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Sparrows Point purchased for $72 million by plant liquidator
A liquidation firm won the bidding for Sparrows Point, offering $72 million for the Baltimore County steel mill — less than a tenth of what the complex sold for just four years earlier — and realizing the worst fears of its roughly 2,000...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Martin O'Malley, Kevin Kamenetz, Government, Bethlehem Steel
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Auction for Sparrows Point mill delayed
The auction for RG Steel's Sparrows Point steel mill, expected Tuesday, will be delayed by a week.
The sale of the Baltimore County facility as well as RG Steel's assets in Warren, Ohio, is now scheduled for 10 a.m. next Tuesday in New York.
Attorneys...Tags: Bankruptcy, Metal, Kevin J. Carey, Financially Distressed Companies, Auction Service
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Natural gas price plunge aids families, businesses
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of natural gas is plummeting at a pace that has caught even the experts off guard.
A 35 percent collapse in the futures price over the past year has been a boon to homeowners who use natural gas for heat and appliances and to...Tags: Sales, Chemical Industry, Chemicals, Natural Gas, Business
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Louisiana, Mississippi Economic Competition
Associated PressIn the view of many economists, the national economy is headed for a more upbeat performance in 2011, albeit jobs are expected to grow at a slow rate and unemployment is likely to remain at uncomfortably high levels. Into this scenario step Louisiana...Tags: Local Government, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, NASA, Government, Science and Technology
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Renewable energy workshop set for Norfolk, Neb.
NORFOLK, Neb. - For farmers, lenders, small businesses and others interested in small-scale renewable energy projects, a one-day conference April 28 at Norfolk will provide information about what technologies are available and how they can be applied....Tags: Energy Saving, Small Businesses, Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alternative Energy
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UPDATE: Nucor Moves Ahead With Louisiana Project
ABC26 NewsWith a stale national economy as a backdrop, a decision by steelmaker Nucor Corp. to move ahead with a $3.4 billion project in Louisiana is a major score for the state. The first phase was unveiled last week: a $750 million plant in St. James Parish that...Tags: Barack Obama, Disasters and Accidents, Personal Income, Economic Policy, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Steel Business Is Slowing
ABC26 NewsSteelmaker Nucor Corp., which is considering a site in southeastern Louisiana for a $2 billion pig iron plant, says business is slowing and the company believes the economy has returned to uncertainty. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company said Tuesday...Tags: Charlotte
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Cruise Line, Nasa Got Swine Flu Shots Early
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Censorship, Tour Operations Industry, Columbia University, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Nucor: Cost Of Carbon Legislation Still A Concern
ABC26 NewsThe head of steelmaker Nucor Corp. indicated Thursday that the possible cost of any carbon legislation that emerges from Congress is still a key concern as the company decides whether to build a pig iron plant in Louisiana or South America. The...Tags: Iron and Steel, Mobile, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Brazil, Economic Policy
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Analysis: No sure things in economic development
Staff reporterThe past few weeks in Louisiana have demonstrated there are certain things economic developers armed with the taxpayers' checkbook can accomplish, and others they can do little about, especially during the current recession. And in this era, risk and...Tags: Nissan Motor Co., Automotive Equipment, Tesla Motors, Inc., Dow Chemical Co., Economic Policy
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Pig Iron Production Plant Possibly Picking SE La. As New Home
ABC26 NewsNucor Corp. has bought 90 percent of the land it would need to locate a pig iron production plant in southeastern Louisiana, one of the state's largest economic development projects ever, state officials said Monday. The Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker...Tags: Mobile, Economic Policy, Companies and Corporations, Bobby Jindal, Charlotte
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