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  • A Launching Ceremony With A Difference Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:54AMKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- What has an electrifying and a sleek performance by an electronic violinist got to do with a 41-foot orange-coloured truck? A strange combination indeed if one may say so.
  • Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Scheduling Software Helps Bed Bug Removal Specialists, Pest Control Companies Better ... Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:01AMPest control specialists and exterminators throughout the country rely on Appointment-Plus to improve, automate and streamline their service-scheduling procedures. It offers such functionality as online customer self-scheduling, automated e-mail and text message reminders, and robust record-keeping and reporting capabilities.
  • Freight rates to rise this year Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:58AMContainers, tankers and bulk cargo have started showing positive signs of recovery in the Gulf, a new study has revealed.
  • Woman crashes into Main Ave. salon Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:35AMA serene scene at Salon Euphoria on north Main Avenue turned surreal Tuesday when a woman driving an SUV crashed through the front window. Six people were in the salon at the time. No one was injured.
  • MATRADE leads push for local logistics sector Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:03AMKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporat ion (MATRADE) will help the Malaysian logistics sector for the first time to move into the international arena with an integrated and seamless programme to promote its capabilities abroad.
  • MATRADE leads push for local logistics sector Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:56PMWednesday, September 1st, 2010 12:41:00 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporat ion (MATRADE) will help the Malaysian logistics sector for the first time to move into the international arena with an integrated and seamless programme to promote its capabilities abroad.
  • Cowboys Tent Collapse Settlement & Nightly Roundup Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:46PMTwo Dallas Cowboys employees have settled with team owner Jerry Jones. They were injured when the Valley Ranch practice tent collapsed in high winds last year.
  • Foreign takeovers hurting Canada Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:01PMand now Saskatchewan's treasured Potash.[...]
  • Polk: Used CV registrations hit record levels Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:43PMSOUTHFIELD , Mich. — There were 354,400 used commercial vehicles (GVW Class 3-8) registered in the U.S. during the first two quarters of 2010, according to the latest analysis by R.L. Polk and Co.
  • This week Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:57PMA NUMBER of key Irish indicators, including Live Register figures and retails sales, are published this week, which should provide a clearer picture of the state of the economy. The European Central Bank is also due to make an announcement on interest rates later in the week.
  • Government draft energy strategy at odds with NZ Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:15PMThe Government's draft energy strategy does not deliver the plan to invest in public transport that the majority of New Zealanders want in order to head off the impacts of future oil price rises, according to research released today (Monday 30 August) commissioned by conservation organisation WWF.
  • OIL eyes shale gas venture Mumbai, Aug. 29: Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:36PMState-run Oil India Limited (OIL) is likely to form a joint venture with a US-based company to acquire shale gas assets globally, a top official said.
  • TCIL to demerge real estate, warehousing divisions Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:37PMTransport Corporation of India (will demerge its real estate and warehousing divisions in next three months and expects to create greater value for shareholders through the hive-off. After the demerger, the company would focus on the core activity of providing logistic services.
  • Concor in talks with global shipping cos for JV Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:59AMMUMBAI: State-owned inland transport services provider Container Corporation of India (Concor) is likely to ink a joint venture (JV) with global shipping majors for catering to exim trade requirements of shippers, a top company official said.
  • Gulf oil spill fuels Alaska village's fears over offshore drilling Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:08AMThe catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico this summer was not lost on the people of In Point Hope, Alaska, who for years have battled efforts to begin offshore drilling in the Arctic.
  • Federal money for ferries could be on the way Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:14AMMaybe New London should consider hiring the Cross Sound Ferry folks as the city's federal grants administrator. I suggest this only a little facetiously, since it looks like Cross Sound may be especially aggressive and skilled at landing federal grants.
  • Tours of Brooklyn neighborhood offer views, too Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:08PMNEW YORK -- Four centuries in 30 minutes. That's what tourists get in trendy DUMBO. The history of this offbeat Brooklyn neighborhood includes Dutch settlers, George Washington, Walt Whitman, the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, and a 21st-century chocolate shop.
