North America

Ubisoft to bring Armored Core: For Answer to Europe and North America

1UP (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Sequel to Armored Core 4 will feature an online cooperative mode and even more customization.

BMW of North America Appoints New Executive Vice President of Operations

Auto Channel (Free subscription) | yesterday

Born in England, Miles began his career as a management consultant at Anderson & Co and as a divisional managing director at Burdens Group. In 1996, he moved to the United States to join BMW Group's former Land Rover organization, where he was Vice President Retail Operations for North America. Following the BMW Group's sale of the sports utility vehicle brand to Ford Motor Company in 2000, he stayed...

• BMW of North America Appoints New Executive Vice President of Operations - PR News Wire

Ingram Micro North America Named Preferred Distributor by Citrix Systems, Inc.

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

Top-rated IT Distributor Adds Business Enablement Resources and Vendor- Exclusive Expertise to Support Majority of Citrix Products Including XenApp, NetScaler, XenServer, XenDesktop, Access Gateway, WANscaler and Provisioning Server SANTA ANA, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: ) today announced it has earned distribution rights to the majority share of products from application-delivery...

Tenneco Announces New North America Aftermarket Business

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) announced today that the company has won new aftermarket business in North America that is expected to generate approximately $12

Clean Tech Biofuels acquires Biomass North America, will produce cellulosic biomass from municipal solid waste for co-firing at power plants

Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday

In Missouri, Clean Tech Biofuels announced the acquisition of Biomass North America, including technology licenses related to the production of cellulosic biomass from municipal solid waste that are currently in use in Australia. The company said that it would pursue a project in Illinois at a site owned by an undisclosed major shareholder in Biomass [...]

LG Names Peter Reiner Senior VP of Marketing for North America

CE Pro News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Reiner will handle the overall coordination of LG's brand positioning and marketing.

• LG Electronics Appoints Peter Reiner Senior Vice President, North American Marketing and Strategy - PR News Wire

Where is the GPS for North America?

PSP World (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

PSP owners in Europe and Japan can already purchase the Go! Explore GPS peripheral, which comes with maps of their respective regions and supports third-party city guide software. The Japanese GPS system costs about $60. The GPS receiver costs a... [Click through for full story]

Ford Accelerates Small Car Transition in North America

Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Second quarter operating results. In contrast to the losses in North America, Ford operations in Europe and South America were strong. Click to enlarge. In the context of a just-announced $1.3-billion second-quarter operating loss for its North America operations, Ford...

Chrysler to cut 1,000 jobs worldwide, North America affected

Leftlane (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

The latest effects of the downturn in the auto industry due to a poor economy and record-high gas prices see Chrysler cutting 1,000 white-collar workers. On Wednesday, Chrysler LLC announced it would cut 1,000 salaried jobs before October in order to cut costs. The automaker notified its employees of these plans via a staff memo [...]

Franchise Services of North America Inc. Announces New Franchisees

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

TSX-V Trading Symbol: FSN CALGARY, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Franchise Services of North America Inc. ("FSNA" or the "Company") announced today the opening of its first operating rental location for the U-Save brand in Canada. In addition to the U-Save location, FSNA also announced a new franchisee under the Rent-A-Wreck brand in West York, Ontario. The U-Save franchisee, located in Rexdale,...

Journey with Filipino lead singer Arnel Pineda, takes North America by storm

ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Garmin widens its gap against TomTom in North America PND market in Q2, says NPD

TG Daily (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Podcast267: A Discussion about Lego WeDo Robotics at NECC 2008 (Coming in January 2009 to North America)

Moving at the Speed of Creativity (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

This podcast is an interview with Lars of Lego Education on the vendor floor at NECC 2008 in San Antonio, Texas, discussing the recently announced “WeDo Robotics” product designed for elementary students ages 7-11. According to the official Lego Education press release, WeDo Robotics “redefines classroom robotics, making it possible for primary school students 7-11 [...]

The New Conservative Federal Deficit Begins?

Bow. James Bow. (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

It seems so counter-intuitive, but the Liberals and liberal-style governments of North America seem to have a better handle on the governments’ finances than the Conservatives. The latest example almost passed like a ship in the night on the...

Raging Grannies from SF to Ottawa Rally Around War Resisters

Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Raging Granny groups across North America have taken up the cause of US war resisters seeking refuge in Canada. From San Francisco to the Canadian capital of Ottawa, members of this international women's organization continue to petition Prime Minister Stephen Harper to respect the sentiment of the majority of Canadian citizens and "Let War Resisters Stay". This week San Francisco Grannies revved up...

DAMON DASH MOURNS AALIYAH ‘EVERY SINGLE DAY

soulfullvibes | 07/05/2008

Rap mogul DAMON DASH mourns the death of ex-girlfriend AALIYAH every day, seven years on from her tragic death. The pair was dating when the R&B singer was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001. And Dash insists he has never gotten over the loss. He tells WENN, "I commemorate her every single day in my own way. I knew her very well and one thing she loved about me was I lived my life. I continue

• Damon Dash - Dash Mourns Aaliyah Every Single Day - Contactmusic Ltd
• DASH MOURNS AALIYAH ‘EVERY SINGLE DAY’ - PR-Inside.com Entertainment News

Jessica Jane Clement Topless in Loaded

fashionmagus | 07/02/2008

Jessica Jane Clement isn't really a big name here in North America, but back in Britain, she's pretty big. Though, if you're not sure what Jessica Jane Clement is famous for, I'll give you two guesses.Give up? It's here boobs!!!Jessica Jane Clement has some problems keeping her top on in this shoot for UK Loaded magazine. What a shame.

Containerport Markets in the Americas to 2020

sunilnair | 07/02/2008

Containerport Markets in the Americas to 2020 Containerport demand growth in the Americas has accelerated in recent years. Booming imports from Asia and the above-average economic growth of western US states have put particular pressure on ports on North America’s Pacific seaboard. There are concerns about the capacity of these ports and intermodal systems to handle continued long-term growth in demand....