US-based Kajima Associates/Architects & Engineers, PC (KA/AEPC) has secured a contract from Japanese firm Yokohama Tire (YTC) to design its new commercial tire manufacturing plant in West Point, Mississippi. Under the deal, the KA/AEPC ...
IDG News Service - Google is benefiting in terms of advertisement revenue from YouTube videos that depict and even promote dangerous or illegal activities, two state attorneys general in the U.S. have stated in a letter to the company. ...
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US-based independent insurance intermediary Brown & Brown has completed the earlier-disclosed acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings, an insurance and risk management broker. Earlier in May 2013, Brown & Brown signed an agreement to ...
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T-Mobile said Friday that it has signed an agreement to buy 10MHz of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) wireless spectrum from U.S. Cellular for $308 million in cash. The spectrum is meant to improve and expand T-Mobile's existing 4G LTE ...
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Recent leaks about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency show an agency with little regard for the U.S. Constitution and laws on the books, two past NSA leakers said Wednesday. Leaks by former NSA contractor Edward ...
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James Moore, owner of Moore’s Bike Shop in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is the new president of the board of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. He replaces Jerry Hiniker, co-owner of Superior North Outdoor Center in Grand Marais, ...
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The American Window Glass Co. played an important role in the history of Belle Vernon Borough, which is celebrating its 200th birthday this year. The firm also held a mark of distinction in the history of the United States. That was the ...
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National Beef Packing of Kansascapproximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products as they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The ...
Speciality glass company Corning is leading a $60 million investment in View Inc, a maker of energy-saving glass that automatically adjusts the amount of heat and light glare that passes through it, the companies said Tuesday. Corning, ...
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Frustrated by their difficulty prosecuting cases involving online content that is illegal or damaging to individuals, a group of state attorneys general are taking action. They are circulating a draft letter that they plan to send to the ...
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The attorneys general of several states are turning up the heat on Google, concerned that the search engine giant makes it easier for criminals to sell illegal drugs online, engage in human trafficking and peddle pirated intellectual ...
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US coal production in the week ended Saturday totaled about 18.6 million st, 1.1% below output in the comparable week of 2012, but 0.4% above the prior week's total, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. EIA, which bases ...
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The top 200 companies enjoy more than 50 percent of the global industrial pump business. Another 5,000 companies average less than $4 million in sales each. According to the McIlvaine Company in Pumps: World Markets the concentration of the ...
Upholstery manufacturer United Furniture, is expanding operations at its facility here, according to a press release from local government officials. The expansion will create at least 100 new jobs and represents an investment of ...
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should cap the participation of carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless in upcoming spectrum auctions to ensure mobile competition going forward, representatives of consumer groups and smaller carriers ...
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