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Pennsylvania Could Tax Cloud Sales, Depending On Where The Server Is
Just when you thought cloud computing couldn't get any more complicated and fraught with hidden gotchas, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has jumped in to sprinkle taxation magic on your cloud business cases. What the Keystone State did - and other states are likely to follow - doesn't make cloud any less profitable, but the specifics of the cloud deployment could now impact tax costs.
U.S. Could Become Largest Exporter of Coal in the World
Coal plays an increasingly important role in the great American energy renaissance. Its production is on the rise, and for the past five years, U.S. increases in coal exports have been quite remarkable.
Taking the Temperature of Sustainability in Airfreight
Temperature-controlled technology for airfreight logistics can be a valuable means of achieving sustainability. Douglas Wettergren, regional sales manager with Envirotainer, explains how.
UK Aerospace Parts Supplier Sets Up Operations in Mexico
The Offshore Group of Tucson, Arizona, has entered into a long-term relationship for the provision of outsourced manufacturing support, or "shelter," services in Mexico with UK-based manufacturer, J.J. Churchill Ltd. The British firm, a precision machinist for aerospace OEMs, will install production capacity in The Offshore Group's Roca Fuerte Industrial Park in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. The term of the contract between the two parties is for 10 years.
Demand Chain Investment "Key to Continuing Growth" in Food + Beverage, Household Goods
Top-performing companies in the food, beverage and household products sectors that leverage the demand chain will be in the best position to continue to grow, according to the 2012 Financial Performance Report by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and PwC US, entitled Profitable Growth: Driving the Demand Chain.
Apparel Factory Coalition Enhances Software, Platform for Handling Manufacturing Audits
Fair Factories Clearinghouse, a non-profit organization that helps major brands and manufacturers collaborate to ensure cost-effective, well-informed business transactions and improved workplaces worldwide, has enhanced its software and collaboration platform that support a new approach for manufacturing audits.
Despite Uncertain Times, Growth Steady at North European Containerports, Study Finds
The North European containerport market bounced back strongly from the economic downturn. Total demand reached 57.9 million TEUs in 2011, representing an increase of 22 percent since 2009. The eastern Baltic is seeing particularly strong growth.
When Going International, What's Your Strategy for Your Enterprise Software Applications?
Everyone wants their business to grow, to broaden its operations within a territory or country and, eventually, across borders to other countries and continents. However, business expansion abroad entails a great deal of forethought, especially with regard to enterprise software applications.
Dollar General Puts Major Bucks Into Pennsylvania DC to Serve 1,000 Stores
Plans for a new distribution center near Philadelphia will allow Dollar General to more effectively replenish its rapidly expanding store base.
Syncron Releases 2012 Solution Suite for Supply-Chain, Price Optimization
Syncron International AB, a provider of supply-chain and price-optimization technology, has released its 2012 solution suite.
Initiative Launched to Remove Obstacles to Employing People with Disabilities
Top-level executives from more than a dozen major U.S. companies joined with government officials to launch a nationwide public-private sector initiative to advance employment of people with disabilities. The companies and officials plan to work together to achieve common goals, including to identify and resolve employment barriers facing people with disabilities, share experience and best practices, raise visibility around the effort and awareness of the significant benefits, and expand participation.
Retailers Struggle to Make Buying Electronics in Stores Attractive Again
There is great effort now to make buying electronics in a store appealing again, but the trends are not favorable. People are increasingly buying electronics online, even if they go to stores to examine product features.
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