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If you didn’t notice AGC Group when it opened its new digs in the Silicon Valley last week, you can perhaps be forgiven. After all, a four-person office operating out of one of the few buildings in Cupertino without an Apple sign on it is easy to miss.But in this case, that small office is just the&

EnlargeBUSINESS JOURNAL PHOTO | Anthony BolanteJanicki Industries President John Janicki says his company isn’t seeing many problems caused by the Skagit bridge collapse.Boeing and aerospace suppliers are coping with the sudden failure of transportatio…

Lawmakers have sided with dealers’ interests over those of Tesla Motors Inc. in the debate over whether manufacturers of electric- or all battery-powered vehicles should be able to sell directly to customers.House Bill 3351, authored by State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, had proposed changing

EnlargeM10 tank destroyers of 77th Anti-Tank Regiment, crossing a Bailey Bridge after the D-Day invasion, in 1944.A “Bailey Bridge,” mentioned by Gov. Jay Inslee Friday as a possible temporary fix for the collapsed I-5 bridge over the Skagit River nort…

EnlargeUS-based Apple Mac line would include components from Florida, according to company CEO Tim CookFlorida got a bite of good news from Apple during Tim Cook’s recent Senate hearing testimony on taxes, with the CEO announcing Florida would take part in a U.S.-based Mac line.He wasn’t specific

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This week, Justin Catanoso, contributing writer for The Business Journal, discusses the past and future of a 1,100-acre industrial site in Davidson County with WFDD’s Audrey Fannin.The site at one time was seen as the Triad’s best hope to be a megasite that might…

EnlargeFile Photo / San Antonio Business JournalLawmakers have until Monday to wrap up their regular-session work.Texas Gov. Rick Perry is keeping quiet until the last moment on whether a special session will occur, but Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made it clear he wants one.At the start of May,…

EnlargeShutterstock / Everett CollectionTrapped on a broken bridge, part of the Everett Collection.As bridges collapse and roads erode, the burgeoning transportation startup scene could be looking at hard times. With the collapse last night of the I-5 …

EnlargeDavid Paul Morris/BloombergElon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc.Lawmakers have sided with dealers’ interests over those of Tesla Motors Inc. in the debate over whether manufacturers of electric- or all battery-powered vehicles should be able to se…

EnlargeFile Photo / San Antonio Business JournalLawmakers have until Monday to wrap up their regular-session work.Texas Gov. Rick Perry is keeping quiet until the last moment on whether a special session will occur, but Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made it clear he wants one.At the start of May,…

EnlargeNicholas Trbovich Jr., the ousted former president and chief operating office of Servotronics Inc. (NYSE: SVT), sat in one chair at Servotronics Inc.’s annual shareholder meeting Friday afternoon.Trbovich’s brother, Kenneth, the company’s current president, sat in another.The potentially…

Lawmakers have sided with dealers’ interests over those of Tesla Motors Inc. in the debate over whether manufacturers of electric- or all battery-powered vehicles should be able to sell directly to customers.House Bill 3351, authored by State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, had proposed changing

View SlideshowCampari America’s Skyy vodka.Hungry? Thirsty? Check out some of the top-selling products of local Bay Area food producers.Check out this week’s top 25 list of the Largest Food and Beverage Manufacturers in the Bay Area, which can be found…

EnlargeA.G. Lafley was renamed CEO at Procter & Gamble Co. on Thursday.Whatever A.G. Lafley, the new CEO of Procter & Gamble Co., does to grow revenue, it’s likely to be dramatic.”You just don’t come off the bench like this and nibble at the margins,” said Matt McCormick, portfolio manager

EnlargeFile Photo / San Antonio Business JournalLawmakers have until Monday to wrap up their regular-session work.Texas Gov. Rick Perry is keeping quiet until the last moment on whether a special session will occur, but Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made it clear he wants one.At the start of May,…

EnlargeWashington State Employment Security Department chartThe collapse of the Interstate-5 bridge over Skagit River comes at a time when Mount Vernon and Skagit County’s stubborn unemployment rate has recently shown signs of real improvement.Skagit County’s unemployment rate for April was 8.3…

There was some good news out this week regarding Existing Homes Sales. April sales were the highest level in 40 months. The year-over-year increase of 9.7% is down a little from March, but the numbers are healthy and encouraging regarding more good news in housing and related industries through the&

QED’s expertise attracted customers which lead to debt-free financing helping the company grow from a Cleveland biomedical manufacturing hub.Dr. Hiro Fujita, CEO of QED.For Dr. Hiro Fujita, CEO of QED, all of the elements of success lined up. But it wasn’t fate that enabled the Cleveland, Ohio-…

EnlargeGlenn DavenportDebabrata Mukherjee, president and CEO of Finch PaperA new president and CEO took charge May 24 at Finch Paper LLC, a paper mill in Glens Falls, NY.Joseph Raccuia, 54, retired today after four years at the helm. He is succeeded by Debabrata Mukherjee.Finch Paper reported $280

EnlargeCatherine Carlock/The Business JournalN.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon DeckerState officials’ plans to overhaul and revamp the N.C. Department of Commerce into a public-private partnership have been scarce on detail, leaving many with more questions than answers.But some of those questions are&

EnlargePabst Blue Ribbon was the first foreign beer brewed in China.Lakefront Brewery Inc. is making its first foray into the Chinese market, but China’s 1.3 billion residents certainly aren’t strangers to beer with Wisconsin roots.As I report in today…

EnlargePendleton Woolen Mills, the Portland-based maker of wool apparel and blankets, is converting its Lake Oswegoretail outlet into a Pendleton Home store.The iconic Pendleton Woolen Mills will convert its Lake Oswego retail outlet into a Pendleton H…

May 24, 2013, 12:44pm EDTEnlargeFile Joe WojcikH.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) announced Friday it has received regulatory approval from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce for its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.The $28 billion transaction st…

EnlargeRyan McVayOhio-based Fat Head’s Brewing is planning to open a Pearl District pub, according to the Akron Beacon-Journal’s Beer Blog.A popular Ohio brewery will open a Pearl District brewpubs.Fat Head’s Brewery will open a 10-barrel brewpub in a 13,000-square-foot space near Deschutes Brewery&

May 24, 2013, 12:29pm EDTEnlargeBusiness FirstJack Quinn, president of Erie Community College, says that investments in the school’s north campus will help ECC retain Northtowns students who are opting for nearby Niagara County Community College.The long-awaited results of a study that will guide

Today, up to 40% of the drugs Americans take are manufactured outside the U.S., as well as up to 80% of the active pharmaceutical ingredients in those drugs.Over the last few decades, increasing globalization and supply chain complexity have posed risk…

Ford will maintain 1,000 jobs for five years at a factory in France under an agreement signed Friday on aid and incentives to keep the transmission plant running.BLANQUEFORT, France – Ford pledged to maintain 1,000 jobs for five years at a factory in southwestern France under an agreement signed

May 24, 2013, 10:31am CDTEnlargeJeff Webb is moving into his new job as CEO of Herff Jones Inc. a little earlyJeff Webb, founder and CEO of Memphis-based Varsity Brands, will become CEO of Herff Jones Inc. on July 1, almost a year sooner than originally expected.Indianapolis-based Herff Jones had