Schneider Electric representatives used the company's Power To The Cloud event to underline the importance of smart cities, and its own Next-Generation Mission Critical IT infrastructure policy. The policy's aim is to use smart city ...
BlackBerry's chief operating officer, Kristian Tear, and chief marketing officer, Frank Boulben, have both left the company with immediate effect, while chief financial officer Brian Bidulka will leave at the end of the financial year, the ...
Tags: exec, BlackBerry, management, shake-up
Eaton has named Jeff Lowinger senior vice-president and chief technology officer for the Industrial Sector. Lowinger will report directly to Craig Arnold, vice-chair and COO, Industrial Sector and, functionally, to Ram Ramakrishnan, ...
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Coating applications, one of the major sources of industrial volatile organic compound emissions, are facing stricter industry regulations as air pollution has emerged as a major issue for the Chinese government, sources said. The central ...
Tags: Stricter Standards, Coating Firms
US-based CSL Behring has announced the availability of DNA1 Advanced Alpha-1 Screening (DNA1), a new test kit designed to improve diagnosis of Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Alpha-1). Alpha-1 is a serious hereditary condition that is ...
Tags: Diagnosing Kit, CSL Behring
When it comes to the green movement, there are basically two sides to the coin: Environmental and health. The environmental component is pretty obvious, including such things as recycling and sustainable practices and, as such, gets the ...
Tags: dispelling, misperception, carpet, health
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that LEED v4, the newest version of the LEED green building program, launched Nov. 20 at the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia. LEED has revolutionized ...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), developers of the global LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification program, and Underwriter Laboratories (UL), the world’s leading safety and ...
Tags: USGBC, UL, partner, building, material, product, transparency
Designer Furniture Warehouse here has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with plans to close all but one of its 10 stores. In its petition filed Nov. 13, the retailer listed assets and debts both in the $1 million to $10 million ...
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Merinos Home Furnishings has decided against opening an 850,000-square-foot retail showroom here, opting instead to lease out the property it acquired earlier this year. Michael Bay, owner of the home furnishing retailer with large stores ...
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H. Lundbeck have announced marketing authorization approval from the European Commission for Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole), an intramuscular (IM) once-monthly injectable formulation for maintenance treatment of ...
The Valspar Corporation and Maersk Container Industry have entered into a long-term supply agreement. Valspa will provide Valspar Aquaguard waterborne coating for shipping containers manufactured in Maersk Container Industry’s ...
Tags: Valspar, waterborne coating, Maersk Container Industry
Packaging equipment manufacturer Pro Mach has acquired the US-based shrink wrapping and bundling machinery manufacturer Tekkra Systems for an undisclosed value. Following the transaction, Tekkra will join Pro Mach's new Flexible Packaging ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Equipment
Let's say a large medical device company has developed a new computer heart simulator that the FDA thinks is acceptable for running tests--or a new clinical trial design in a cutting-edge field. In the past, a small, early-stage company ...
Tags: Big Medtechs, public-private Medical Device Innovation Consortium, FDA
Dozens of leading news organizations are protesting to the White House against restrictions that sometimes keep journalists from taking pictures and video of President Barack Obama performing official duties. At the same time, two press ...
Tags: News Orgs, White House, Press Limits, Protest