Hurricanes
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Publication: Caribbean Update |
Filed In:
Meteorology
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Earth & Atmospheric Science
Cuba's Official Gazette published regulations for a plan to subsidize construction and repair of private homes, reports Granma (Jan. 6, 2012). Citizens needing assistance--protected by social security or not--will be eligible for as...
Business Journal
| Publication: Futures (Cedar Falls, Iowa) |
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Spot Market
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Commodities Markets
The volatility that marked energy markets over the past year is almost guaranteed to continue in 2012. Geopolitical factors, such as Europe's financial crisis and conflicts with Iran and other regions, make long-range...
Business Journal
| Publication: American Agent & Broker |
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Hurricanes
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Tropical Storms
Hailstorms in Australia, tornadoes in the southeastern U.S. and windstorms in northern Europe: We're in the second month of the year and already receiving hints that 2012 may be shaping up to equal...
Business Journal
| Publication: American Agent & Broker |
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Tornadoes
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Disasters
When John Fogerty musically asked "Who'll Stop the Rain?" 40 years ago, he was pondering the world's disquiet. But given the economic and insured damage from natural catastrophes that deluged the U.S. and...
Business Journal
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
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Space Exploration
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Astronomy & Space
It's been exactly a year since a Kenner warehouse full of inflatable party attractions was destroyed in a fire. A crew working on the building's roof started the blaze that caused more than...
Business Journal
| Publication: Lawyers USA |
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Suits & Claims
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Trial & Procedure
The federal government was immune from liability in lawsuits brought by hurricane victims who were allegedly exposed to dangerous levels of formaldehyde while living in emergency housing units, the 5th Circuit has ruled...
Business Journal
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
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Mergers & Acquisitions
and
Ownership Changes
Developer Wade Verges refers to Bullard Avenue as the new Main Street of eastern New Orleans. As one of the owners of the Lakeland Medical Center property where Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced it...
Business Journal
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
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Low Cost Housing Schemes
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Housing Assistance
Declining interest from Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have yet to return to New Orleans doesn't mean there's less need for the 1,500 housing units being built in the 27.5-acre footprint of the Lafitte...
Business Journal
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
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Charities
and
Philanthropy
Construction is set to begin on the building that will replace the facility that housed the offices for the LSU Health Foundation until Hurricane Katrina. Satterfield and Pontikes Construction Group became the apparent...
Business Journal
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
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City Government
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Regional & Local Governments
New Orleans residents will have a chance starting Monday to weigh in on a proposed plan to more than double Sewerage and Water Board customer rates over the next five years. Through a...
Business Journal
| Publication: Long Island Business News |
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Disaster Relief
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Disaster & Emergency Relief
New York state recently received more than $93 million in federal disaster relief aid, and Nassau and Suffolk counties will be laying their own stake to that money. Forty-eight of the state's 60...
Business Journal
Publication: Business Wire |
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Holding Companies
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Company Structures & Ownership
LONDON -- Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, today announced the appointment of John Cavanagh as CEO Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group. Effective immediately, Cavanagh succeeds...
Press Release
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
Filed In:
Meteorology
and
Earth & Atmospheric Science
A state program to guard hurricane-afflicted homeowners against future disasters is actually making some of them less safe while shutting out those who want to rebuild, according to long-established contractors and former employees...
Business Journal
Publication: Business Wire |
Filed In:
Counties
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Regional & Local Governments
PITTSBURGH -- Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex: BKR), has been recognized for its development of the "Planning Framework for the Evacuation of Transportation Needs Population...
Press Release
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
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Foreclosure
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Banking, Lending & Credit Services
After steady year-over-year rises since Hurricane Katrina, foreclosures dropped in the New Orleans metro area for the first time in 2011. In the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner statistical area, foreclosures fell 9.37 percent to 7,089...
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Publication: Business Wire |
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Children
and
Family Members & Relatives
Now through May, families in the U.S. can help give XO laptops to kids in Africa by purchasing specially-marked packages of Betty Crocker([R] ) Fruit Flavored Snacks MINNEAPOLIS -- Betty Crocker([R]) Fruit Flavored...
Press Release
| Publication: New Orleans CityBusiness |
Filed In:
Mergers & Acquisitions
and
Ownership Changes
McMoRan Exploration Co. reported today a net gain of $28.4 million, or 16 cents per share, for the fourth quarter 2011. The gain reverses a year of losses for the drilling company, which...
Business Journal
| Publication: United States. Internal Revenue Bulletin |
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Tax Relief
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Tax Law
Current Refundings of Tax-Exempt Bonds in Certain Disaster Relief Bond Programs SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice provides guidance on "current refunding issues" (as defined in § 1.150- 1(d)(3)) that refund outstanding prior issues...
Business Journal
| Publication: Send2Press Newswire |
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Inspections
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Trends & Events
NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 16, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- While most New Orleanians have been focused on LSU and Saints football, one local resident has put football aside for the moment to help...
Business Journal
| Publication: NJBIZ |
Filed In:
US State Government
and
Regional & Local Governments
Protecting pharma The HealthCare Institute of New Jersey recently released its annual economic impact survey, which found that the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries had a $24.2 billion impact on New Jersey's economy...
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