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ATA Commends Congress on Passage of Tax Overhaul

ATA Commends Congress on Passage of Tax Overhaul

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations today applauded Congress for passing major tax reform legislation, which now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. ... Continue reading

AutoCom Named Agency Of Record For Chassis Brakes International

AutoCom Named Agency Of Record For Chassis Brakes International

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Dec. 20, 2017 -- Chassis Brakes International, one of the world's largest manufacturers of automotive braking solutions, has selected AutoCom Associates as its North American public relations agency of record. ... Continue reading

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Announces Agreement to Sell Eagle Ford Shale Assets

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Announces Agreement to Sell Eagle Ford Shale Assets

HOUSTON, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation ("Cabot" or the "Company") announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its operated and non-operated Eagle Ford Shale assets to an affiliate of Venado Oil & Gas LLC for $765 million. ... Continue reading

Discount Tickets Now Available Online For Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville ARCA Event

Discount Tickets Now Available Online For Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville ARCA Event

*​* *Music City 200 Discount Tickets Now On Sale For Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville**April Event Features ARCA & Top Super Late Model Classes* (Nashville, TN) The start of the 2018 racing season is just under two months away for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. Following the Daytona International Spe ... Continue reading

Allstate Elects Margaret M. Keane to Board of Directors

Allstate Elects Margaret M. Keane to Board of Directors

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Dec. 20, 2017 -- The Allstate Corporation announced that Margaret M. Keane, 58, president and chief executive officer of Synchrony Financial , has been elected to Allstate's board of directors, effective Jan. ... Continue reading

New For 2018 - Mazda MX-5 Miata With Variety Of Top Colors To Match Cuffs

New For 2018 - Mazda MX-5 Miata With Variety Of Top Colors To Match Cuffs

The 2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata soft top offers a variety of new color choices, with an available Dark Cherry soft top; Auburn Nappa leather interior; and Soul Red Crystal and Machine Gray Metallic premium exterior paint options, functional and performance updates to the 2018 Mazda MX-5 soft top models, furthering MX-5’s m ... Continue reading

ATA President Calls on Congress to Support Trucking's Growth

ATA President Calls on Congress to Support Trucking's Growth

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear told a Senate panel that the federal government needs to invest more in highway infrastructure if the trucking industry is to keep up with growth in demand for freight transportation services. ... Continue reading

California homeowners and consumers to be hit hard by tax reform bill, C.A.R. says

California homeowners and consumers to be hit hard by tax reform bill, C.A.R. says

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform bill by Congress today: "While the impact of this bill may not be as harmful in many parts of the country, here in Cal ... Continue reading

Deloitte Responds to Passage of the Tax Reform Bill

Deloitte Responds to Passage of the Tax Reform Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Steve Kimble, chairman and chief executive officer of Deloitte Tax LLP; and Jon Traub, managing principal of Deloitte's Tax Policy Group, Deloitte Tax LLP, offered the following statements in response to the passage of the tax reform bill by Congress: "These significant tax changes have the ... Continue reading

EEI: Passage of Tax Reform Bill a Win for Electricity Customers

EEI: Passage of Tax Reform Bill a Win for Electricity Customers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Edison Electric Institute (EEI) President Tom Kuhn issued the following statement today on the final passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. ... Continue reading

First subway stations for York University and the City of Vaughan to transform transit and future development in the region as part of the Spadina line extension; Will improve transit access, generate development opportunities

First subway stations for York University and the City of Vaughan to transform transit and future development in the region as part of the Spadina line extension; Will improve transit access, generate development opportunities

Arup provided project management and multidisciplinary design team leadership services for York University and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations as part of $3.18bn Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Arup, an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical s ... Continue reading

Key Findings of the Global Automotive Speed Sensor Market| Technavio

Key Findings of the Global Automotive Speed Sensor Market| Technavio

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Technavio has published a new market research report on the global automotive speed sensor market 2017-2021 under their automotive library. (Photo: Business Wire) Technavio has published a new market research report on the global automotive speed sensor market 2017-2021 under their aut ... Continue reading

Nel ASA: Awarded $7.71 Million for Three Hydrogen Fueling Stations

Nel ASA: Awarded $7.71 Million for Three Hydrogen Fueling Stations

WALLINGFORD, Conn.--Nel Hydrogen Solutions, a division of Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL), has received $7.71 million in contracts for three hydrogen fueling stations. The first station will continue the success of combining Proton PEM Electrolysis with a Nel H2Station®, and follows the $8.3 million contract announced in Septe ... Continue reading

