installation of new equipment. In the first phase, ...
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Ford will launch 23 new models around the world in 2014 – its most aggressive global vehicle launch year in its history – with production set to be spread across several new production facilities. The 23 new Ford models ...
Sartori, a US-based artisan and premium cheese producer, is set to strengthen its processing capabilities with a $14m expansion and renovation project at its plants in Antigo and Plymouth. Expected to create up to 53 new jobs, the project ...
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The official opening of the Route 1 – One Mile House Interchange brought together the community and memebers of parliament. Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, on behalf of Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, ...
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Department store retailer Belk, Inc. has announced that it is expanding its eCommerce distribution and fulfillment center operations in Union County, S.C. The company spent $9 million to upfit additional space at the 500,000-square-foot ...
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The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $150m in clean energy tax credits to build US capabilities in clean energy manufacturing. This move is expected to strengthen the development of technologies to fuel efficient vehicles. ...
German autoparts maker Continental is set to invest EUR165m in the expansion of its truck and bus tire cfacilities in Otrokovice, Czech Republic. This five-year expansion program will double the truck and bus tire production capacity at ...
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Continental AG announced plans to significantly expand its truck and bus tire production facilities in Otrokovice, Czech Republic. This five-year expansion program will ultimately double the truck and bus tire production capacity at that ...
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Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing (TNA) has broken ground on a project to expand its 2,000,000ft2 tire manufacturing plant in White, Georgia. The project will add 700,000ft2 to the plant. It will also expand the warehouse section of ...
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November had the lowest number of unemployed people in the U.S. since five years ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report. The unemployment rate for November was at 7 percent, lower than the 7.3 percent ...
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Pinnacle Foods is set to locate the production of its recently-acquired Wish-Bone salad dressings business at its manufacturing facility in St. Elmo, Illinois. The company plans to invest $40m - $50m over the next 12 to 18 months for the ...
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Hoosier pride was felt deep and wide on the plant floor of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) this morning as the company celebrated the start of production of the all-new 2014 Highlander. TMMI team members and area citizens have ...
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Plummeting EU sugar prices will pose "a significant challenge" to Napier Brown – the sugar trading subsidiary of the Real Good Food Company (RGFC) – said its chairman Pieter Totté. Falling EU sugar prices represented a ...
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Georgia governor Nathan Deal announced that Mohawk Industries will convert two manufacturing facilities in Dalton and Rome, creating 420 new jobs and investing about $85 million into the two conversion projects over the next two years. ...
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Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration is set to open a manufacturing facility in Pitt County, North Carolina, US with an investment of more than $12m over the next three years. The move is expected to create up to 57 jobs. Being ...