The Lighter Association, Inc.today announced that California is the latest state to enact a law requiring that all pocket lighters and all grill (utility) lighters comply with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F400, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Lighters, and ASTM F2201, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Utility Lighters. The California law also […]
Vukelich brings more than two decades of leadership experience in human resources, retail operations, and organizational transformation at global brands, including Everlane and Walmart The Vitamin Shoppe®, an omni-channel specialty retailer of nutritional products, today announced the appointment of Kate Vukelich as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, effective October 20, 2025. In this
LuggageToShip.com, the award-winning Silicon Valley-based AI-powered travel platform, announces the launch of its next-generation global shipping and mobility marketplace – a platform that lets travelers, students, and businesses ship luggage and goods anywhere with instant zip-to-zip quotes, AI-optimized routing, and seamless payment. The new release positions LuggageToShip.com as a travel-tech platform that brings “Expedia-style convenience
The proposed crystallographic control strategy promotes uniform metal growth, suppressing dendrite formation in anode-free metal batteries Anode-free metal batteries offer high energy densities, but suffer from dendritic growth and short circuits, arising from non-uniform metal deposition. To address this, researchers from South Korea have developed a new facet-driven metal plating strategy that employs a facet-oriented
Metallium Limited (ASX: MTM; OTCQX: MTMCF) today welcomed the signing of the United States-Australia Framework for Securing Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths, announced in Washington DC on Monday by President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2725728/Metallium_Logo.jpg The landmark Framework commits both nations to mobilizing at least US$1 billion in
Local dental professional Dr. Danny Nguyen has announced exciting business updates, including the rebranding of Cobb Dental Associates to Marietta Dentistand the grand opening of a new location, Atlanta Emergency Dentist. With these changes, Dr. Nguyen continues his commitment to providing high-quality, accessible dental care for both families and individuals seeking routine and emergency dental
Billiard TV, a 24/7 television network with programming dedicated exclusively to cue sports, is now available as a free ad-supported television (FAST) channel on Prime Video UK. Billiard TV previously announced its launch on Prime Video in the U.S. earlier this year. Billiard TV is in the midst of its most successful year yet on
Tieton Cider Works, one of the fastest-growing craft cider brands in the U.S., selling over 180,000 case equivalents over the last year, is proud to announce an exciting new collaboration with QFC (Quality Food Centers), part of the Kroger family of stores. Together, the two have created Broadway Rosé, a pineapple rosé hard cider developed
— The volatility and fragmentation in the global economy is structural, not temporary. — Economic policy uncertainty, sticky inflation, geopolitical risk, and the proliferation of protectionism and industrial policies contribute to continued downside pressures. — Asia and Australasia is once again the world's fastest-growing region, followed by the Middle East and Africa. Kearney's Global Business
Upgraded Points' latest study explores the outsized consequences of rare but incredibly disruptive security-related delays. These slowdowns typically last 40 to 50 minutes and, while uncommon nationally, tend to cluster at just a handful of airports. According to the data studied, security delays occur at roughly 2 per 1,000 flights nationwide. https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2800727/1_Infographic.jpg “Airports run on