Business and networking events listed for area communities
Calendar notes multiple upcoming gatherings in Gastonia Lincolnton and surrounding area. Includes meetings by North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry Lincolnton Chamber of Commerce seminars at Cleveland Community College Gaston Chamber events and expo details with dates times locations coordinators and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Citizens For Business & Industry
City Club
Gastonia
Jim Woodward
Unu-Charlotte
Lincolnton
Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Cultural Center
Jeff Emory
Cleveland Community ‘College
CCC
Gaston Chamber of Commerce
Gaston College
Eastridge Mall
Rena Potts
Gaston
Edward Jones
Edward Jones Investments
S. New Hope Road
Doug Rogers
Lincolnton Lincoln
County Chamber of Commerce
Lake Lure Inn
Gaston Chamber of ‘Commerce
Board of Directors
W. Franklin Blvd
Manufacturers’ Council of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Renaissance Charlotte Suites
Yorkmont Road
Phyllis Eisen
Center For Workforce Success
Eliza McColl
Case Management Society of America
North Carolina
Charlotte Hilton
University Place
Mills House
Charleston
S.C
Gaston County
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Research Triangle Epark
Patty Simon
Peter Lowe
Charlotte
Marriott Executive Park
Inc
Kellogg Exxon's Tony Tiger trademark clash goes to trial
Kellogg and Exxon Mobil face a federal court showdown over trademark use of cartoon tigers. The Supreme Court let stand a ruling allowing Kellogg to proceed for a Jan. 16 trial in Memphis. Kellogg seeks to block Exxon from using a tiger to sell food while Exxon argues no confusion with Tony the Tiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tony the Tiger
Exxon Mobil Corp
Kellogg Co
Tony
Supreme Court
Kellogg
Memphis
Tenn
Chris Ervin
Exxon Mobil
New York Stock Exchange
Exxon
Tigers
TigerMart
Tom Cirigliano
Cirigliano
Kellogg’s
6Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chevron Texaco merger could face intense antitrust scrutiny
Chevron chairman David O Reilly says the planned merger with Texaco will undergo extensive government review though soaring gasoline costs may aid quick approval. The tie up would combine extensive global assets including Caltex, with 1.8 million barrels sold, and may affect gas supply and energy policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exxon Mobil
Benicia
Calif
BP Amoco
Alaska
Atlantic Richfield Co
Chevron
David O'Reilly
United States
O’reilly
U.S
Texaco
West Africa
Brazil
Caltex Corp
Chevron Texaco merger talks surface over $35.1 billion offer
Reportings say Chevron and Texaco boards prepared to vote on aChevrons $35.1 billion stock bid to form a new global oil giant. The combined firm would be based in San Francisco with OReilly as chairman and Bijur as vice chairman and includes debt assumptions of about $8 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevron Corp
Texaco Inc
Chevron
Texaco
Peter Bijur
Kenneth Derr
Derr
David O’reilly
Bijur
Eugene Nowak
ABN Amro
New York
O'Reilly
ChevronTexaco
San Francisco
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Exxon Mobil
Body scanning could reshape online apparel shopping
Scans stored on password protected sites may standardize sizing and boost e commerce. Lands End Brooks Brothers and others pilot kiosks to capture body data for online and in store purchases. Retailers say trying on clothes remains the major online shopping hurdle with 38 percent deterred from buying apparel online.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Bill Bass
E-Commerce and International
Dodgeville
Wis
Wis.-based Lands’ End
Lands’ End
World Trade Center
Grace Garinger
Montvale
N.J
Madison Avenue
Gerri Corrigan
Brooks Brothers
Evie Black Dykema
Forrester Research
Forrester
Freightliner labor talks hint at South’s coming friction
The Mount Holly UAW contract set to expire December 15 hosts talks amid slow economic activity and rising costs. Labor observers say a tightening expansion may test union negotiations, as 3,000 demonstrators urged better pay and protections, while town officials plan for possible unrest and Freightliner cites a favorable business climate in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South
Lawrence Glickman
University of South Carolina
UAW
Mount Holly
Freightliner
Glickman
Gastonia
David Kraus
Debi Nicholson
Portland, Ore
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Textile Industry Workshop
Research Triangle Park
Hwy
Dallas
Exxon Tiger
Mobil Co
White Plains
Cc. Hoover's Online
Levi Strauss
Nike
Niketown
Image Twin
Life Insurance
State Farm Life In
Lompany
Statefarm
R. Scott Good
State Farm
Bloomington
Hinvis
Crand Opening
Wac Shop
ElectroLux
Hoover
Eureka
Gunn's
S. York Rd
Gastonia, N.C
aNa_ban
Brew
Hobneven
World Air
South Carolina
Franklin Blvd
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