Austria-based plastic packaging manufacturer Alpla has opened new manufacturing facility at Bowling Green in Kentucky Transpark, US with an investment of about $22.4m The new facility is located in spec Building IV in the Transpark and ...
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Glisten, an independent confectionery manufacturer in the UK, has confirmed plans to shut its Glisten sweet factory in Skegness, Lincolnshire, putting more than 80 jobs at risk. The move comes after an extensive consultation with local ...
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Clif Bar & Company, a US-based producer of organic foods and drinks, is set to construct a new bakery facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, with an initial investment of $90m. The plant will be built in an environmentally-friendly way by ...
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Swedish vehicle and vehicle parts manufacturer Volvo Group is set to expand its powertrain manufacturing plant in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, with an investment of $30m. The company, one of the world's largest producers of ...
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2 Sisters Food Group has confirmed its plan to close Haughley Park roast chicken factory in Suffolk, with the potential loss of up to 430 jobs. 2 Sisters' decision to close the plant puts 430 full-time jobs at risk The firm revealed its ...
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Virginia Produce (VPC), a family-owned agricultural produce wholesaler, is set to more than quadruple the size of its manufacturing facility, while creating 75 full-time jobs. VPC currently sorts, processes, packages, and distributes a ...
US-based aluminum producer Alcoa has started expansion of the operations at its plant in Tennessee with an investment of $275m. The move is expected to meet the growing aluminum demand for auto production, which is forecast to double by ...
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Pinnacle Foods has officially announced the expansion of its Vlasic pickles manufacturing facility in Imlay City, Michigan. The project has created create 29 full-time jobs and 500 seasonal jobs during the peak summer production season. ...
The fourth-generation owned Bolotin Furniture here, in business for 107 years, began a closing sale Thursday and the owner said he has decided to concentrate on his online eBay store. Liquidator and consultant Deere Park Associates is ...
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Facebook's "Bug Bounty" programme has paid out $1m in total to users-turned-security-bug-hunters in the past two years, with the youngest recipient being a 13-year-old boy. The largest single "bounty" has been $20,000, and two recipients ...
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently applauded Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) for introducing bipartisan legislation to encourage residential construction lending, spur job growth and keep the ...
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US Steel and Kobe Steel, Ltd. of Japan formally commissioned the new Continuous Annealing Line at their joint venture PRO-TEC Coating Company on Monday. PRO-TEC will now process new steel grades that will assist automotive manufacturers in ...
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The decision of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to reduce its budget to Sri Lanka from 2014 could affect the garment industry in the country. “USAID has made its decision to reduce its footprints in ...
Oracle is moving 130 manufacturing jobs from Mexico to Oregon, a company spokeswoman said. The move by Oracle reflects a growing trend by both tech and other companies to move a part of their manufacturing back to the U.S. Apple, for ...
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Credit card issuer Visa USA plans to create a global IT center in Austin and hire about 800 people to run it. Visa's agreement with the state of Texas for its Global IT Center sets year-by-year average annualized compensation levels ...