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Euro zone industrial production climbed to its highest in two decades Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:04AMEuro zone industrial production climbed to its highest in two decades
Portec Rail Products, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Dividend Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:00AMPITTSBURGH -- The Board of Directors of Portec Rail Products, Inc. announced the declaration of the Company's first quarter 2010 dividend of six cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on March 31, 2010 to shareholders of record on March 22, 2010.
Wabash National hiring again Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:39AMFollowing a horrible 2009, there are signs that business may be on the upswing for Wabash National Corp.
Budget to hit the middle-class: BJP Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:35AMThe Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said the general budget 2010-11 would fuel inflation in food articles, health, education and housing making the life of common man more difficult.
Its raining wine on Kiwi railroad! Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:23AMWellington, March 12 : A freight train derailed near Palmerston North, New Zealand, last night spilling wine onto to the tracks.
Qld miners, unions thrash out rail plan Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:21AMMining companies and unions will meet to discuss the sale of Queensland Rail's coal freight assets.
Fright train derailed in Russia's North Caucasus Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:21AMSome 14 carriages of a freight train were derailed in a blast in Russia's restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, Russian media reported on Friday. The explosion occurred at the Makhachkala-Port-Tarki section of Dagestan's railroad at 09:20 p.m. Moscow time Thursday (1820 GMT), said regional investigators, who were looking into the case as terror act. Earlier reports said a bomb exploded ...
Swiss Stocks Fluctuate; Roche Shares Decline, ABB, UBS Advance Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:16AMMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- Swiss stocks fluctuated between gains and losses as Roche Holding AG’s decline offset an advance by ABB Ltd. and UBS AG.
Lincoln-Way area celebrates its youth Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:03AMThe Lincoln-Way community cares about its youth in many ways and this weekend it will demonstrate and celebrate that with two days of fun and entertainment for teens and families. Area schools, churches, parks and businesses have been promoting "assets" for at least a decade - building blocks or character traits to help kids grow into responsible, caring, happy adults. There are messages on ...
Tax Preparer Admits To Defrauding Scheme Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:28PMA Chula Vista tax preparer went before a judge Monday and admitted a scheme to defraud his clients out of more than $1 million.
Archbald resident on Chile earthquake experience: "I was scared to death." Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:56PMTwo Archbald residents are glad to be alive after experiencing Chile's 8.8 magnitude earthquake firsthand while on vacation in South America. Tim Speicher, CEO of TR Associates in Archbald, and his wife JoAnn awoke at 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 27 to rumbling tha
Short-staffed agency overseeing high-speed-rail effort draws fire Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:49PMThe agency in charge of $8 billion in spending on high-speed rail doesn't have the staff or expertise to properly oversee funds, critics say.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 02:22 Seoul shares slip on techs; telcos, airlines rise Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:44PMBy Jungyoun Park
Ministry will set up special unit to spur growth of SMIs in Sabah Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:39PMKOTA KINABALU : The Ministry of Industrial Development (MID) will establish a special unit within the ministry to spur the growth of Small & Medium Industries (SMI) in Sabah.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-09 02:20 Seoul shares slip on techs; telcos, airlines rise Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:27PMBy Jungyoun Park
When will WES prove itself? Tri-Met's Wilsonville-to-Beaverton commuter rail still suffering growing pains Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:25PMTriMet General Manager Fred Hansen says it's way too early to say if the agency's heavy-rail gambit was a mistake. "If we weren't in the worst recession since the Great Depression," Hansen said, "I think it would be a different story."
Qld unions rally over asset sell-off Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:14PMALMOST 5000 union members have descended on Parliament House in Brisbane to vent their anger over the government's privatisation plans.
Seoul shares slip on techs; telcos, airlines rise Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:05PM* KOSPI slips as blue chip techs retreat
Thousands march on Parliament Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:02PMUP to 2000 protesters marched on Parliament House this morning, angry over the State Government planned assets sales.
