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A new NAFTA?
December 1st, 2017
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to improve U.S. trade deals, including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Since taking office and subsequently threatening to withdraw the United States from NAFTA unless the terms were renegotiated, Mexico and Canada have been cajoled to revisit the deal. The first round of tripartite talks commenced […]
Tundra Tape for de-icing
December 1st, 2017
Keeping sidewalks, roadways, parking lots and other surfaces free of ice and snow is a laborious and expensive process. When the choice is salt and chemicals, it also comes with environmental impacts. Enter Tundra Tape, a cost-effective, eco-friendly alternative developed by Joey Yang, a professor of engineering and associate dean at the University of Alaska […]
Bill Coppins turns a canvas shop into a design and development powerhouse
December 1st, 2017
"We keep experimenting with a product until we get it right, which is really what we’re about,” says Bill Coppins, owner and director of W.A. Coppins Ltd. in Motueka, New Zealand. “With jobbing work you’re always competing against someone down the road. So I thought: Let’s get out there and develop our own product that […]