Purchasing and Procurement

Safe driving tips

Safe driving tips stress importance of preparation and education

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Manufacturing output stagnates despite marginal rise in April new orders: PMI

Manufacturing output levels in April largely the same as March despite higher volume of new orders

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General Mills reports progress on global responsibility efforts

Report outlines company's sustainable sourcing commitment

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Ex Montreal mayor: I never saw any 2004-05 reports about construction

City's executive committee pushed by bureaucrats in 2005 to hire outside firm to look at contracting process

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Corn gains the most since last year’s drought on concern that wet weather will delay planting

Commodity sees the biggest one-day gain since June 25, 2012

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BAE Systems’ HybriDrive Series-E propulsion selected to power more than 400 hybrid buses

Series configuration eliminates the mechanical connection between the diesel engine and wheels

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Loblaw sending reps to Bangladesh; Canadian retailers to hold urgent meeting

Loblaw says vendor standards designed to ensure products manufactured in a socially responsible way

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Cascades antibacterial towel wins Edison Award Gold Medal

The award was given to Cascades in a gala held April 28 in Chicago

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Scotiabank commodity index up in March

A mid-April skid shows markets skittish

GBTA translates major business travel resources

The program will seek to translate the most used GBTA resources into French, Spanish and Russian

GBTA predicts business travel spending in China to increase by 15 percent in 2013

GBTA forecasts that China’s GDP will increase by 8.3 percent in 2013

General

Factories in Bangladesh ordered evacuated day before collapse

Death toll in Bangladesh factories collapse rises to 194, officials say

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PMAC and Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada announce amalgamation intent

New organization would become the Supply Chain Management Association

Porter Airlines boosts service to Boston, Chicago

Summer service to Chicago includes an extra weekday flight

General

Canadian innovation changes way HP recycles plastic products

Montreal firm helps global tech giant invent high-volume printer cartridge recycling process

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Staples Advantage launches environmental initiatives

Interactive tracking tool sets goals, tracks progress and reports on sustainability initiatives

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French pitch new warships as potential design for next Canadian navy vessels

Ship boasts centralized communications consoles, sonar detection and navigation in the bridge area

FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights with revamped battery system

Dreamliner flights could resume within a week

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Ex Montreal No. 2 says he never knew of collusion in awarding city contracts

Construction projects in Montreal cost as much as 20 percent more than elsewhere in Quebec: testimony

Fabrication News

Bid rigging: Japanese auto parts suppliers fined $30M

Yazaki, a supplier to Toyota and Honda in Canada, pleads guilty to Competition Act charges.