I-79 Technology Park center of ‘high tech movement’
Home to numerous federal facilities, over 30 businesses and 1,200 employees, the I-79 Technology Park has been a provider of high-paying jobs in West Virginia for over 25 years. Located on 400 acres of land in Fairmont, the park is perhaps most notable for the numerous government agencies that have offices within there, including NASA, […]
Installation for New Entergy Technology Begins
New technology will have new meters in homes by 2019 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — New technology is heading to homes all across Arkansas. Entergy Arkansas, Inc. is beginning to install new communication networks all across the state. These networks are going up in advance of the meter technologies which coming statewide January 2019. The commutation […]
How technology is creating the digital ports of the future
Technology is revolutionising ports, introducing remote-control cranes, self-driving trucks and other innovative systems to speed up loading and unloading of vessels While the days of broad-shouldered stevedores manhandling cargo nets to the quayside may have slipped by in our maritime past, few could have anticipated that the time when a ship could arrive in port […]
Innovation competition encourages alumni partnerships in strategic technology projects
Two of China’s leading STEM application institutions launched an innovation competition on October 16th in an event that showcased a vast expanse of industrial technology including space technology, industrial vehicle applications, smart manufacturing, information technology, new materials, and highlighting examples of military and civil technology integration. Winners of the Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, which […]
Walmart will save $20 million annually on floor wax
The retail giant once again raises the possibility of higher prices due to tariffs Walmart Inc. has found a new way to save millions of dollars: Switch the floor wax it uses in its stores. According to the retail giant’s Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs, Walmart WMT, +0.78% switched to a new floor wax that’s […]
Stocks end choppy session slightly lower after Fed minutes
Equities trim heavy early declines Stocks ended modestly lower Wednesday after the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting, but remained above session lows. The weaker tone came a day after major indexes bounced back from technically oversold conditions, posting their biggest one-day jump since late March. How did the benchmarks perform? […]
PayPal earnings: Venmo progress could breathe life into stalled stock
Analysts are also looking for commentary on M&A, international growth PayPal Holdings Inc. has been talking about making money off Venmo for more than two years but could be finding surprising ways to make that happen. Progress has been slow with the company’s efforts to get consumers to pay with Venmo for e-commerce purchases, yet […]
Only two fast-food restaurants received ‘A’ grades for banning antibiotics in beef
A new report comes down hard on companies, including McDonald’s and Burger King, over how they source the meat they serve to consumers In the fast-food industry, where you find the beef, you may very well find antibiotics. A new report assigned “failing grades” to 22 of the 25 largest burger chains in the U.S. […]
Consumer debt on rise
Equifax Canada, one of two Canadian credit bureaus, warns that delinquency rates could rise in the coming months thanks to a variety of factors. Increased consumer debt, rising interest rates, slowing economic growth and negative mortgage volume over the last three months means more people might have trouble making ends meet. Average non-mortgage debt increased […]
Trump moves to quit 144-year-old postal treaty
The US has announced plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty, which the White House says lets China ship goods at unfairly low prices. Under the treaty, a UN body sets lower international rates for packages from certain countries, a move originally designed to support poorer nations. But the US says the discounts put […]