Tag: Consumer products and services
Brand firm takes controlling stake in Toys R Us parent
NEW YORK — A New York-based brand management firm that already owns Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud is taking a controlling stake in the...
Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle
<p>MAXWELL, Iowa — Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat...
Volkswagen plans six battery factories to ramp up electrics
FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen plans six large battery factories in Europe by 2030 to power sales of more electric cars while driving down battery...
Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?
DETROIT — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead.
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Column: NCAA brackets NOT the best use of stimulus check
<p>Forget what you’ve read elsewhere. And since it’s been a while, remember this one simple rule while filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket: Don’t...
Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle
MAXWELL, Iowa — Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat...
Foxconn mulls making electric vehicles at Wisconsin plant
<p>TAIPEI, Taiwan — Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, is considering making electric vehicles at its highly anticipated Wisconsin plant that has...
Nebraska declares pro-meat day on Colorado meatless day
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts railed Monday against a proclamation by the governor of neighboring Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat...
Column: NCAA brackets NOT the best use of stimulus check
Forget what you’ve read elsewhere. And since it’s been a while, remember this one simple rule while filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket: Don’t...
Ford partners with U-M on robotics research, new building
<p>ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Digit marches on two legs across the floor of the University of Michigan’s Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building, while Mini-Cheetah...