New Tax Plan Will Impact The Salvation Army's Ability to Serve Nearly 25 Million

New Tax Plan Will Impact The Salvation Army's Ability to Serve Nearly 25 Million

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 20, 2017 -- Provisions in the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, have the potential to reduce the number of Americans who receive a tax benefit for charitable contributions by 28 million. ... Continue reading

Realtors® Say Tough Work Still Ahead as Tax Reform Bill Heads to President's Desk

Realtors® Say Tough Work Still Ahead as Tax Reform Bill Heads to President's Desk

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2017 -- The U.S. House and Senate today passed the conference agreement of the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," marking a near end-of-the-road for Congress's tax reform efforts this year. ... Continue reading

Top Insights on the Global Motorcycle Braking System Market| Technavio

Top Insights on the Global Motorcycle Braking System Market| Technavio

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Technavio has published a new market research report on the global motorcycle braking system market 2017-2021 under their automotive library. (Photo: Business Wire) Technavio has published a new market research report on the global motorcycle braking system market 2017-2021 under their ... Continue reading

Universal Studios Hollywood Makes Top 10 List of Google's 2017 Year in Search as Trending Global Theme Park within Travel Destination Activities

Universal Studios Hollywood Makes Top 10 List of Google's 2017 Year in Search as Trending Global Theme Park within Travel Destination Activities

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 20, 2017 -- According to Google's 2017 Year in Search campaign, Universal Studios Hollywood topped the list of Travel Destination Activities based on their aggregation of trillions of search queries.  Trending searches are defined as having the highest spike in traffic over a sustained pe ... Continue reading

Veterans Share Highlights from 2017 Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Rides

Veterans Share Highlights from 2017 Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Rides

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of warriors pedaled thousands of miles in 2017 as part of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Soldier Ride® events across America. ... Continue reading

What's New in Paris and the Paris Region for 2018

What's New in Paris and the Paris Region for 2018

PARIS, Dec. 20, 2017 -- On the heels of a tourism uptick – with 23 million tourist arrivals expected in 2017 – Paris, France is forecasting more growth in 2018 and is expecting its most successful year since 2008. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Adhesive Tapes Market - Growth Analysis and Forecast| Technavio

Global Automotive Adhesive Tapes Market - Growth Analysis and Forecast| Technavio

Technavio has published a new market research report on the global automotive adhesive tapes market 2017-2021 under their chemicals and materials library. ... Continue reading

Greyhound Expects More Than One Million Customers To Travel Into The New Year

Greyhound Expects More Than One Million Customers To Travel Into The New Year

DALLAS, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Greyhound, the largest provider of intercity bus transportation in North America, is preparing to kick off the busy holiday travel season as more than one million customers are expected to travel to over 3,800 destinations across North America between Christmas and the New Year. ... Continue reading

2018 CES Webasto enters the North American Electric Vehicle Charging Market

2018 CES Webasto enters the North American Electric Vehicle Charging Market

Presenting a family of global OEM level 2 electric vehicle charging solutions with connected hardware, professional installation and full-service end-to-end support · Trusted since 1901, Webasto brings automotive expertise, experience, global footprint and innovation Fenton, MI – Webasto, a top-100 global tie ... Continue reading

ABI Analysts to Provide Strategic Guidance About Transformative Technologies to CES 2018 Attendees

ABI Analysts to Provide Strategic Guidance About Transformative Technologies to CES 2018 Attendees

OYSTER BAY, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2017 -- ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, is pleased to announce that 10 of our analysts will be available on-site at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2018 from January 9-12 for press interviews and one-to- ... Continue reading

AllGo to Power Automotive eCockpit Solutions Running Android at CES® 2018

AllGo to Power Automotive eCockpit Solutions Running Android at CES® 2018

LAS VEGAS & BANGALORE, India--AllGo, global leaders in Automotive Infotainment solutions, will enable multiple digital eCockpit solutions at CES® 2018 this January. AllGo powered next generation connected eCockpit solution will run Android 8.0 and QNX on the Head Unit and Digital Cluster, respectively, along with the ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Wins Two Global 2017 GOOD DESIGN® Awards

Cooper Tire Wins Two Global 2017 GOOD DESIGN® Awards

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The Cooper Evolution H/T™, an all-season highway tire for the U.S. market, has earned a 2017 GOOD DESIGN® award. The GOOD DESIGN® award is one of the world’s most prestigious and longest-standing design award programs recognizing the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, p ... Continue reading

Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Locations in Ohio

Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Locations in Ohio

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2017 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group" or "Boyd") today announced the December 15, 2017 opening of three collision repair centers in the west side suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Telematics Control Unit Market 2017-2021 with Bosch, Continental, DENSO & HARMAN International Dominating - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Telematics Control Unit Market 2017-2021 with Bosch, Continental, DENSO & HARMAN International Dominating - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Telematics Control Unit Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive telematics control unit market to grow at a CAGR of 10.57% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Executive Analysis of the Fuel Cell Passenger Car Market Forecast to 2030 - Research and Markets

