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Canon to invest $100 million in Virginia

January 8, 2015 Canon Virginia (CVI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., will invest $100 million to expand its operation in the City of Newport News.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Keurig to bring products to Keurig Cold System

January 8, 2015 Keurig Green Mountainb and Dr Pepper Snapple Group announced they will develop a selection of Dr Pepper Snapple Group's brands for the forthcoming Keurig Cold at-home beverage system.

Apple earned $500 million on apps and in-app purchases

January 8, 2015 Apple announced that the first week of January set a new record for billings from the App Store with customers around the world spending nearly half a billion dollars on apps and in-app purchases, and New Year's Day 2015 marked the single biggest day ever in App Store sales history.

Dunkin' Donuts enters Mexico

January 8, 2015 Dunkin' Donuts has signed a franchise agreement with the Mexican subsidiary of Sizzling Platter, LLC, a franchisee of Dunkin' Donuts in the United States, to begin developing Dunkin' Donuts restaurants throughout Mexico.

Tesco to close 43 stores across the UK

January 8, 2015 Tesco has said it will close 43 unprofitable stores across the UK, a significant proportion of which will be local convenience shops. The firm is also shelving plans to open a further 49 new very large stores.

UPS Freight offers guaranteed service to 50 origin and 51 destinations

January 8, 2015 UPS announced the expansion of its UPS Worldwide Express Freight service in 12 new origin and nine new destination countries for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international heavyweight shipments.

Cullen Agricultural Holding and Long Island Brand Beverage to merge

January 8, 2015 Cullen Agricultural Holding and Long Island Brand Beverage jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge their respective companies.

Genesee & Wyoming buys Pinsly Railroad Company's Arkansas Division

January 8, 2015 Genesee & Wyoming has completed the acquisition of Pinsly Railroad Company's Arkansas Division for approximately $40 million in cash, subject to adjustment for final working capital.

Belden acquires Tripwire from Thoma Bravo for $710m

January 8, 2015 Thoma Bravo has completed the sale of Tripwire, an advanced threat, security and compliance solutions company, to Belden for $710 million in cash.

America's 1st high-speed rail to be built using cleanest diesel equipment

January 8, 2015 As the California High Speed Rail Authority breaks ground on the nation's first high-speed rail system, additional attention is being focused on the fact that some of the world's most advanced and cleanest diesel equipment will be used to construct the historic project.

Wet Seal closes 338 retail stores

January 7, 2015 The Wet Seal announced that it was closing 338 retail stores effective on or about January 7, 2015.

First Citizens BancShares merges two subsidiaries

January 7, 2015 First Citizens BancShares announced the completion of the merger of the company's two banking subsidiaries. Effective January 1, 2015, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company in Columbia, S.C., merged with and into First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, known as First Citizens Bank, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C.