  • GDP Revised Down on Inventory, Trade Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:27AMThough GDP in the 2Q fell from 2.4% to 1.6%, in some ways the quality of the growth that remains is higher than the GDP growth we had.
  • AP FACT CHECK: Stimulus assessments overly optimistic Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:16AMVice President Biden claimed this week that $100 billion invested in innovative technologies is putting the nation on track for technological breakthroughs. An Associated Press fact check of the report reveals something a bit different.
  • Court Ruling: Los Angeles Clean Truck Program Legally Sound Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:13AMLOS ANGELES (August 27, 2010) - The U.S. District Court upheld the legality of the Port of Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program yesterday, which the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) intervened on behalf of itself, the Sierra Club and Coalition for Clean Air to protect. The ruling enforces key safety elements and protects core aspects of the program allowing the port to require trucking ...
  • Jobless hit as expiring subsidies put COBRA out of reach Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:05AMLike thousands of others still out of work and with no job prospects in sight, Teresa Beazley finds herself caught in a gap created when a subsidy to help cover COBRA health insurance premiums for the country's unemployed ran out this summer.
  • Portsmouth tornado -- 70 years ago Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:40AMREGIONAL -- “Thank you for visiting our pleasant little town,” reads the sign on the way out of Portsmouth. With its pretty houses, quaint downtown area and friendly residents, “pleasant” is an accurate description of the town of approximately 200. When a tornado paid a visit July 8, 1940, however, the storm left the community looking not so pleasant.
  • Research and Markets: Argentina Freight Transport Report Q4 2010 - In 2010, It is Expected That Freight Carried by ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:35AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f67062/argentina_freight) has announced the addition of the "Argentina Freight Transport Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. The Argentina Freight Transport Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, freight transportation associations ...
  • Research and Markets: Argentina Freight Transport Report Q4 2010 - In 2010, It is Expected That Freight Carried by ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:23AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Argentina Freight Transport Report Q4 2010" report to their offering.
  • UBS boosts commodity derivatives team in Singapore Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:47PMThe Swiss bank wants to facilitate trade between iron ore buyers and sellers and steel producers, as well as, in the future, financial institutions.
  • Busy railroad crossing to be closed Friday Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:22PMMotorists traveling to and from downtown Orange on Green Avenue will need to find an alternate route on Friday.
  • Hancock Fabrics Announces Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:21PMBALDWYN, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hancock Fabrics, Inc. (OTC symbol: HKFI) today announced financial results for its second quarter and first half of fiscal 2010. Financial highlights for the second quarter include: Net sales for the quarter were $60.5 million compared to $59.6 million for second quarter of last year, comparable store sales increased 0.7% compared to a 4.2% decrease in the ...
  • Hancock Fabrics Announces Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:10PMBALDWYN, Miss.----Hancock Fabrics, Inc. today announced financial results for its second quarter and first half of fiscal 2010.
  • CFR Marfa privatisation project under public debate Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:13PMTrade unions at national railway operator CFR and officials with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI) agreed to withdraw a project on the privatisation of freight railway operator CFR Marfa so that it could be up for public debate first, Mediafax reports.
  • Columbia attorney enters plea in embezzlement scam Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:01PMA local attorney pled guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering as part of a corporate embezzlement scheme.
  • Local truck driver recognized for 1M accident-free miles Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:04AMWest Chazy resident Lee Monaco was recently honored by Con-way Freight for his accomplishment, which has taken 13 years.
  • DWC signs up 20 firms since Maktoum Airport opening Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:45AMTo be based in Dubai Logistics City, part of DWC DWC and world's first logistics platform with all transport modes, the new entrants have taken the tally in DLC to more than 50 companies.
  • Dubai Chamber seeks to attract new investment Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:28AMAmerican exports to the UAE this year could top $22.2 billion, nearly double the $12.1 billion figure recorded last year, according to projections by the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce. If the forecast plays out, it will cement the UAE’s ranking as the fastest-growing global destination for American exports.