Global Executive Analysis of the Fuel Cell Passenger Car Market Forecast to 2030 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Executive Analysis of the Fuel Cell Passenger Car Market, Forecast to 2030" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The research focuses on the legislative measures that have been taken by the Government globally to implement and adopt fuel cell vehicles and bring in new business mo ... Continue reading

Global Hybrid Cars and EVs Market Survey and Trend Research 2018

Global Hybrid Cars and EVs Market Survey and Trend Research 2018

MUMBAI, December 20, 2017 -- Hybrid Cars and EVs is one kind of new vehicle which utilizes the unconventional fuel as the power source integrating the advanced technology of the power control and drive section. The unconventional fuel generally is power. ... Continue reading

Goodrich Petroleum Announces Capital Expenditure Budget And 2018 Guidance

Goodrich Petroleum Announces Capital Expenditure Budget And 2018 Guidance

HOUSTON, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: GDP) today announced a preliminary capital expenditure budget for 2018 of $65 - 75 million, with 100% of the budget allocated to its core Haynesville Shale acreage position in the Bethany-Longstreet and Thorn Lake areas of Caddo, DeSoto and Red R ... Continue reading

Lithium Exploration Group Publishes Seismic Report and Announces Effectiveness of 200/1 Reverse Split

Lithium Exploration Group Publishes Seismic Report and Announces Effectiveness of 200/1 Reverse Split

PHOENIX, December 20, 2017 -- Lithium Exploration Group (USOTC: LEXGD) announced today that it has published an interim report on the seismic processing for the White Top project to its website (link below).  The initial scrubbing of the data points known as traces or reflections is almost complete and already shows c ... Continue reading

LotLinx Announces Move to Bolster High-Conversion AMPs for Dealers

LotLinx Announces Move to Bolster High-Conversion AMPs for Dealers

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2017 -- LotLinx, the industry's #1 Automotive AI, today announced a new integration to strengthen its powerful CX-AMP Vehicle Display Page offering, a vital tool for dealers to convert highly engaged mobile shoppers into sales leads. ... Continue reading

Magellan Midstream to Announce Fourth-Quarter 2017 Financial Results on Feb. 1

Magellan Midstream to Announce Fourth-Quarter 2017 Financial Results on Feb. 1

TULSA, Okla., Dec. 20, 2017 -- Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. plans to announce financial results for fourth quarter 2017 before the market opens on Thurs., Feb. ... Continue reading

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s December 2017 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s December 2017 U.S. Sales Conference Call

DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford Motor Company will release its December 2017 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:15 a.m. EST Wednesday, January 3, 2018. At 10:00 a.m. EST, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market tre ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Rental Market Forecast to Grow at 7.74% CAGR by 2021 | ReportsnReports

Motorcycle Rental Market Forecast to Grow at 7.74% CAGR by 2021 | ReportsnReports

PUNE, India, December 20, 2017 -- Commenting on the Global Motorcycle Rental Market 2017-2021 report, an analyst says the latest trend gaining momentum in the market is General trend of renting utilitarian items through e-commerce. In 2016, more than 45% of the global population was estimated to have access to the inte ... Continue reading

Moving Solutions: U-Haul Repurposing Big-Box Store in Grand Junction

Moving Solutions: U-Haul Repurposing Big-Box Store in Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Dec. 20, 2017 -- U-Haul will soon present a contemporary self-storage facility at 2809 North Ave. ... Continue reading

Northwestern Mutual Announces Contest Benefiting Camps for Children Affected by Childhood Cancer

Northwestern Mutual Announces Contest Benefiting Camps for Children Affected by Childhood Cancer

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 20, 2017 -- As the presenting sponsor of the 2018 Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game®, Northwestern Mutual will have a camp-themed float, titled "Letting Kids Be Kids," in the 129th Rose Parade® that will feature childhood cancer survivors who experienced the joy of summer camp throughout their ... Continue reading

Quanergy Opens Automated Factory to Mass Produce Solid State LiDAR Sensors

Quanergy Opens Automated Factory to Mass Produce Solid State LiDAR Sensors

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Quanergy, the leading provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, today announced the opening of a new production factory located in Sunnyvale, California. The cutting-edge facility produces Quanergy’s patented S3 solid state LiDAR sensor. ... Continue reading

Rear View Safety Announces RVS-112-W Waterproof Backup Sensor System

Rear View Safety Announces RVS-112-W Waterproof Backup Sensor System

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Rear View Safety, an industry leader in the sales and distribution of vehicle safety solutions, including backup camera systems, backup sensor systems, driver fatigue systems, mobile DVR's, and dash cameras, has had a busy year. ... Continue reading

