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Milwaukee-based Joy Global reports big jump in qua...
2014-12-17 18:26:14| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Joy Global, a maker of mining equipment in Milwaukee, reports a large increase in its quarterly profits from a year ago. The firm said Wednesday it netted $137 million from July through September, up from almost $27 million in the same quarter of 2013.
FedEx See Big Port Congestion Spillover Effects
2014-12-17 17:47:14| Air Courier - Topix.net
FedEx chairman and CEO Fred Smith said Wednesday, "The slow-down in the West Coast ports has been a much bigger deal than people think and a tremendous amount of inventory was simply not put through the ports in the time frame that the retailers had expected." The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been in contract talks for months with port operators represented by the Pacific Maritime Association.
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Rouble collapse buffets Asian carmakers' big Russia bets
2014-12-17 13:23:39| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Asian carmakers who bet big on expanding in Russia face a test of their commitment to a market they once hoped was set to surpass Germany's by size as the rouble plunges and auto sales skid. affiliate have been stepping up investment in Russia in recent years and are gaining market share there at the expense of European and U.S. rivals.
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More bus stops for Burnaby's Big Bend
2014-12-16 19:23:16| Electronics - Topix.net
Changes to the 116 bus route in Burnaby's Big Bend industrial area instituted Monday will mean an easier commute for some of the 2,500 people who work in the area. The changes, which include 10 new stops along North Fraser Way between Byrne Road and Marine Way, were brought about by consultations between the Burnaby Board of Trade, the City of Burnaby and TransLink.
Big Solar Step: Super-Efficient System Sets Record
2014-12-16 14:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: A new world record is making the future of solar energy look pretty bright. Researchers in Australia recently developed a solar energy system that can convert more than 40 percent of the sunlight that hits it into electricity -- the highest efficiency ever reported for a commercially available photovoltaic system. The technology first achieved the record-breaking efficiency in outdoor tests in Sydney, Australia, and later at an outdoor test facility operated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory...
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