Armstrong today announced that it will initiate a 5-7% increase in the United States and Canada on all solid hardwood and on select engineered hardwood products effective with shipments on July 15, 2013. “The cost of lumber ...
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HM Insurance Group, a Highmark company, has developed new products to help producers in calculating and understanding the impact of Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes and fees on self-insured groups. The new fee calculator and ...
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Cross Insurance, an insurance brokerage and unit of Cross Financial, has launched a new division in Northeast to offer surety bonds for its clients. The new surety bond division will manage the needs of bonding and surety for a diverse ...
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BASF plans to expand manufacturing capabilities for products marketed under the Joncryl trade name at plants located in Wyandotte, MI, and Monaca, PA to support customer growth in the printing, packaging, and industrial coating markets. ...
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Stapp brings more than a dozen years of executive experience in LED lighting technologies to Aledia, most recently in senior management positions at OSRAM, a global leader in SSL manufacturing and marketing. As general manager and senior ...
The 2013 DHL Export Barometer reveals the continuing hurdles of a strong Australian dollar and a plunging business outlook from the mining sector have impacted exporters’ profitability outlook but not their confidence. Exporter ...
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Building on the successful SmartSolutions carpet launch last year, Mohawk and NFA are expanding their partnership. For 2013, the private label program will now include hard surface options, specifically ceramic tile and hardwood. The ...
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The National Retail Federation and a broad cross-section of retailers asked a federal judge to reject a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over credit card swipe fees that drive up prices for consumers by $30 billion a year, ...
Infiniti says becoming a leader in vehicle quality is fundamental to the brand's goal of tripling global sales within five years and establishing itself as a serious player in the luxury market. Automotive News reports the directive comes ...
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CSO - In January 2010, Google shocked the cyber world by confessing it had been the target of an advanced persistent threat lasting months and mounted by hackers connected to China's People Liberation Army. "[We] have evidence to suggest ...
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IT services firm Atos has opened a new development and innovation centre in Moray, Scotland, which it says will create 50 "high value" jobs, with a further 200 to follow. The 20,000 sq.ft. centre, based in the Forres Enterprise Park, is ...
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By now, it’s become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy. But while that sentiment remains true, technology trends, generational shifts in the workforce and changing demands from end users are forcing ...
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Salesforce.com is hoping to set the standard for how government bodies deliver online services to citizens using mobile devices. The cloud-based software vendor on Wednesday announced Rapid Response 311, a mobile application that citizens ...
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By now, it's become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy. But while that sentiment remains true, technology trends, generational shifts in the workforce and changing demands from end users are forcing CIOs to ...
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Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday. "Mobile platforms, for a lot of attackers, represent a new target-rich ...
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