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Quebec-based Regitex Inc: a manufacturer of ring-spun and open-end yarns for industrial, apparel, high-performance and home furnishings applications — has invested $1.5 million to establish a U.S. manufacturing operation in Brodnax, Va., creating 60 jobs. The subsidiary, Regitex USA LLC, will focus on meeting market demands and developing new, high-quality yarns customized to client specifications.
Regitex [...]

China: Gucci is pleased to unveil its autumn/winter advertising campaign exclusively featuring model Raquel Zimmerman, shot alongside her male counterpart Nicola Jovanovic.
Shot in Marrakech by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, the images evoke the same sense of extreme luxury and sleek glamour found in this season’s collections.
The campaign will roll out worldwide in September both [...]

China: Driven by a more than 40 percent increase in sales, Lexington-based mattress-maker Tempur-Pedic International announced it nearly doubled its second-quarter earnings compared with a year earlier.
The company said its sales increased 42 percent to $263 million in the quarter, up from $185.2 million in the same period a year ago. An increase in the [...]

Ireland: Chambers Ireland’s Transport Users Council has welcomed the commitment by Government to invest in excess of €12 billion in enhancing the accessibility, capacity, sustainability and quality of the transport network in Ireland.
Eugene Finnegan, Transport Users Council Chair said, “This commitment to major infrastructure projects such as Metro North, DART Underground, the major interurban routes [...]

Ireland: Chambers Ireland’s Ratepayers and Local Government Policy Council has welcomed the publication of the report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group, noting that if implemented quickly, many of the recommendations could deliver much needed savings to local authorities.
Hilary Haydon, Ratepayers and Local Government Council Chair said, “Restructuring the system of Local Government in [...]

Australia: A Coalition government will take immediate action to ensure that future Marine Protected Areas balance environmental preservation with economic growth and strong coastal communities.
The Coalition supports a balanced approach to marine conservation and will immediately put on hold the Marine Bioregional Planning process. We will then restructure this process, in consultation with the community [...]

Victoria, Australia: Researchers are now investigating the success of a stocking program that will develop a recreational fishery for trout cod in Victoria.
Three years ago an annual stocking program for trout cod began at Lake Kerferd, Beechworth and more recently at Lake Sambell in northeast Victoria.
Since the project began almost 10,000 trout cod have been [...]

Victoria, Australia: Emarine Australia’s dedication to and success with Back Cove Yachts throughout Australasia has been recognised with an achievement award from the US manufacturer.
Combining the latest technologies in boatbuilding with traditional painstaking craftsmanship in the production of every vessel, Back Cove has built 370 of its Downeast-styled motor yachts to date, of which Emarine [...]

Sydney, australia: For the first time in its history, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards – the biggest event on the Australian music industry calendar – will be held at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
The ARIA Hall of Fame event will move to Sydney after five years in Melbourne as part of a revamped [...]

Sydney, Australia – The ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards at the Sydney Opera House, ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) announced some of the most significant changes in the ARIA Awards 24 year history. Prior to the presentation of fourteen ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards, ARIA Chairman, Ed St John and the Minister for Major Events, [...]