August 24th, 2010
The latest round of federal government broadband stimulus money will help fund a network expansion in the rugged Colorado mountains between Aspen and Montrose.
Madison, Wis.-based TDS Telecommunications Corp. won $1.8 million in stimulus funding to extend broadband in the Colorado communities of Cedaredge, Crawford, and Somerset. TDS will contribute $609,000 toward the project.
The expansion is […]
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August 13th, 2010
The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority awarded Williams Brothers Construction and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. the design/build contract for the U.S. 281/Loop 1604 interchange in North San Antonio.
The total value of the construction is estimated at $109 million. The value of the design contract alone is $9.1 million. The purpose behind the project is to ease […]
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June 16th, 2010
State lawmakers put off a shutdown of government operations Monday, with both houses securing enough votes to approve emergency spending for the 11th consecutive week.
This extension, forwarded by Gov. David Paterson, does include several hundred million dollars in reduction in health care and human services.
The stat Senate approved the measure 34-27 while the Democratic-led Assembly […]
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May 15th, 2010
The foundation arm of Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts has added a Cardinal Health Inc. communications executive to its boardroom.
The Wexner Center Foundation this week appointed to its board Shelley Bird, executive vice president of public affairs at Dublin-based Cardinal (NYSE:CAH). At the pharmaceutical and health-care products distributor, she’s in charge of […]
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April 9th, 2010
Gov. Mark Parkinson on Thursday denied a request for a 60-day extension for the approval of a casino in Sumner County.
The Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board asked for the extension this week as it considers whether to approve the proposed Chisholm Creek Casino Resort near Mulvane. The review board has until April 19 to […]
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April 5th, 2010
AirTran Airways had another record quarter for traffic, the airline said Monday.
Traffic, also known as revenue passenger miles, jumped 7.5 percent to 4.4 million in the first quarter. Traffic also spiked 9.6 percent in March.
Load factor — how full planes were — was also up by 0.9 percentage points to 77.2 percent in the first […]
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March 1st, 2010
Ronnie’s Ice Cream, a 31-year-old frozen dessert manufacturer, will move from St. Louis to Crestwood’s Watson Industrial Park Drive this year, co-owner Ron Ryan said after the Board of Aldermen approved a conditional use permit Tuesday night.
Ronnie’s now makes Quezel Sorbets and other specialty desserts at 1919 South Grand Boulevard cash advance […]
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February 23rd, 2010
South Africa will probably report this week that the economy is expanding at its fastest pace in more than a year and that inflation exceeded the target range for a second month, closing the door on interest rate cuts.
Regulators may also announce an increase in electricity prices of as much as 30 percent […]
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February 15th, 2010
Vestas Americas on Thursday cut 114 positions, or 6 percent of its North American work force, due to sluggish demand for wind energy projects.
Vestas Americas is the Portland-based North American headquarters of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the Randers, Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturer.
The cuts impact only 15 at the company’s Portland office, which employs around 500 […]
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February 4th, 2010
FutureGen timeline
February 2003 — President George W. Bush announces initiative to develop coal-fueled power plant with near-zero emissions.
April 2003 — Utilities and mining companies, including St. Louis-based Peabody Energy, organize to help build plant, dubbed FutureGen.
December 2005 — Department of Energy, companies sign agreement to develop plant.
April […]
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