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Trade officials sign landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership

Trade officials representing the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations joined in signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement Feb. 3, 2016, according to a press release from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). In what has been called “the largest regional trade accord in history,” Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, Malaysia, Mexico, [...]

By |2016-02-12T16:22:44-06:00February 12, 2016|

Trade officials sign landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership

Trade officials representing the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations joined in signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement Feb. 3, 2016, according to a press release from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). In what has been called “the largest regional trade accord in history,” Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, Malaysia, Mexico, [...]

By |2016-02-12T09:00:27-06:00February 12, 2016|

UNC Athletics releases sustainability report, highlights efforts with REPREVE

More than 250,000 plastic bottles have been recycled through the 18-month collaboration University of North Carolina Athletics released its sustainability report highlighting environmental efforts throughout campus including a university-wide 12 percent increase in collected recycling materials. Unifi Inc., makers of REPREVE, teamed up with UNC in 2014 to raise awareness among student, faculty, fans and [...]

By |2016-02-11T20:53:27-06:00February 11, 2016|

UNC Athletics releases sustainability report, highlights efforts with REPREVE

More than 250,000 plastic bottles have been recycled through the 18-month collaboration University of North Carolina Athletics released its sustainability report highlighting environmental efforts throughout campus including a university-wide 12 percent increase in collected recycling materials. Unifi Inc., makers of REPREVE, teamed up with UNC in 2014 to raise awareness among student, faculty, fans and [...]

By |2016-02-11T09:00:24-06:00February 11, 2016|

Techmer PM launches new design and innovation event

Techmer PM, a materials designer, announced the launch of SHYFT Design + Innovation 2016, an event the company created as part of its continuing efforts to promote collaboration and engagement among all members of the materials design supply chain. The event will be March 21 at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, Tenn. Speakers at the [...]

By |2016-02-10T19:11:04-06:00February 10, 2016|

Techmer PM launches new design and innovation event

Techmer PM, a materials designer, announced the launch of SHYFT Design + Innovation 2016, an event the company created as part of its continuing efforts to promote collaboration and engagement among all members of the materials design supply chain. The event will be March 21 at the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, Tenn. Speakers at the [...]

By |2016-02-10T10:00:57-06:00February 10, 2016|

SBA revises size standards for wholesale trade and retail trade industries

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) increased small business size standards affecting businesses in 46 industries in North American Classification System (NAICS) sector 42, wholesale trade, and in one industry in sector 44-45, retail trade. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 25 and will be effective Feb. 26. SBA reviewed [...]

By |2016-02-09T10:14:05-06:00February 9, 2016|

Q-Lab’s Doug Grossman receives ASTM G03 Warren Ketola Memorial Award

Q-Lab, producer of weather equipment and outdoor exposure test services, announced that Doug Grossman, Q-Lab president, received the Warren Ketola Memorial Award on Jan. 25 at the ASTM G03 committee meeting in San Antonio. The Warren Ketola Award is given in memory of Warren Ketola, a pioneer in weathering testing at 3M. Ketola was responsible [...]

By |2016-02-09T15:55:52-06:00February 8, 2016|

Q-Lab’s Doug Grossman receives ASTM G03 Warren Ketola Memorial Award

Q-Lab, producer of weather equipment and outdoor exposure test services, announced that Doug Grossman, Q-Lab president, received the Warren Ketola Memorial Award on Jan. 25 at the ASTM G03 committee meeting in San Antonio. The Warren Ketola Award is given in memory of Warren Ketola, a pioneer in weathering testing at 3M. Ketola was responsible [...]

By |2016-02-08T09:00:55-06:00February 8, 2016|

ASTM International launches year of the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME)

ASTM International, a standards development organization, launched the “Year of the SME: Small Business in Action” at its first major meeting of 2016. Throughout the year, ASTM will emphasize how input from small- and medium-sized enterprises is crucial to creating high-quality technical standards. ASTM will highlight advantages SMEs gain by being members, including ASTM’s consensus-driven [...]

By |2016-02-11T21:22:08-06:00February 5, 2016|
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