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Feb. 7 in History: Strike of railroad workers against Southern Pacific
>> 50 Years Ago — Imperial Valley’s economy will be hard hit by the impending strike of railroad workers against Southern Pacific, in the opinion of local officials. The strike could hit anytime today. While trucks, have taken over a large...Tags: California Department of Transportation, Economic Organization, Lettuce, Trade Agreements, Injuries and Wounds
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Toyota posts big profit helped by North American sales rebound
Toyota Motor Corp. profits soared in the latest quarter, helped by strong sales in North America and a slide in the value of the Japanese yen. Toyota, which surpassed GM in 2012 to become the world’s largest auto company, said profit for its third...
Tags: Toyota, Automotive Equipment, Ford, Google+, Media Industry
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North America gives Ford fourth-quarter profit despite Europe woes
Strong business in North America helped Ford Motor Co. post a big increase in fourth-quarter profit Tuesday, excluding a tax adjustment last year, but the automaker is still being hurt by Europe’s economic malaise. The nation’s second-...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Media Industry, Google+, Ford
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Ducati breaks sales records in 2012
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Ducati North America on Thursday announced record sales for 2012 -- the company's best year in the market, with a 21% increase over 2011 in total sales of motorcycles and a 42% jump in its apparel division. [For the Record, 7:20 a.m., Jan. 17: An...Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles
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A Word, Please: Sometimes subjects disagree with their object
A recent headline from the Los Angeles Times, “Teens plotting attacks tend to tip their hand,” highlights a particularly difficult grammar problem. Do plural teens really share a singular hand? No. But would it be better to make “hand&...Tags: Los Angeles Times
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Lots of local progress in 2012
As the new year begins, there is excitement about economic development momentum in St. Joseph County. We are again in the middle of conversations with companies seeking to expand or relocate to our area. Around the state and across the Midwest,...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries
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2012 another bad year for U.S. disasters, and it may get worse
Tornadoes and wildfires. Droughts and hurricanes. The United States saw almost every sort of calamity this year as 11 billion-dollar natural disasters struck the country. Superstorm Sandy hit New York, ruined parts of the New Jersey coast and closed the...Tags: Droughts, Environmental Issues, Hurricanes, Weather, Munich (Germany)
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Here's the buzz out West
Many Western ski resorts have had stronger-than-expected early snowstorms, meaning many will open soon. That's good news. And here's more from the Western slopes: Wyoming If you've never been to Jackson Hole, Wyo., maybe this is your year. Jackson...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Whose traffic camera system is bigger? D.C.'s or Baltimore's?
The Baltimore SunWhose traffic camera system is bigger? D.C. or Baltimore's? In the Baltimore Sun's speed camera investigation published Sunday, Xerox State & Local Solutions, Baltimore's speed camera vendor, called the city's automated traffic enforcement system the...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Washington, DC
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Presidential vision for America lives on in JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comHeavily rooted in U.S. history, what has become the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon began as a challenge issued in the early 1900s by President Theodore Roosevelt, who demanded that his ranking military officers be able to lead their men 50 miles in a 20-hour...Tags: Running, Entertainment Events, John F. Kennedy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Road Running
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Seasonal pasture myopathy cause identified
For decades, hundreds of horses in North America and northern Europe have died from a pasture-associated muscle disease whose cause, prevention, and treatment have remained elusive. Even with early diagnosis, the fatality rate for this disease, known as...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Europe, Horse (animal), Colleges and Universities, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Plymouth's Zentis plant expects to double after addition of Sweet Ovations
South Bend TribunePLYMOUTH -- Zentis North America will roughly double in size and expand into additional markets with the recent acquisition of Philadelphia-based Sweet Ovations. Zentis North America produces fruits for the bakery and yogurt industries while Sweet...
Feb 7, 2013
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Jan 29, 2013
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Jan 1, 2013
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Dec 24, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 17, 2012
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Nov 9, 2012
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