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Judge deflects criticism at meeting in Postville
Associated Press WriterLt. Gov. Patty Judge traveled Thursday to Postville, where she spent much of a community meeting deflecting criticism that neither she nor Gov. Chet Culver had visited the community since an Immigration raid at its largest employer led to a seemingly...Tags: Employees, Larry Moore, Bankruptcy, Judges, Regional Authority
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Corker says VW, others want healthy industry
Associated Press WriterU.S. Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said Thursday that auto companies such as Volkswagen and Nissan want a stable U.S. transportation industry. Corker, a Republican from Chattanooga, told Tennessee reporters during a conference call from Washington that...Tags: Ford, Nashville, Toyota, Nissan, Chrysler
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Berlin Council Backs Financing For Vacant Factory Site
The Hartford CourantA developer hoping to turn a tainted, vacant factory complex into 86 condominiums and townhouses is getting a $1.1 million boost from the town to help clean the site of buried coal ash and other waste. The money, to be raised through a bond sale approved...Tags: Kensington
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Anderson company buying vacant GM factory
A machine repair company plans to buy one of the vacant General Motors factories that are spread over the city, with hopes of adding nearly 100 workers in the coming years. Hy-Tech Machining Systems has signed a $425,000 purchase agreement with the...Tags: General Motors Corp., Indianapolis
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Modular homes go green
Sentinel Staff WriterWhen home builders gather in Orlando for various trade shows, the "modular homes" erected in the Orange County Convention Center's parking lots are always a big hit. The houses go up in a matter of days, using factory-built parts, or modules, shipped...Tags: Labor Markets, Homes, Heavy Engineering, Marketing, Research
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As sectarian tensions spread, Cairo Muslims riot against a Christian church
Associated Press WriterCAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Early in the morning two Sundays ago, hundreds of Christian Egyptians quietly slipped into a former underwear factory where they had discreetly set up a church and held their first service. Bells rang and hymns were sung. A crowd of...Tags: Christianity, Church and State Relations, Orthodoxy, Cults and Sects, Local Authority
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For this family, good things sprang from GM
I married into a General Motors family, and when I did, I took a special kind of vow: "What is good for General Motors is good for my family." As I watch Congress consider whether to lend the struggling automaker and its cohorts a hand or let them fail,...Tags: Employees, Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Management Change, World War II
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Maritime comeback
Special to The Baltimore SunThe Annapolis Maritime Museum in Eastport has learned a few lessons from the tropical storm that demolished its headquarters five years ago. Tropical Storm Isabel ripped off the piers and dock and tore gaping holes in the 90-year-old McNasby Oyster Co....Tags: History, Budgets and Budgeting, Chesapeake Bay, Floods, Tourism and Leisure
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Tale of Two Rivers: Developers wading in to new efforts to tap rivers for hydro power
Associated Press WritersHAMILTON, Ohio (AP) _ Many decades ago, cost-conscious Henry Ford turned to hydroelectric plants to power his car factories like the one by the Great Miami River, near this Cincinnati suburb. That assembly plant is long gone, but the power plant and the...Tags: Alternative Energy, Electricity Production and Distribution, Henry Ford, Mining, Startups
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Report: Iran wants to develop joint nuclear power plant projects with Arab neighbors
Associated Press WriterTEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ The head of Iran's nuclear power agency said Sunday the country is willing to help neighboring Arab countries build joint light-water nuclear power plants if they are interested. There was no immediate reaction from Arab countries,...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Energy, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Chinook salmon running again in East Chicago
Workers at the city's wastewater treatment plant in this northwestern Indiana city face a unique challenge: chasing off fishermen. That's because chinook salmon spawn inside the plant. What makes it even more amazing is the journey the salmon must...Tags: Energy Saving, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Shedd Aquarium
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Report: NYC water plant price doubles in 5 years
Associated Press WriterRising construction prices, design changes and a dearth of bidders have more than doubled the cost of a gigantic water filtration plant being built 10 stories beneath a Bronx driving range, budget experts have found. The plant is now expected to cost...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Construction, Budgets and Budgeting, Construction and Property, Environmental Politics
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