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Eight Alabama companies have been honored with a Governor’s Trade Excellence Award for their successful exporting strategies.
For Cherokee’s Life Data Labs Inc., one of this year’s winners, exporting has been a regular part of its business for more than 30 years. About one-third of the company’s sales are international.
Life Data Labs makes a hoof supplement and other animal nutrition and health care products sold internationally. The family-owned, 15-employee operation manufactures animal ...
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In concert with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), FedEx executives proclaimed their pride that FedEx is included on the 16th annual list of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs).
The award is the only national award honoring corporations for world-class supplier diversity ...
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In its 2016 economic forecast, the National Retail Federation (NRF) projects that retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) will grow 3.1%, higher than the 10-year average of 2.7%. NRF also announced today it expects non-store sales in 2016 to grow between ...
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced recently that the Government of Honduras (GOH) has committed to undertake a series of actions to strengthen the protection and enforcement of intellectual property in Honduras after the US took special measures last year to ...
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F.S. Mackenzie Group (FSM) – the UK and Russia member of the FPS Group network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs – has opened a new office in Tbilisi, Georgia, to act as gateway for imports to the Caucasus region. It is the company’s seventeenth branch.
Georgia ...
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Andrew Lindsay "Drew" Lewis Jr., who died Feb. 10, at age 84, served as Union Pacific Railroad chairman and chief executive officer from April 1986 to April 1987. Lewis then served as Union Pacific Corporation president and chief executive officer from 1987 to 1997.
Lewis played ...
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Crowley Maritime Corp. has awarded $2500 to University of North Florida (UNF) students Camilo Garcia and Danijel Hadziavdic. Crowley’s Katy Keene, manager of employee programs and Angela Urso, program coordinator, human resources were in attendance as Garcia and Hadziavdic were recognized for their academic excellence ...
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XPO Logistics announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015 on February 24. In doing so, the company reports $218 million of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the fourth quarter, reflecting two months’ contribution from ...
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Reddaway has been recognized by Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC with their 2015 Regional LTL Carrier Partner of the Year award. The nation's first and one of its largest 3PL companies, Unishippers presented the award to Reddaway at its annual convention. Reddaway President and CEO T.J. ...
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CPE America has made Georgia its U.S. headquarters for sales, service and rental.
The company specializes in concrete pumps used in housing, commercial and industrial construction projects. The pumps reach heights up to 200 feet.
CPE will utilize both Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal and Garden City ...
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