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  • SNC-Lavalin, partners target 11th-hour shipbuilding bid Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:58PMHinges on acquisition of Quebec’s historic Davie Yards by Upper Lakes Group and South Korea’s Daewoo
  • Santos bid lights up coal seam gas sector Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:54PMInvestors are again playing a who-is-next game, driving up coal seam gas share prices across the board.
  • Construction work still pinched, especially for small contractors Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:44PMOrlando construction contractor Phil Englett cut his salary in half last year — and considers himself one of the lucky ones.
  • White reflects on just-completed legislative session Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:24AMFollowing the end of one of the most important state legislative sessions in recent years, state Rep. James White (R-Hillister) sat down to share his experiences, which he said were mostly positive bu
  • State investigating its HIV unit Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:01PMState investigating its HIV unit
  • Multistate working group reaches bonds settlement with JP Morgan Chase Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:47AMSAN FRANCISCO – This week California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced a national settlement with JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation over allegations of anti-competitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.
  • Transparency measure is ripe for abuse Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:06PMThe lowest qualified bid by the most competent contestant traditionally wins the government contract. Unfortunately, the "Change" gang now wants to fiddle with this decades-old, generally reliable formula.
  • Airport chair challenges bid process Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:16PMPrice should be one of the factors in determining who wins a government contract, according to airport board Chairman Michael Ysrael, who yesterday expressed concerns about the way the airport is selecting a company to operate its pay parking lot.
  • Spiceworks Streamlines Small Business IT Purchasing Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:50AMThe social business network for small business IT professionals adds a new feature that automates the process of soliciting bids for the purchase of IT goods and services.
  • Deutsche Boerse Shareholders Approve NYSE Euronext Takeover Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:47AMDeutsche Boerse AG shareholders approved its $9.2 billion takeover of NYSE Euronext, surmounting the biggest hurdle yet to gain control of the 219-year-old exchange company and create the world’s biggest bourse operator.
  • WISH LIST FOR WOODHAVEN Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:20AMstory and photo by Ralph Mancini Renovating the Forest Park Carousel, rezoning residential b read more
  • Deutsche Boerse Shareholders Approve Takeover of NYSE Euronext Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:33AMDeutsche Boerse AG shareholders approved its $9.4 billion takeover of NYSE Euronext, another step toward completing a deal that would create the world’s biggest bourse operator.
  • Letter: Transparency measure is ripe for abuse Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:56AMThe lowest qualified bid by the most competent contestant traditionally wins the government contract. Unfortunately, the "Change" gang now wants to fiddle with this decades-old, generally reliable formula.
  • AT&T is latest big-name customer for Bloom Energy fuel cells Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:01PMTelecommunications giant AT&T plans to install Bloom Energy fuel cells (aka "Bloom Boxes") at 11 of its sites in California, in a bid to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.AT&T is in...
  • PSALM to bid out Naga power plant in October Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:34AMTHE 140-MEGAWATT (MW) Naga power plant complex, one of the last power assets to be put on the auction block, will be bid out in October in hopes of paying back government debt.
  • Unions dish dirt on shady Siemens Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:29AMA dossier of evidence suggesting that German rail firm Siemens is not fit to take on a key government carriage construction contract will be presented to Transport Secretary Philip Hammond tomorrow.
  • San Miguel seeks license to sell power under retail competition Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:16AMFOOD-to-power conglomerate San Miguel Corp. has stolen a march on the competition by applying for a license to sell, broker, market or aggregate electricity to end-users under the retail competition regime.
  • AG Announces $92 Million Settlement Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:18AM(MONTGOMERY)--Attorney General Luther Strange announced a $92 million multi-state settlement with JP Morgan Chase & Co. (“JPMC”) as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation of alleged anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.
  • Texas-Led Multistate Coalition Reaches $92M Settlement With JPMorgan Chase & Co. Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:06AMTexas-based municipalities and nonprofit entities will receive approximately $3.5 million in restit...
  • U.S. adds few jobs in June Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:54AMThe U.S. added a tiny 18,000 jobs in June, far below the 120,000 that some economists had been hoping for, the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics reported Friday.
  • Jurors in Jamie Leigh Jones Rape Trial Asked to Think Big Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:41AMThe case of a former KBR Inc. employee who claims she was drugged and raped six years ago in Iraq is in the hands of a jury. On the final day of the four-week trial, lawyers for the plaintiff, Jamie Leigh Jones, asked the jury of eight men and three women to think big and award Ms. Jones $145 million in damages.
  • SEC Puts the Lopsided Hurt on Hertz Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:03AMAnother case in which the big fish and small fry get treated differently
  • Unemployment rate steady at 7.4% in Canada Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:48AMEmployment rose for the third consecutive month in June, Statistics Canada reported Friday, with 28,000 jobs created, but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.4 per cent as more people joined the job market.
  • Bank of America Loses Bid to Dismiss Homeowner Mortgage Modification Suit Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:43PMBank of America Corp. (BAC) must face claims from homeowners who accuse the biggest U.S. bank of failing to honor agreements for modifying their mortgage loans , a federal judge ruled.
  • Commodities markets summary Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:26PMCommodities news from around the world.
  • FM City Council: Stormwater ad hoc committee gets nod Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:28PMThe members of the Fort Morgan City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved moving forward with forming a seven-member stormwater ad hoc committee.
  • Senior center hit with cuts in Boyle Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:07PMStarting today, senior citizens who received services, including weekday meal delivery, at home from the Boyle County Senior Citizens Center will have a new provider for the first time in almost three decades.