School District Using 'EyeBlack' As Ads Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:35PMORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Orange County School District now has its own sales and marketing department. They're selling ads on everything from the district's website to gym floors, and WFTV found out they're even trying to sell the faces of student athletes.
Major slide closes I-70 in Glenwood Canyon, near Hanging Lakes Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:20PMGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch of the highway in western Colorado. The slide struck around midnight Sunday near Hanging Lake Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon, a deep, narrow chasm about 110 miles west of Denver, the Colorado Department of Transportation said. No injuries or damage to ...
Crews removing derailed train cars near Moses Lake Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:00PMWILSON CREEK, Wash. (AP) — A rail line that closed in Eastern Washington after a 24-car derailment has reopened. Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says the line reopened at 5 p.m. Sunday. No one was hurt when the 110-car train traveling from Florence, Minn., to Seattle derailed Saturday morning near Wilson Creek, about 18 miles north of Moses Lake. However, it blocked the single ...
James Bulger killer Jon Venables 'accused of child porn offences' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:21AMThe 27-year-old was returned to prison after he was released on licence with a new identity after serving eight years for the murder of toddler James Bulger.
A slide outside of Ridgway kills one, hospitalizes another Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:06AMA man was killed on Thursday when he struck a tree while trying to flee an avalanche. The slide, which happened near Cirque Peak in the San Juans south of Ridgway, also sent another man to the hospital with a dislocated hip, though he was expected out of the hospital on Friday.
Blood drives Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:59AMCommunity Blood Center of the Ozarks has issued a code yellow alert for O negative blood type. There is less than a two day supply of this blood on hospital shelves. CBCO is having drives at the following locations this week:
Emirates says it with flowers by announcing flights to Amsterdam Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:39AMThe Netherlands, famous for its captivating Holland tulips, picturesque windmills and mouth-watering cheeses, will soon be highly accessible to Filipino travellers and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) with the scheduled launching of flights to Amsterdam beginning May 1, 2010.
QR on track for $3bn float Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:39AMRival Asciano has been openly critical of the proposed sale.More than 20 mining companies will meet in Brisbane today to discuss options, including forming a consortium to buy QR's coal freight rail n...
Va. looks to rail as transportation of the future Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:01AMRICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's future is on rails. "Whether you like rail or not, it is the future," said Thelma Drake, the new director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. "It's all about mobility and how you serve the maximum number of people."
Receding floods reveal devastation Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:00AMTHE damage wreaked by Queensland's biggest outback flood in 120 years will become clearer today as the water recedes.
Business Notables Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:09AMAndy Sims, Brent Fields, Mike VanAmeyden and Scott Taylor, employees of Sims Electric, have all been trained and certified to remove and work in homes built prior to 1978 that contain lead base paint.
NW Cattle Report Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:03PMMOSES LAKE (March 5) — Feeder cattle this week: 1,200; last week: 3,750; last year: 3,750. Compared to last week’s close, not enough feeder cattle reported this week for accurate trends. Trade slow as most producers unsure of what price to ask for, due to recent upswings in the market. Demand remains good. The feeder supply included 100 percent steers and 0 percent heifers. Near 92 percent of ...
Components of logistic services still poor in Sabah : Tan Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:27PMKOTA KINABALU : Components of logistic services in Sabah such as courier services, road freight transport, sea transport services, shipping and forwarding agencies, cargo handling and stevedoring services, and port services have a poor record card each where efficiency and productivity are concerned, according to a study commissioned by the ministry of industrial development.
Navy vet fought in World War II, Korean War Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:16PMIn the series “Blood, Sweat and Tears:?Stories of Carroll’s Veterans,” published Saturdays, veterans talk about their service to their country. The essence of the series is to let readers know what veterans did, what they sacrificed and the memories they want to share. If you are a veteran or know one who would like to tell his story, contact Bill Hall at turnout1@comcast.net ...
