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Two leading distributors and manufacturers representatives focused on servicing the municipal water and wastewater treatment markets Enhances DXP’s Water geographic reach and capabilities Attractive margins and cash flow Continues to accelerate DXP’s end market diversification HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE) today announced that is has completed the acquisitions of Riordan Materials Corporation (“Riordan”) and Florida Valve & Equipment Corp. and Environmental MD (“Florida Valve EMD”). DXP funded the acquisitions with cash on the balance sheet. Riordan is a leading […]

Two new awards focus on startups, unique approaches to providing technical solutions CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#3dprinting–SME, the nonprofit association committed to advancing the widespread adoption of manufacturing technologies and developing North America’s talent and capabilities, today announced the winners of its Additive Manufacturing Industry Awards at RAPID + TCT 2023, North America’s largest and most influential additive manufacturing (AM) event, which runs May 2-4 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The awards ceremony represents more than two decades of SME recognition of notable, innovative […]

WASHINGTON, USA – United States trade representative Katherine Tai and secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo today announced that the United States will host an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting in Detroit, Michigan on May 27, 2023. “Over the last year, the United States and our IPEF partners have made tremendous progress in developing a robust framework that will deliver inclusive, meaningful benefits for all of our citizens,” said ambassador Katherine Tai. “I look forward to hosting trade ministers in […]

– Survivors hail Spotlight Initiative/Clarendon Municipal Corporation economic empowerment training programme KINGSTON, Jamaica, (UNDP) – Twenty Domestic Violence survivors have been gifted tablets to bolster their chances of winning small business grants and to facilitate access to virtual training and business resources. As a prerequisite for their upcoming graduation from a five-month business training programme on 25 May 2023, participants must develop and submit business plans for a chance to receive grant funds to set up or strengthen their small […]

By Will Freeman HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba’s authoritarian regime has failed to avert an economic crisis, repair decaying state institutions, and prevent the country’s largest outflow of migrants since the 1960s. Cuba’s communist regime is at its weakest point in decades. The island’s economic woes, brain drain, regime persecution of dissidents, and decaying state institutions are all exacting a high toll, but given authorities’ repressive hold on society, it’s unlikely that change is on the horizon. What major challenges does Cuba face?  […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – The Guyana-China friendship Joe Vieira Park on the West Bank of Demerara could be completed and commissioned as soon as next year as preparatory and construction works are progressing smoothly. This was revealed by the Chinese ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan during an invited comment at the commissioning ceremony for the Chinese-style pavilion, symbolising 50 years of bilateral relations between the two countries on Wednesday. Ambassador Haiyan noted that the company contracted to design the park […]

By Sir Ronald Sanders Media freedom in the Americas, from Canada in the North to Argentina in the South, with the Caribbean in between, did not rank very well in the 2023 World Press Freedom (WPF) Index. In a measurement of 180 countries and territories, only Canada – rated at 15 – secured a place among the top 20 best-performing countries. Costa Rica in Central America is rated at 23. Caribbean countries appear in the Index with Trinidad and Tobago […]

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Veerasammy Permaul completed an amazing milestone when he took his 600th first-class wicket on an eventful opening day at Coolidge Cricket Ground on Wednesday. The left-arm spinner took 3-16 while left-arm pacer Dominic Drakes picked up 3-17, two crucial bowling performances, which bowled out team Headley for 177, after chose to bat first. In reply, team Weekes found themselves 61-3, trailing by 116 runs heading into the second day of the contest. They reached 50-1 but […]

TORONTO, Canada – The Bureau of Foreign Trade (MOEA) and Taiwan External Trade Development council (TAITRA) are proud to present 12 innovative food companies from Taiwan at SIAL, North America’s largest food innovation show. The Taiwanese delegation aims to connect with Canadian business and showcase Taiwan as a strong and reliable partner in the Indo-Pacific region for Canada. Taiwan’s food industry is a global leader in food safety, manufacturing, innovation, and diverse ingredients. SIAL attracts over 20,000 attendees from over […]