Bag man [ Detroit Free Press ] May 11, 2008  Michael Tonello blew through $1.6 million in expenses in one year. He wasn't a drug dealer or spendthrift hedge-fund manager. He was just a guy who resold handbags on eBay. Those bags happened to be Birkins, the highly desirable, terribly expensive satchels made by Hermès. Few can get them, many want them and celebrities flaunt them. Read More ...

Wacoal Holdings Corp. of Kyoto, Japan, t [ Centre Daily Times ] May 09, 2008  Wacoal Holdings Corp. of Kyoto, Japan, the world's largest manufacturer of intimate apparel, reported its year-end results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. Read More ...

Company to buy Aurora manufacturer for $ [ Chicago Sun-Times ] May 11, 2008  KEARNEY, Neb.---- An Italian company has agreed to buy an Aurora, Illinois-based power equipment manufacturer Powermate Corporation for $6.6 million. Pramac Industries entered into a purchase agreement in April, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the transaction this week. Read More ...

Tibbetts Industries downsizes in Camden [ Camden Herald ] May 10, 2008  CAMDEN — Tibbetts Industries on Colcord Avenue is cutting its workforce, transferring some of its manufacturing capacity to Singapore, and converting its remaining operations here largely to research and development. Read More ...

India backs DoT on BlackBerry; asks RIM [ The Times of India ] May 11, 2008  MEA has said that It will be advisable for RIM to recognise that DoT is trying to be helpful in the case and to work together with them. Read More ...

Indian manufacturing sector growth decli [ Calcutta News ] May 10, 2008  India's manufacturing sector witnessed a decline between April 2007 and March 2008, says a survey conducted by a leading industry chamber. Read More ...

Bright's Creek Golf Club Welcomes Presti [ PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance ] May 07, 2008  Bright's Creek Golf Club will be the setting for the BMW Charity Pro-Am, one of golf's premier fund-raising events, May 15 - 18. Read More ...

Company plans to buy Powermate [ WSYR 9 Syracuse ] May 11, 2008  An Italian company has agreed to buy the Aurora, Illinois-based power equipment manufacturer for $6.6 million. Read More ...

It's not easy shopping green [ The Arizona Republic ] May 02, 2008  Identifying products that are really green can be difficult for the eco-interested. Read More ...

China launches homegrown jumbo jet manuf [ AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News ] May 11, 2008  China established a homegrown company Sunday to make passenger jumbo jets _ a step forward in the country's quest to become less dependent on Boeing and Airbus. Read More ...

Samsung gets into thin client computing [ ITBusiness.ca ] May 11, 2008  Since Samsung is one of the top manufacturer's of LCD displays , the company has developed a thin client terminal inside a flat-panel monitor. Currently the company has three models a 17-inch, a 19-inch and 22-inch unit. Read More ...

Super roo in the air [ Herald Sun ] May 11, 2008  QANTAS has wheeled out its first A380 super jumbo, signalling the end of two years of assembly problems that plagued manufacturer Airbus. Read More ...

Purse my lips [ Isthmus ] Apr 25, 2008  ...what I should call this thing? My wife suggested 'quot;man-purse,'quot; which I guess is in general circulation. That's what she said, anyway. But I'd prefer something a little more, uh, manly. Do you have any recommendations? Read More ...

Consumer Shopping Bag [ Denver Post ] May 11, 2008  Q: I bought a car — a lemon — three years ago and have had problems ever since. How can I find out who is the manager of the dealership? Read More ...

Clearford cites progress on purchase of [ Ottawa Business Journal ] May 09, 2008  Clearford Industries Inc. announced today the signing of the share purchase agreement to acquire an undisclosed Ontario-based concrete manufacturer, and has marked June 30 as a final transaction date. Read More ...

ShopRite expands Earth-friendly shopping [ Daily Journal ] May 11, 2008  ShopRite is giving its existing Two Cents Back bag program a boost with the introduction of a new incentive for customers starting today. The new Five Cents Back program encourages customers to use non-disposable bags such as ShopRite's EarthWise reusable bag. Read More ...

Family of 6 takes one-bag travel challen [ The Olympian ] May 11, 2008  As a mother of four, I've spent the past 15 years or so serving as part Sherpa, part pack mule on our family's spring-break treks. Loaded up with everything from Band-Aids to Nintendo charging cords, I erred on the side of excess when it came to packing. Read More ...

Wacoal Holdings Corp. of Kyoto, Japan, t [ InfoBolsa ] May 09, 2008  Manufacturer of Intimate Apparel, Reported Its Year-End Results for the Fi 09/05/2008 18:00:00 Business Wire companies <3.4> 1.8 <34.0> Minority interest <0.1> <0.2> <1.4> Net income 5.0 9.0 49.7 By Product Category Foundation garments and lingerie 123.5 123.3 1,236.4 Sleepwear 10.6 10.1 106.3 Children s underwear 2.0 2.1 19.6 Outerwear and sportswear 8.9 8.7 89.3 Hosiery 1.8 2.1 18.1 Other ... Read More ...