The soul of basketball can be found in the small towns of Kansas Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:16PMThey say the soul of basketball is out there in a place where grain elevators are skyscrapers and barbed wire gives an order to things. The whispers of legends carry through the rustling Kansas prairie grass, along the pounding of freight trains that connect civilization with the nation’s outskirts, in dark gyms where boys and girls bounce basketballs because that’s what has been done for ...
Fatal SJ House Fire Not Considered Suspicious Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:33PMA fire at an East San Jose house that killed one person is no longer considered to have been suspicious because there's no evidence at this point to indicate that arson was involved, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Robert Culbertson said Saturday.
QUICK POLL Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:28PMBURBANK, CA-Ardwin Freight has acquired a historic 110,000-square-foot industrial land parcel at 2940 N. Hollywood Way here and plans to build a corporate headquarters and storage facility on the site, which once housed aviation industry pioneers.
Waukon falls short in 3A title game at girls state Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:47PMDES MOINES — About four seconds. That’s how long it took Sioux City Heelan to assert itself as the superior team in Saturday night’s Class 3A girls’ basketball state-championship game.
Mother of murdered boy calls for transparency in Venables case Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:55PMThe mother of James Bulger, the boy who was murdered in London in 1993 by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, has asked for Jon Venables' anonymity to be taken away.
Farmers Market Hiring Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:52PMA Quad City tradition is experiencing growing pains.
Grain train derails, affects westbound rail traffic Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:16PMWILSON CREEK — A 110-car train carrying grain from Florence, Minn., to Seattle has derailed near Wilson Creek, about 50 miles east of Quincy. Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says the train derailed at about 9:20 a.m. on the main line between Spokane and Seattle. About 20 to 25 cars of grain derailed. The cause of the incident is still being investigated.
Statewide jobless rate is continuing to climb Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:30PMSACRAMENTO - California's unemployment rate grew slightly to 12.5 percent in January, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. But the state also revised its December job numbers to show that about 300,000 additional jobs were lost that month.
Bay rail line could end up as cycleway Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:12PMEvery time a train goes from Napier to Gisborne and back again, it costs taxpayers more than $38,000.
Single Game Reno Aces Tickets on Sale Saturday Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:35PMFrom single game ticket sales, job opportunities and places for fans to eat and drink, things at Reno Aces Ballpark are getting busy.
GREDA president makes D.C. trip Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:30PMThe president of the Galesburg Regional Economic Development Association travelled to Capitol Hill last week and met lawmakers to push them to support the proposed Freight Rail Infrastructure and Expansion Act.
China starts building railway into "sea of death" Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:23PMChina began Wednesday to build a railway over the Lop Nur, a former lake that is known as "the sea of death," in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Construction workers began building a 3-km railway bridge in Nanhu town of Hami City, the starting point of the 370-km railroad, sources with China Railway Group Co. Ltd., the prime contractor, said Thursday. The railway project was ...
Rotto's charms come at a price Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:21PMTravellers to Rottnest have been saving room in their luggage for groceries to avoid paying more than double what they could expect to pay in Perth for some goods at the island's general store.
Truck overloading blitz sought Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:56PMVietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Goods Transportation Association has urged the city administration to crack down on overloading by trucks since this is undermining law-abiding operators.
Craig and Wilson building conversion speeds up downtown Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:28PMNatural light long ago became a stranger to the inside of the historic Craig and Wilson building in downtown Gastonia. When a previous owner removed almost all of the structure’s signature windows, bricking up the open spaces, it ruined one of the...
Norwood event a hit Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:18PMSince the annual Norwood Arena reunion started five years ago, the event has grown.
Williams earns recognition Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:13PMWhen Williams Elementary School students gathered for their weekly assembly on Monday, they had more than one reason to cheer. Not only were students recognized for their own achievements, but principal Cyndee Engrahm has been singled out for high...