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GM Recalls 60,000 Vehicles In S. Korea
March 22, 2010 4:33 am | News | CommentsSEOUL, South Korea — General Motors is recalling nearly 60,000 automobiles in South Korea due to potential problems with steering wheels, fuel hoses and seats, the company's local unit and the government said Sunday. The recall of 58,696 vehicles will begin Monday and cover four models manufactured in South Korea, said Kim Byeong-soo, a spokesman for GM Daewoo Auto&Technology Co.
Shareholders Sue Toyota For Drop In Stock Prices
March 22, 2010 4:16 am | News | CommentsMIAMI (AP) — Toyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price are heading to court with lawsuits claiming company executives deliberately misled investors and the public about the depth of accelerator problems in millions of its vehicles. At least three proposed class-action lawsuits filed by Toyota investors say the company gave false initial assurances that the sudden acceleration problem was a simple matter of floor mats trapping gas pedals, helping prop up the stock price.
PepsiCo To Slash Sugar, Salt, Fat
March 22, 2010 4:03 am | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. plans to cut the sodium found in each serving of its key brands by one-fourth in five years. The maker of Frito-Lay chips and Pepsi drinks announced several nutrition goals on Monday at the start of a two-day investor conference. The company also set two goals for the next 10 years: to cut the average added sugar per serving by 25 percent and saturated fat per serving by 15 percent.
Thirsty For Change
March 19, 2010 6:55 am | Articles | CommentsVitality Foods Production Manager Ryan Jennings (left) and Vitality Foods General Manager Bruce Burlington (right), start up their new Clayton SigmaFire Steam Generator SFG-125M to produce 99.5% dry steam for their beverage manufacturing processes. If you’ve ever enjoyed a cup of coffee, glass of juice or a nice cool smoothie in Canada, you’ve probably got Vitality Foodservice to thank.
Batteries Get Juiced
March 19, 2010 6:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe C2536D, a 25 amp multi-voltage battery charger from Christie and Clore Automotive (Lenexa, KS), provides up to 25 amp charging at several voltage settings (12V/24V/32V/36V). Its heavy-duty construction is suitable for a variety of fleet, industrial, and specialty applications.
Deep Conditioning... Of Bulk Bags
March 19, 2010 6:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsMaterial Transfer (Allegan, MI) now provides application-specific bulk bag conditioning solutions for a wide range of industries. A new system utilizes hydraulically-actuated pivoting conditioning arms and a rotary lift table to safely and efficiently return solidified materials to a free-flowing state.
A Different 'Shuttle' Program
March 19, 2010 6:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsMidbrook, Inc. (Jackson, MI) announces a new material handling conveyor called the “Shuttle Pro Conveyor,” a pneumatic transport (shaker) conveyor that is driven by air bellows technology. The bellows allow the Shuttle to reliably move scrap, finished products, or other materials.
Feed Your Terminal Blocks
March 19, 2010 6:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmega Engineering, Inc. (Stamford, CT) offers a new series of feed-through terminal blocks with a tension clamp connection for fast wire termination and a reliable, secure connection. The YBK terminal blocks are DIN rail mountable and come in gray, blue, red, yellow, beige, and green.
Company Dividends A Factor In Death Of Golden Flake Heir?
March 19, 2010 4:53 am | News | CommentsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An angry letter and a bag of Golden Flake chips were taped inside Major Bashinsky's abandoned car when it was found near downtown Birmingham. Days later the snack food heir's body was fished out of a public golf course pond a few miles away, and now police are trying to find out if the chips that made his family wealthy had anything to do with his death.
Boeing Speeds Up Production On 777, 747
March 19, 2010 4:31 am | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Boeing will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines in a couple of years. Both are wide-body planes capable of carrying more than 300 passengers and flying longer routes. They're also more fuel-efficient than other aircraft models.
China To U.S.: Back Off Our Currency
March 19, 2010 4:17 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsBEIJING (AP) — China is sending a Cabinet official to Washington in a bid to defuse trade tensions, the government said Friday, as it called on U.S. leaders to cool the "politicization and emotionalization" of a currency dispute. A deputy commerce minister, Zhong Shan, will go to Washington on Wednesday to meet with American trade, commerce and Treasury officials and members of Congress, the Commerce Ministry said.
'Runaway' NY Prius Driver Never Used Brakes
March 19, 2010 4:16 am | by Jim Fitzgerald and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writers | News | CommentsHARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday. The disclosure prompted an angry response from the police captain investigating the cause of the accident.
Pin The Integrity On The Upper Management
March 18, 2010 12:17 pm | by by Joel Hans, Associate Editor, IMPO | Blogs | CommentsLet’s talk about CEOs, all right? CEOs are important people, to say the least. They’re the figureheads of some of the world’s biggest entities, entire nations notwithstanding. They get to make the big decisions that either carry a company into our hearts and minds (not to mention wallets), or drive them into bankruptcy.
Biden: Manufacturing Is Essential To Middle Class
March 18, 2010 12:05 pm | by Emery P. Dalesio, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Manufacturing jobs are essential to support a vibrant middle class and the Obama Administration is working to boost U.S. manufacturing of growing technologies, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday. "We're going to make sure that we don't just build the same old economy on top of the one that just collapsed," Biden said during a visit with Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Cree Inc.
Chemical Maker Violates U.S.-Cuba Embargo
March 18, 2010 12:04 pm | by Marcy Gordon, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — Specialty chemicals maker Innospec Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of bribery, defrauding the United Nations and violating the U.S. embargo against Cuba, U.S. authorities said. The Justice Department said Innospec entered a guilty plea before a federal judge in Washington to charges of wire fraud in connection with kickbacks it paid to the former Iraqi government under the UN oil-for-food program and bribes to officials in the Iraqi Oil Ministry.
