Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Port sales force makes pitch to attract, retain customers

2013-05-10 19:57:36

The sales force for the port of Baltimore travels the country and the world, looking for business. It could be farm equipment manufactured in the Midwest on its way to Australia or furniture coming from South America or Alabama-built Hondas headed for...

Youth's Benefit Elementary receives $25K from box top fundraising

2013-03-28 16:16:00

Students at Youth's Benefit Elementary School in Fallston received a big surprise Thursday morning when they learned their school was the grand prize winner of $25,000 in the Scott Shared Values Box Tops for Education Sweepstakes. Scott Brand and...

Dads and diaper makers hug it out

2012-03-14 14:35:00

A stay-at-home dad, offended by a television commercial that made dads look like dummies, has used social media — the same cudgel that forced Bank of America to back off last year from plans to hike fees — to get the makers of Huggies...

Reuters Odd News Summary

2013-06-19 14:02:02

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual PARIS (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation...

Kimberly-Clark moves to ease Venezuelan toilet paper shortage

2013-06-18 06:45:05

CARACAS, June 18 (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp is planning a $234 million investment to expand operations in Venezuela, the state news agency said, in a move that should help ease an embarrassing national shortage of toilet paper. Scarcity of some food...

CORRECTED-Kimberly-Clark moves to ease Venezuelan toilet paper shortage

2013-06-18 07:50:05

(Corrects currency to bolivars not dollars, and name of manager to Cahen not Cohen) CARACAS, June 18 (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp is planning a 234 million bolivar ($37.1 mln) investment to expand operations in Venezuela, the state news agency said,...

SCA sees opportunities as rivals quit Europe

2013-06-13 11:05:05

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Europe's biggest hygiene products maker, Sweden's SCA , aims to grow its market share as rivals quit a difficult European market which shows no sign of recovery, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. "I actually don't see...

Moneda MÃ©xico cae ante escalada dÃ³lar, bolsa salta por compras de oportunidad

2013-06-10 11:08:02

* Incertidumbre Fed y datos débiles en China apagan apetito por riesgo * Moneda local sigue descenso general de divisas * Precios atractivos de acciones impulsan a la bolsa MEXICO DF, 10 jun (Reuters) - La moneda de México caía el lunes presionada...

Bolivia puede exportar a Venezuela hasta 60.000 paquetes de papel higiénico

2013-06-07 08:30:00

La Paz, 7 jun (EFE).- Bolivia produce anualmente 32.000 toneladas de papel higi�nico, lo que le permitir� exportar a Venezuela unos 60.000 paquetes de 20 rollos cada uno, que equivalen a un 0,25 % de la producci�n global, informaron hoy fuentes oficiales....

Free Family Fun Pass from Scott Shared Values

2013-03-25 04:42:00

If you're looking for some inexpensive fun during spring break, here's an idea. Join the Scott Shared Values program and score a Family Fun Pass offering free admission to South Florida attractions like Flamingo Gardens in Davie and the Boca Raton...

Plenty of pain to go around

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Earnings stung investors last week, showing that in a global economy U.S. investors will get hurt when a good chunk of the world is in pain. And there definitely is pain. As much of Europe sinks deeper into a recession, Spain reported a 25.02 percent...

Prop. 39 would end tax giveaway, raise $1 billion for California

2012-10-10 20:04:00

SACRAMENTO — During the middle of a winter night in 2009, sleep-deprived legislators and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger devised the deal from hell. It included a tax incentive for out-of-state corporations not to build facilities or hire employees in...

Crane previously served as senior manager on the global marketing research team at Kimberly-Clark, where he specialized in digital brand, social media and e-commerce analytics.

2012-12-26 09:07:00

Mary Carpenter joins Mindshare as leader of the Chicago office. She will oversee a team of more than 175 professionals who manager media duties for a wide range of clients, including Kimberly-Clark, Abbott, BP, and Motorola.

2012-09-05 12:10:00

Eliot Schreiber has joined innovation consultancy Cloverleaf Innovation as a principal and chief operating officer. Schreiber has more than 25 years experience in brand strategy and design. Most recently, he was global president of Britain-based consultancy, Elmwood.

2012-01-17 00:00:00