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Costly Hartford Development Plans Falter
Five thousand people. That's how many residents developer Larry Gottesdiener said downtown Hartford needs to have to reach the same density — for a city its size — as New York City. That was the goal. But here's the reality —...Tags: Economic Policy, Defense, Trumbull, Jodi Rell, Firearms
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Mazda denies report on second North American plant
Mazda Motor Corp. on Wednesday denied a newspaper report that it has scrapped plans to build a second auto factory in North America due to sluggish demand there. The Japanese automaker, which already has a factory in Michigan, said it has no plans for a...Tags: Bankruptcy, Ford Motor Co., Ford, Automotive Equipment, Vehicles
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A president with an energy plan
Before most people had ever heard of commercial paper, they knew that high oil prices were squeezing both their wallets and the nation's economy, and the presidential candidates spent more time talking about gas tanks than banks. The financial meltdown of...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Coal, Environmental Pollution, Commodity Markets, Energy Saving
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Volunteers to turn art center into wildlife-friendly area
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Sand Sifters, a local nonprofit beach cleanup group, will be bringing some of its volunteers to the Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE Second Ave., from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdayto help other volunteers plant wildflowers and native plants around the...Tags: Nature, Botany, Natural Science, Boynton Beach
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Tenaska acquires Covert power plant in Michigan
AP Business WriterTenaska Capital Management LLC says it has agreed to buy an 1,100-megawatt power plant in southwestern Michigan from MACH Gen LLC. Financial terms of the sale of the plant near South Haven, Mich., were not disclosed Monday. The natural gas powered... -
Honda to start making Accords at Alabama factory
Honda Motor Co. says it will begin making V-6 Accord sedans at its Lincoln, Ala., factory by the middle of next year. The conversion to Accords in Alabama frees more space for Honda's plant in Marysville, Ohio, to build more fuel-efficient four-cylinder...Tags: Ed Miller, Vehicles, Honda, Honda Motor Co., Lincoln
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Solar-panel company expanding into Battle Creek
United Solar Ovonic will build a $220 million factory in Battle Creek that is to employ about 350 people within three years. The company builds rooftop solar panels that gather sunlight and convert it into electricity. Officials told the Battle...Tags: Rivers, Energy Conversion Devices Incorporated, Bodies of Water
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IN BRIEF
GMAC Llc, majority owned by Cerberus Capital Management Lp, will limit auto loans to customers with credit scores of at least 700. GMAC also raised by 75 basis points the rate it charges auto dealers for making loans that aren't part of special...Tags: Financial Markets, Corporate Crime, Fraud, Retirement, Waste
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Chief: Bucks plant fire started by workers dismantling equipment
Of The Morning CallWorkers dismantling equipment filled with tar and asphalt at the vacant GAF Materials Corp. roofing plant outside of Quakertown caused a small fire Monday afternoon, Quakertown Fire Chief Doug Wilhelm said. No one was injured, and there was no need to...Tags: Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Building Material, Metal and Mineral
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Business Briefing - October 14, 2008
GM TO CLOSE TWO MIDWESTERN PLANTS DETROIT | The U.S. automotive sales slump worked its way to two Midwestern automaking towns Monday when General Motors Corp. announced it would close a Michigan metal stamping plant and stop making sport utility vehicles...Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Employees, Ed Miller, National Basketball Association, Vehicles
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Producing, conserving energy divide campaigns
Chicago TribuneAs the sage Kermit the Frog likes to sing, "It's not easy being green." But with gas prices still at more than $3 a gallon, Barack Obama and John McCain are scrambling to try. The presidential rivals both rate energy conservation and domestic production a...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, John McCain, Hybrid Vehicles, Kermit the Frog, Alternative Energy
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Rewards and risks: US companies rely on volatile emerging markets for growth lacking at home
AP Business WriterCINCINNATI (AP) _ With Russian troops pushing into Georgia, Keith Harrison was working his e-mail back in Cincinnati. The first thing he wanted to know: Were Procter & Gamble Co. employees accounted for? Yes, was the answer. Then, did they and their...Tags: Employees, Starbucks Corporation, Emerging Market, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Civil Unrest
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