Renesas Electronics Shifts Production-Ready ADAS, Autonomous, and Cockpit Development Into High Gear at CES 2018

Renesas Electronics Shifts Production-Ready ADAS, Autonomous, and Cockpit Development Into High Gear at CES 2018

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Renesas Connected Cockpit, ADAS, and Autonomous vehicles in front of the Detroit city skyline. (Photo: Business Wire) Renesas Connected Cockpit, ADAS, and Autonomous vehicles in front of the Detroit city skyline. ... Continue reading

Ride - Against All the Odds - From Homelessness, Violence and Depression to BMX Glory and Hollywood

Ride - Against All the Odds - From Homelessness, Violence and Depression to BMX Glory and Hollywood

Ride - Against All the Odds - From Homelessness, Violence and Depression to BMX Glory and Hollywood #outlook a {padding:0;} a { color: rgb(61, 152, 198); } @media all and (max-width: 480px) { body{ zoom:0.3; } } @media all and (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 767px) { body{ zoom:0.5; } } @media all and (min-width: 76 ... Continue reading

Royal Pretzels Moving to the BODY WORLDS Museum in Heidelberg, Germany

Royal Pretzels Moving to the BODY WORLDS Museum in Heidelberg, Germany

HEIDELBERG, Germany, December 20, 2017 -- The Royal Pretzels, shaped by Prince William and Duccess Kate during their visit to Heidelberg in summer of 2017 can now be admired at the BODY WORLDS Museum in Heidelberg. To preserve these unique specimens permanently, the royal pretzels were plastinated by Gunther von Ha ... Continue reading

Schaeffler receives supplier certification from Caterpillar

Schaeffler receives supplier certification from Caterpillar

SCHWEINFURT, Germany, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Schaeffler today announced that it has been presented with the Caterpillar Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP) certification. The SQEP certification is recognized throughout the industry and is awarded to suppliers who consistently deliver top-level service and outstandin ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors Continues its Commitment to Regional Community Health Park with $75,000 Donation

Spartan Motors Continues its Commitment to Regional Community Health Park with $75,000 Donation

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Dec. 20, 2017 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. ("Spartan" or the "Company"), a global leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing, and assembly, yesterday presented mid-Michigan regional health park, AL!VE, with a $75,000 donation to support its wellness programs. ... Continue reading

The Future of Military Technology - Five Developments in Defence Technology are Changing the Nature of Modern Warfare

The Future of Military Technology - Five Developments in Defence Technology are Changing the Nature of Modern Warfare

MUMBAI, December 20, 2017 -- Defense technology is advancing at quite a rate of knots in 2017 and some remarkable new abilities are available for militaries to purchase. From robotic mules through to drone swarms and rail guns there are multiple areas of strong innovation in the defense industry. ... Continue reading

United States Heavy Equipment and Machinery Rental and Leasing Industry, Including Construction Equipment and Cranes Industry Report 2017 - Research and Markets

United States Heavy Equipment and Machinery Rental and Leasing Industry, Including Construction Equipment and Cranes Industry Report 2017 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Heavy Equipment and Machinery Rental and Leasing Industry, Including Construction Equipment and Cranes Industry (U.S.): Analytics, Extensive Financial Benchmarks, Metrics and Revenue Forecasts to 2021, NAIC 532412" report from Plunkett Research Ltd has been added to Research and Markets' offering. Vital in ... Continue reading

USAA Named 2017 Blue Ribbon Company by Fortune

USAA Named 2017 Blue Ribbon Company by Fortune

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fortune has named USAA as one of its 2017 Blue Ribbon Companies, a list of 32 organizations recognized on four or more of Fortune's most rigorous lists. ... Continue reading

Carvana Grows East Coast Presence with New Jersey Market Launch

Carvana Grows East Coast Presence with New Jersey Market Launch

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carvana Continues East Coast Expansion with Newark Market Launch. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana Continues East Coast Expansion with Newark Market Launch. ... Continue reading

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Autonomous Driving Development - Research and Markets

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Autonomous Driving Development - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Autonomous Driving Development" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. With the autonomous vehicle industry racing from zero to warp speed, every aspect of the driving world is set for innovation and transformation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) dev ... Continue reading

Osram is Driving the Future of Automotive Technology at CES

Osram is Driving the Future of Automotive Technology at CES

The Osram VR vehicle will seat four visitors at a time, enabling each visitor to see their fellow passengers as avatars. Picture: Osram The Osram VR vehicle will seat four visitors at a time, enabling each visitor to see their fellow passengers as avatars. ... Continue reading

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