  • It's The Heart That Keeps I-95's Economy Pumping Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:38AMJust a small part of I-95 runs through Georgia, but it's a vital part of a pipeline that hauls goods to and from the Port of Savannah. Some call the port "The Quiet Giant," and its economic impact is enormous. read more
  • Proposed rule won't make commodities funds any safer Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:18AMJon in Tacoma has been thinking that commodity funds might diversify his portfolio in these tough economic times, putting him into hard assets or real assets that are not a part of the standard mutual fund.
  • It's The Heart That Keeps I-95's Economy Pumping Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:12AMJust a small part of I-95 runs through Georgia, but it's a vital part of a pipeline that hauls goods to and from the Port of Savannah. Some call the port "The Quiet Giant," and its economic impact is enormous.
  • Food hike likely Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:14PMAlready grappling with the high cost of living, Barbadians could soon be facing a hike in the cost of most food products, as well as basic services.
  • Net income falls 40 percent at Buffett's company Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 9:50PMWarren Buffett's company reported a 40 percent drop in second-quarter profit Friday because the improvement at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s operating companies couldn't overcome $1.4 billion in paper losses on derivative contracts.
  • Buy heating oil now? Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 8:46PMEconomic volatility means it's harder to predict prices, so some consumers waver. Buying home heating oil used to be simple.
  • City council moves forward with rail spur project Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:51AMWednesday, at a regular Laramie City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city to submit a grant application to the Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program at the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) for around $1 million for construction of a ballast and renovations of an existing railroad spur to connect to an Union Pacific Corp. line south of ...
  • LaHood says high-speed rail talks continue Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:28AMSPRINGFIELD - A federal project that aims to boost Amtrak trains to top speeds of 110 mph remains in negotiations, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday.
  • LaHood: Talks about high-speed rail continue Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:18PMSPRINGFIELD - A federal project that aims to boost Amtrak trainsto top speeds of 110 mph remains in negotiations, U.S.Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday.
  • People: When chit-chat at work is welcome words in here Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:09PMTHE "world's smallest conference centre" comes to the Scottish capital next week when Andy Green brings his "creativity doctor" service to the Edinburgh In
  • Business Briefs for Aug. 20 Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:22PMA document filed yesterday in federal court in Denver didn't disclose terms. The crash in February 2005 killed the jet's two pilots and six passengers -- four employees of then-Henrico County-based Circuit City and two consultants working for the chain. Five of the passengers and the two pilots were from ...
  • The Land of the Future… Today Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:39PMStefan Zweig pegged it right after all. In the late 1930s, the Austrian playwright and writer sought relief from war-torn Europe and settled in Brazil. He loved it. In 1941, he moved there and wrote his book Brazil: Land of the Future. Brazil, he thought, "was destined to become one of the most important factors in the development of our world."
  • #Stocks to watch:* Tech stocks, Maybank, HL Bank, Dialog Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:36PMKUALA LUMPUR: The market may take a breather on Friday, Aug 20 after the run-up in recent days, pushing the FBM KLCI near the psychologically important 1,400 level. Weighing on investors’ sentiment would be the weak overnight close on Wall Street, but the bright spot would be the technology sector following positive data from the North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment and ...
  • MISC Q1 profit jumps 83% Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:39PMKUALA LUMPUR: MISC Bhd reported an 83% rise in net profit to RM428mil in the first quarter ended June 30, despite a 16% drop in revenue to RM3.27bil.
  • UTi Worldwide to Host Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Conference Call on Thursday, September 2, 2010 Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:00PMLONG BEACH, Calif. -- UTi Worldwide Inc. today announced that the company will report financial results for its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended July 31, 2010 on Thursday, September 2, 2010, before the market opens.
  • Old Dominion Freight Line Adopts Esri GIS as Core System Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:39PMREDLANDS, Calif. -- Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina, has signed an enterprise license agreement with Esri that will provide unlimited deployments of Esri's ArcGIS geographic information system software as well as data solutions including NAVTEQ Transport.
  • Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Union Pacific Corp, Walgreen Company, JPMorgan Chase, General Motors and ... Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:07PMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks Equity Research highlights: Union Pacific Corp (NYSE: UNP) as the Bull of the Day and Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), General Motors (OTC: MTLQQ) and Toyota Motors’ (NYSE: TM). Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at ...