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Mexico names public security chief for Michoacan state
MEXICO CITY — Responding to mounting concern about disorder in the Mexican state of Michoacan, officials announced Thursday that an army general would take over as its public security chief, overseeing both state and federal security forces. The...
Tags: Armed Forces, Corporate Officers, Mexico, Government, Politics
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With Hostess closing down, local workers lose their jobs
L.A. NOWHostess closure: Hostess facilities in Atwater Village and Glendale appear headed for the chopping block, after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the company’s plan for an “orderly wind-down.”... -
Wal-Mart, Kroger said to be bidding for Twinkies maker Hostess
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Ralph’s owner Kroger Co. and Sara Lee parent Grupo Bimbo are all said to be in the running to buy up assets from liquidating Twinkies maker Hostess, according to a report this week. The companies, along with Midwest baked...
Tags: Employees, Hostess Brands, Inc., Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hostess seeks $1.8 million in executive bonuses, 110 bidders interested
Hostess Brands Inc., in the midst of winding down its business, is hoping Thursday that a federal bankruptcy judge approves up to $1.75 million in bonuses for its executives. The money is intended as an incentive for 19 top-level managers to stay on...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Hostess Brands, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Financially Distressed Companies
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Poor management, not union intransigence, killed Hostess
Let's get a few things clear. Hostess didn't fail for any of the reasons you've been fed. It didn't fail because Americans demanded more healthful food than its Twinkies and Ho-Hos snack cakes. It didn't fail because its unions wanted it to die. It...
Tags: Marketing, Unions, Employment, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Judge approves Hostess liquidation, 15,000 immediate layoffs
Hostess Brands Inc. will start selling off the rights to Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other baked brands after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved its plan for an “orderly wind-down.” The company will also start shrinking its...
Tags: Hostess Brands, Inc., Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Hostess, union mediation fails; Twinkies return to chopping block
This story has been updated, as indicated below.Looks like it’ll be a bake sale after all. Hostess Brands Inc. said Tuesday afternoon that mediation efforts with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union were about as successful as a Twinkie without the cream filling. That...Tags: Hostess Brands, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, CEO Pay, Bankruptcy
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Twinkies hope? Hostess puts off liquidation, agrees to mediation
There may be hope for Twinkies after all: Hostess Brands Inc. and its striking union agreed to a mediation that will forestall the company’s planned liquidation for the time being. At a bankruptcy court hearing Monday in New York, 82-year-old...
Tags: Hostess Brands, Inc., Trials, Contracts, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Hostess options: Sell to Mexico's Bimbo? Nationalize the Twinkie?
Ding Dong despair manifested itself in a myriad of ways over the weekend as Americans came to realize that Hostess Brands Inc. as they know it is likely no more. A petition went up online asking President Obama to nationalize the Twinkie industry and...
Tags: Nationalization, Craigslist, Inc., Hostess Brands, Inc., Mexico, Barack Obama
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Dorothy Townsend dies at 88; L.A. Times reporter broke newsroom barrier
The only woman in a sea of men in suits, Dorothy Townsend can't help but stand out in the official photograph of the Los Angeles Times team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for coverage of the Watts riots.
The picture also inadvertently documents...Tags: Newspapers, Periodicals, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Cancer
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Hey! I made 'Best of the Web today!'
Change of SubjectOn the Bulworth thread, a commenter asks if I'll be responding to James Taranto's blog item at the Wall Street Journal that mentions me. A bit. Here's the relevant passage and a few subsequent passages with my comments. There's been...... -
Proclamation of Marinduque representative hit
The Manila Times, PhilippinesIncumbent Rep. Lord Allan Velasco of Marinduque has filed a petition before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking to annul the proclamation of his opponent Regina Ongsiako Reyes who is allegedly a US citizen. Velasco also chided the Provincial...Tags: Elections, Philippines, Manila (Philippines), Politics
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