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A Blizzard Of New Books For The Language Lover
The Hartford CourantI'm dreaming of a word Christmas — thanks to a blizzard of new books about words and language. Pick up one — or six! — for your favorite language lover — and perhaps that's you. When Webster's Third New International Dictionary...Tags: NASA
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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: Financially Distressed Companies, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Pension and Welfare
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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: Financially Distressed Companies, Unions, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Employment
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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.”... -
Hostess approved for liquidation, fate of local facilities all but certain
More than 138 jobs at Hostess facilities in Atwater and Glendale appear headed for the chopping block — this time for good after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the company’s plan for an “orderly wind-down.” A...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, CEO Pay, Economy, Business and Finance, Google+, Judges
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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: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Legislation
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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: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, CEO Pay, Bankruptcy, Hostess Brands, Inc.
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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: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Contracts, Finance, Loans
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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: Mexico, Craigslist, Inc., Nationalization, Government, Barack Obama
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Hostess asks court for OK to close operations, sell off brands
Hostess Brands -- the maker of such iconic baked goods as Twinkies, Devil Dogs and Wonder Bread -- announced Friday that it is asking a federal bankruptcy court for permission to close its operations, blaming a strike by bakers protesting a new contract...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Breads, Career and Workplace
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Dust Bowl Kansas farmers set to plant winter wheat
CHICAGO -- Kansas farmers are preparing to plant winter wheat into the driest soil since 1991 after three seasons of drought causes Dust Bowl conditions in the biggest growing state and global reserves fall to a four-year low. About 97 percent of fields...Tags: Weather Reports, Chicago Board of Trade, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kazakhstan, Bank of America Corp.
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Stroehmann's Bakery Eliminating 65 Jobs
Content ManagerMore than 60 workers at a local Dauphin County bakery will soon be out of a job. The Streohmann Bakery on Paxton Street will be laying off 65 of its breadline workers this September. The company said the bakery will now focus on making buns. The owner of...Tags: Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Sara Lee Corporation
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