It’s been an action-packed week, here’s what’s coming up on the Refresh. Both Microsoft and Apple launch exciting new flagship products and Microsoft weren't finished there as it reveals Windows 10 Creator's Edition. ...
Tags: Surface Studio, Macbook
American food processing company Heinz has announced job cuts at its Kitt Green site in Wigan, UK, as part of a restructuring process. According to the company, almost 71 roles will be axed at its baked beans factory where some of the ...
Tags: Heinz, Production line, Food
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland jumped 17 percent year on year in the first two months of 2015, settling at 22.48 billion U.S. dollars, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday. The pace slowed from a 29.4 ...
Tags: China's FDI, service sector
Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 8, 2015 The medical device tax is the issue that won’t go away. Elected officials and medical device companies began railing against Obamacare’s medical device tax ...
Tags: medical device tax, Health
It all happened very quickly in advance of the EU Environment Council’s meeting in Brussels on December 17. The EU decided to scrap the Circular Environment package because in 2015 “we want to put something on the table that is ...
Routine street lighting maintenance has been axed in Derbyshire, following huge budget cuts. Derbyshire County Council said it can only afford to replace 12,000 street lights in the next financial year, following a £775,000 cut to ...
Tags: Street Lights, Lights, Lighting
Students at Buckinghamshire New University have launched a social media campaign against the closure of two undergraduate furniture degree courses. The campaign takes the form of a Facebook page, titled 'In Support of Furniture courses at ...
Tags: Furniture, FDA, BA, High Wycombe
Wal-Mart has admitted some jobs will be lost from its business in India as the US retail giant plots its growth in the market alone. A report in India's Financial Express claimed Wal-Mart was letting go of 100-150 "senior- to mid-level ...
BlackBerry has continued its clear out of top level staff by removing COO, Kristian Tear, and CMO Frank Boulben. Interim CEO, John Chen, who was appointed on November 4 after the ousting of Thorsten Heins, hasn’t hesitated to pull ...
Fresh produce manufacturer Natures Way Foods (NWF) has axed production of branded bagged salad range Lasting Leaf. Natures Way Foods (NWF) has chopped production of its Lasting Leaf bagged salad brand It was unclear if any jobs were ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The Subaru Tribeca SUV will cease production in January 2014, the Japanese brand has confirmed to USA Today. Subaru’s seven-seater had been the subject of speculation in recent years as sales fell in its biggest market, the US. ...
Tags: Seven-Seater, Subaru
Up to 100 workers at Toyota Australia’s Altona manufacturing plant will be made redundant next month as the local car maker reacts to a drop in export orders. Toyota Australia says reduced demand from export markets has made it ...
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The Aston Martin Cygnet has been officially axed, with the luxury British manufacturer confirming it has pulled the pin on its unsuccessful city car project. Following widespread rumours from overseas, Aston Martin Asia Pacific regional ...
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GlaxoSmithKline’s sale of Lucozade and Ribena for £1.35bn earlier this month was the latest in a long line of iconic British brand sales topped by Cadbury. GlaxoSmithKline's sale of its drinks brands was the latest in a long ...
Tags: Timeline Tracks, Food Brands
A car planned to be “most elegant and sophisticated” convertible in the world, the Bentley Mulsanne convertible, will not be produced. In an interview with Car and Driver at last week’s Frankfurt motor show, Bentley CEO ...
Tags: Bentley, Auto Parts