RALEIGH, N.C., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Trilliant and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) have formed a strategic partnership to support TNB’s nationwide plan for smart meter deployment, along with a joint go-to market strategy to drive innovation and deliver transformative smart communications solutions to utilities across Asia Pacific and other select regions. This approach, steered by Read More…
NEW YORK, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Highlights · Acrylic fibre, commonly used for manufacturing apparels, outdoor furniture, boat covers, awnings, carpets etc., is a synthetic fibre manufactured in various forms including acrylic staple, tow, and filament. · Major demand for acrylic fibre is expected to come from Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Read More…
BANGKOK, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CHINT Group (“CHINT”), a leading Chinese company in the fields of industrial electrical equipment production and clean energy, hosted its seventh International Marketing Forum (CIMF) in Bangkok, Thailand from May 20-23, 2017. The gathering is a step forward for CHINT in bringing sales and marketing partners closer for insight sharing Read More…
NEW YORK, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Highlights · The global wind energy foundation market is expected to reach USD 241.14 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. · Increasing concerns over depleting petroleum resources has resulted in influencing growing demand for renewable energy. · Increasing global population and Read More…
Adam MacDonald founded Western Spindle in his garage in Townsend more than a decade ago, and it has now grown into a nationwide supplier of fixtures for historic homes. He says some people were skeptical of his business model from the start. From KXLH
A Cheyenne businessman is reaching out to the local millennial generation to improve downtown. Steve Borin is a Cheyenne land developer and owns property downtown. He is not a millennial himself, but he wants to get younger people involved. From Wyoming Business Report
Final decisions on four Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan requests will be made by the Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board at its 8 a.m. meeting on Jan. 19 in Room 1699 in the Herschler Building. The Wyoming Business Council administers the Business Ready Community grant and loan program, which provides financing for Read More…
A gauge of U.S. small business confidence rose to a 12-year high in December as optimism about the economy intensified among business owners following the November election, the National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday. The group’s index of small business confidence rose to 105.8, its highest since December 2004. It was up 7.4 Read More…
With commodity prices at about a 10-year low, Montana State University Extension soil fertility specialists suggest steps for small grain producers to optimize fertilizer dollars. These include determining correct rates and selecting the appropriate fertilizer source, time of application and placement to optimize fertilizer use. “When commodity prices are low, it is a good time Read More…
Soil scientists with Montana State University Extension are encouraging farmers to use management practices that minimize ammonia volatilization (ammonia loss to the air) from nitrogen fertilizers. These practices can increase yields, be a financial boost to producers and reduce release of ammonia gas. Clain Jones, soil fertility specialist with MSU Extension and the MSU College Read More…
Thanks in large part to Montana State University’s local food purchasing program known as Farm to Campus, the university now buys more than 20 percent of its food products locally, according to university officials. In fiscal year 2016, MSU’s Farm to Campus purchases totaled more than $1.5 million, or 22.4 percent of the university’s total Read More…
Matt and Jen Cottle, ranchers near Bigfork, want to build a house for their son but they have found themselves in the crossfire of a heated legislative debate over Montana’s water laws. In a letter addressed to Sen. Mark Blasdel, R-Kalispell, Matt Cottle explained that he and his wife want to take advantage of a Read More…
By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo | TOKYO Raytheon Co and Lockheed Martin Corp are working with Japanese partners on rival projects to develop new radars that will enhance Japan’s shield against any North Korean missile strike, government and defense industry sources in Tokyo told Reuters. As nuclear-armed Pyongyang builds ever more advanced missiles with Read More…
Everyone knows by now that companies can — and do — manipulate their per-share earnings to meet Wall Street expectations. But I’ve always worked on the assumption that corporate revenues were pure numbers — without much manipulation going on there. Well, it turns out that I was wrong. In the current issue of Accounting Horizons, Read More…
Who or what is keeping stock prices up even as there is continuous economic and political turmoil around the world? Could it be Switzerland? Stock prices fell sharply last Wednesday when the latest “scandal” — and I don’t even remember what it was — struck the Trump administration. I mentioned in a column on Thursday Read More…
Bitcoin is having its moment. The often maligned crypto-currency continued its incredible run on Monday, soaring to nearly $2,200 at 10:30 p.m. — leaving it up 124 percent this year and ahead nearly 400 percent over the past 12 months, according to Coindesk. By comparison, the Dow Jones industrial average, in the midst of a Read More…