[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]EMAS AMC has awarded Serimax a long-term frame agreement to provide comprehensive welding services for their global spool base operations. This Global Frame Agreement will further strengthen EMAS AMC’s overall capability to execute rigid pipeline projects throughout the world. EMAS AMC currently operates an established spool base in the Gulf of Mexico while a second newbuild spool base is under construction in Norway. The scope of work covered in the frame agreement includes Spool Base Fabrication services including Specialist Welding and Pipe Inspection Services for EMAS
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Quintiles today announced that the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has published the third edition of “Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide.” Quintiles’ Real-World & Late Phase Research division, a leading provider of patient registries, studies and technologies for evaluating patient outcomes, has led this effort to create the patient registries reference since 2005. This publication provides a comprehensive guide to the design, operation, analysis and evaluation of patient registries. “The handbook is a widely used reference
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Hilton Worldwide’s Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the opening of Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. Located on the UNESCO area of Herengracht, this new luxury canalside property is comprised of six historic 17th and 18th century town houses. Once home to some of the wealthiest and most influential residents of the city, the patrician houses have been lovingly restored to create an elegant 93-room hotel steeped in history. Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam looks out over the city’s grandest canal, the Herengracht, which was built during the Golden Age, giving gl
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) has today launched Careers@Hilton Live: Youth in Hospitality Month, its largest ever global career event showcasing to young people the many opportunities available in the hospitality industry. Throughout the month of May, Hilton Worldwide properties and corporate offices around the globe will host more than 600 events in 54 countries and territories to inform those looking for employment, including young people, about the vast array of exciting opportunities available to all in the hospitality industry. Young people - the biggest demographic
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) revealed in a joint press conference today in Miami that the Centennial Edition of the Copa America will be played in the United States in 2016. The Centennial Cup America will mark the first time the historic South American championship has been played outside of that region, and represents the most important sporting event to come to North American shores in decades - rivaling the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 Olympic Gam
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]PayPal has revolutionized the way people across the globe think about and use money. Today, PayPal announced transformational changes to its brand identity, including the unveiling of a new logo. The new look reflects PayPal’s simplicity, convenience and security, redesigned for today’s dynamic, mobile-first world. This is the first time PayPal has updated its identity since 2007. “Our new brand identity goes far beyond an updated logo,” said David Marcus, PayPal’s president. “We have aligned this with our first global brand campaign. We’re setting a new expectation with
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has expanded is global footprint by opening three new food testing laboratories around the world within the last month. The FTSE100 organisation has expanded its reach and invested in new laboratories located in the UK, the Philippines and Germany, in order to service its growing global client network. Chetan Parmar, Senior Vice President for Food Services at Intertek, states: “By increasing our Food Services operations globally, we can provide additional support to our clients within the food indus
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ : CRUS) and Wolfson Microelectronics plc (LSE : WLF or WLF.L) today announced the terms of a recommended transaction under which Cirrus Logic would acquire Wolfson at a price of 2.35 per share in cash, implying an enterprise value of 278 million, or approximately $467 million. The transaction, if approved, is expected to strengthen Cirrus Logic’s ability to expand its customer base with highly differentiated, end-to-end audio solutions for portable audio applications. The transaction will be financed by a combination of existing cash on Cirrus L