The Hydraulic Institute, North America?s largest pump association and global authority on pumps and pumping systems, has appointed Mark J. Sullivan as its new Director of Education and Training. Mark will support Pump Systems Matter ...
Tags: Pump, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The first thing customers see as they enter the basement of the Wal-Mart Qinghe store in Beijing is a mountain of imported milk cartons. Half a large stack of Euro-fit whole milk from Germany, selling at 9.9 yuan ($1.61) per box, is ...
Tags: Imported Milk, Dairy Products
French retail giant Carrefour is said to quit the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Sources said recently that Carrefour, the biggest retailer in the world and the second-biggest one in Europe, was considering selling business in both the ...
Looking to expand its North American business, Spain's Rotor Bike Components has opened a U.S. brand management office and will launch a new multichannel distribution model stateside. The new Boulder office will initially be staffed ...
Tags: Transportation, bike, Rotor Bike
Remodelers are encouraged to submit entries for the 2013 NAHB Remodelers awards which include NAHB Remodeler of the Year, National Remodeling Hall of Fame, Homes for Life awards and the Council Awards for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence ...
Tags: NAHB Remodelers, CADRE
Volkswagen Australia says it has no plans to launch an investigation into the safety of any additional vehicles on top of those that have already been recalled. The German manufacturer last week announced a voluntary recall of 33,941 cars ...
Tags: Volkswagen Recall, DSGs
Lapierre Bicycles has hired Verde PR & Consulting to represent it for public relations and related support, the companies announced Monday. Lapierre is part of Accell Group, the Dutch-owned company that also owns?Raleigh?America, Raleigh ...
Tags: Bicycles, Transportation
Even before bombshell disclosures of the U.S. government's massive collection of Internet and cellphone data, many U.S. residents were concerned about privacy violations. In a survey conducted just days before reports surfaced about ...
Tags: NSA Scandal, Privacy Breaches
Chinese oil giant Sinopec is expected to see drilling right of an oil field operated by its subsidiary Addax Petroleum in Gabon be withdrawn by local government. Etienne Ngoubou, a senior official with the Gabonese government, disclosed ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Sinopec
Gome.com.cn, a B2C unit of leading Chinese home appliance retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd. (SEHK: 093), announced signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Tmall.com on June 6. And under terms of the agreement, ...
Early Monday, a developer announced the release of the first porn app for Google Glass only to learn that Google had banned porn apps for its computerized eyeglasses. MiKandi, an adult app store, created a piece of Glassware that enables ...
Tags: Google Glass, Porn
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott has left the company after five years. Word of his departure leaked out over the weekend. His LinkedIn profile lists him as the company’s former CIO and the company website no longer lists him among senior ...
Tags: Microsoft, Tony Scott
HBA Global, the leading product development source for the beauty and personal care industry, has announced the finalists of its Annual International Package Design Awards (IPDA). The IPDA Finalists will be displayed during the HBA Global ...
Tags: Beauty Packaging, Packaging
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is pleased to announce that more than 30 of the world’s most respected companies, ranging from banks and retail corporations to architecture firms and technology companies, are showing their ...
Tags: USGBC, Platinum Member
Ryan Trainer, president of the International Sleep Products Assn., urges conference attendees to contact their elected officials when asked to lobby for industry-supported recycling measures. CHANDLER, Ariz. -States around the country are ...
Tags: Mattress, Recycling Measures, ISPA