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Amazon's Robots Picking, Shipping Your Holiday Gifts This Year

December 4, 2014

Los Angeles Times

This holiday season, Amazon's little helper is an orange, 320-pound robot called Kiva.

Online Car Parts Supplier for Do-It-Yourselfers Has Needed Some Repairs Itself

November 13, 2014

Los Angeles Times

A Carson, Calif.-based company is trying to position itself at the perfect intersection of online DIY and the nation's aging fleet of personal vehicles. U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc. caters to do-it-yourselfers. It sells to people whose idea of the perfect weekend morning is getting some grease under the fingernails while working on their cars, trucks and SUVs.

Air, Missile Strikes in Iraq, Syria Revive Flagging Fortunes of U.S. Defense Contractors

October 7, 2014

Los Angeles Times

Three days after U.S. warships fired 47 cruise missiles at Sunni militant targets in northern Syria, the Pentagon signed a $251m deal to buy more Tomahawks from Raytheon Co., a windfall for the military giant and its many subcontractors.

CVS Extinguishes Tobacco Sales Earlier Than Expected, Rebrands as CVS Health

September 5, 2014

Los Angeles Times

CVS, the nation's No. 2 drugstore operator finally kicked the habit.

Nestle Orders Suppliers to Comply with Animal Welfare Standards

August 26, 2014

Los Angeles Times

Swiss corporate giant Nestle has pledged broad new animal welfare standards for its worldwide suppliers, becoming the latest major food company looking to limit some of the harmful effects of its global footprint.

Africa Business: From 'Hopeless' to Land of 'Growth Miracle'

August 13, 2014

Los Angeles Times

When Kevin Smith and his partners started a solar energy firm in Santa Monica in 2008, they expected to sell their technology to advanced economies in Europe and the United States. But much of the action has been in a part of the world Smith initially wrote off: Africa.

Surprise, Surprise - Amazon Enters 3D Printing World

July 31, 2014

Los Angeles Times

From personalized miniature bobbleheads to flower vases, Amazon's new 3-D printing marketplace plans to simplify the 3-D printing process for consumers.

USAF Solicits Competitive Bids on National Security Satellite Program

July 21, 2014

Los Angeles Times

For the first time in a decade, the Air Force has opened up a rocket competition to launch the U.S. government's most sophisticated national security satellites. The Air Force released a request for proposal on Tuesday to companies that want to compete for a national security mission set to blast off in 2016.

Despite Defense Cutbacks, Business Drone Manufacturer Looks for Business in U.S. Airspace to Soar

July 15, 2014

Los Angeles Times

Boosted by an increase in sales, Monrovia,Calif.-based drone maker AeroVironment Inc. exceeded analyst estimates and reported $8.1m in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, a turnaround from the same period a year earlier.

Book Highlights History of Denmark's Maersk Line

May 30, 2014

Los Angeles Times

A humble metal box measuring just 20 feet or 40 feet by 8 feet, the shipping container has changed the world. It helped usher in globalization, deliver bananas that taste fresh despite being picked weeks before, and provide the ability for companies to have a truly international supply chain. Yet Maersk Line was late in adopting its use. A new book, tracking the history of the Danish shipping line, explains why.