  • Chafee signs budget, final bills considered Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:05AMPROVIDENCE. - The fate of high-profile legislation -- including a bill governing the disposition of 41 acres of newly opened real estate near the Providence jewelry district -- still hung in the balance late Thursday night as the 2011 General Assembly session sputtered to a possible end.
  • Tate Reeves campaign partly funded by those who profit from borrowing Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:36PMLieutenant governor candidate Tate Reeves has vowed to “stand up to all of those people who want to borrow, borrow, borrow and say ‘Enough is enough’” to reduce state debt.
  • Plane crash kills at least 3 in northern Saskatchewan Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:36PMA float plane crash on a lake in northern Saskatchewan has killed at least three people.
  • Milan warned delays threaten 2015 food and agriculture expo Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:02PMAn expo in 2015 that Milan hopes will reinvent it as a food-and-agriculture hub is in jeopardy.
  • Pending home sales rise but recovery still distant Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:45PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pending sales of existing homes rebounded from a seven-month low in May but demand for mortgages sank last week and the market is still struggling under the weight of a glut of unsold properties.
  • WRAPUP 3-US pending home sales rise, but recovery far away Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:43PM* Pending home sales rise 8.2 pct in May * Demand for home purchase loans drops to 4-month low * Oversupply of homes hampering recovery (Adds details, Obama comments on economy) WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) ...
  • Virgin to terminate MAS partnership, seeks SIA ties Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:56AMMELBOURNE: Virgin Australia will seek to end its relationship with Malaysia Airlines as it pursues a partnership with Singapore Airlines.
  • PH issuing more permits to explore for oil in West PH Sea Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:41AMThe Philippines said Wednesday it would grant more permits to private firms to search for oil and natural gas in the South China Sea, which it has been calling the West Philippine Sea since a simmering territorial dispute with China broke out.
  • Rafako Surges Most on Record as PBG Bets on Polish Energy in Takeover Deal Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:24AMRafako SA (RFK) jumped the most on record after PBG SA (PBG) offered a 65 percent premium for a majority stake in Poland ’s largest industrial boilermaker as the builder seeks to “increase its chances” of winning construction projects.
  • Virgin Australia to end pact with MAS Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:18AMMELBOURNE -- Virgin Australia will seek to end its relationship with Malaysia Airlines as it pursues a partnership with Singapore Airlines. This comes after MAS announced earlier this month that it would join the oneworld airline alliance and seek closer cooperation with national flag carrier Qantas Airways. The Australian Associated Press (AAP) said Tuesday Virgin and SIA have lodged an ...
  • Business : Virgin To Terminate Partnership With MAS, Seeks Ties With SIA Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:10AMMELBOURNE, June 28 (Bernama) -- Virgin Australia will seek to end its relationship with Malaysia Airlines as it pursues a partnership with Singapore Airlines.
  • VIRGIN TO TERMINATE PARTNERSHIP WITH MAS, SEEKS TIES WITH SIA Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:54AMMELBOURNE, June 28 (Bernama) -- Virgin Australia will seek to end itsrelationship with Malaysia Airlines as it pursues a partnership with Singapore Airlines. This comes after MAS announced earlier this month that it would join theoneworld airline alliance and seek closer cooperation with national flag carrierQantas Airways. The Australian Associated Press (AAP) said Tuesday Virgin and SIA ...
  • Military Buildup on Guam: Costs and Challenges in Meeting Construction Timelines Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:26AMThe military buildup on Guam is likely to cost about $7.5 billion in military construction funding from fiscal years 2009 through 2016, according to the latest estimates by DOD. However, DOD has...
  • Virgin seeks to cut ties with MAS Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:03AMAust airline looks to partner with SIA. 28 Jun 2011 4:55 PM
  • Virgin to end relationship with MAS Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:56AMVirgin Australia will seek to end its relationship with Malaysia Airlies (MAS) as it pursues a partnership with Singapore Airlines (SIA).
  • Tower doing due diligence before AMI bid Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 12:13PMTower Insurance general manager Rob Flannagan says the NZX-listed insurer is making progress in its bid to acquire beleaguered rival AMI, but still does not have all the information it needs to assess the opportunity.
  • Bonds Catch Bid Ahead of Greek Austerity Vote Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:49AMThe worst fears investors may have harbored ahead of the weekend failed to materialize on Monday alt
  • Uganda: Was IGG Right to Absolve Mbabazi? Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:51AMThe Inspectorate of Government early this week released the findings of his investigations into the mismanagement of funds meant for the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm), which though absolves Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi of any wrong doing, remains controversial.
  • Gov. Rick Scott faces tough decision on Orlando commuter rail line Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:39AMTALLAHASSEE — Roused by his tea party base, Gov. Rick Scott early this year halted a decades-in-the-works bullet train linking Tampa and Orlando — citing concerns about possible costs to Florida taxpayers. Yet a different fate awaits a commuter rail line in Central Florida that would cost state taxpayers even more.
  • Tokyo shares up 0.85% on recovery hopes Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 3:58AMTOKYO - Tokyo shares gained 0.85 per cent on Friday, boosted by optimism over the pace of recovery for Japanese companies following the March earthquake and tsunami.
  • Unity Infra seeks deals in Mid-East, S Africa Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 1:50AMMUMBAI (Reuters) - Civil engineering firm Unity Infraprojects Ltd is scouting for infrastructure building contracts in the Middle East, South Africa and Libya, while foraying into power and railways back home, a top official said on Friday.
  • United States DoD contracts for June 23, 2010 Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 1:41AM...
  • Aquino says canceled deals to save govt P7b Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 1:35AMTHE Public Works Department has canceled 19 of 86 short-term rehabilitation projects that were found to be highly irregular, saving the government P2.12 billion since July 2010, President Benigno Aquino III said Thursday.