Rural Development

Swiss investors presented a project to the Honduran President for the cultivation of sunflower seed, with an investment of $15 million, reports Elheraldo.hn (Jan. 5, 2012). The project to be developed jointly with...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador on Jan. 6 said it will plant 1.4 million tilapia fingerlings in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and family ponds. With the planned afforestation of fish...

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

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...

NEWS SHORTS FROM THE PULP AND PAPER WORLD CORPORATE STRATEGY China maps out guidelines for pulp and paper industry development China looks set to raise its pulp capacity in a bid to reduce...

The thorny issue of planning and nimbyism is once again on the rural agenda, with the recent approval of a new high-speed rail link. The go-ahead for HS2, a £33bn rail route between...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a8b1a1/china_wire_and_cab) has announced the addition of the "China Wire and Cable Industry Report, 2011" report to their offering. China is the world's biggest wire and cable manufacturer, with...

Construction is well under way on a new wastewater treatment plant to serve the small coastal communities of Netarts and Oceanside, but a complaint that recently hit Multnomah County Circuit Court has jeopardized...

IBM, Microsoft, Verizon, Adobe and AT&T Sponsorships to Help Brighten the Future for the Quinault Tribe WASHINGTON -- SeniorNet announces the opening of its sixth Indian Reservation Learning Center in cooperation with the...

BOULDER, Colo. -- Today Pike Research announced the launch of its new Smart Cities Advisory Service, a subscription-based information tool that provides market intelligence and strategy insights for city officials, service providers, and...

Public safety software provider boasts a banner year with addition of 60-plus new agencies, steady employee growth POTTSTOWN, Pa. -- CODY Systems, a nationwide leader in public-safety software, today announced another successful year...

Advanced Dispatch Software Controls Most Radio Technologies GILBERT, S.C. -- Avtec Inc., a provider of Internet Protocol (IP)-based dispatch console systemsin North America, announced its latest software release, Scout(TM) 2.1, is now in...

PHOENIX -- Administrative burdens and limits on reimbursement are among the obstacles keeping hospitals from choosing to implement potentially lifesaving telemedicine programs, according to a study published in the January/February issue of Telemedicine...

MUMBAI, India -- Global health service company Cigna (NYSE: CI) today announced that the Cigna Foundation will donate US$25,000 (approximately Rs. 13 lakhs) to Water for People for clean water projects in West...

Visit the Encore Networks Booth #159 at the Distributech Conference and Expo Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX - January 24-26 BASKING RIDGE, N.J. & CHANTILLY, Va. -- Verizon Wireless andEncore...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Clif Bar Family Foundation announced today it has awarded the first fellowships in organic plant breeding ever granted in the United States. Funded through its organic seed initiative known as...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- On December 8, 2011, International Data Corporation (IDC) hosted its first New England State Government Broadband Summit. Attending the summit were representatives from broadband and telecom organizations in Connecticut, Maine,...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0ead82/china_tourism_sect) has announced the addition of the "China Tourism Sector New Opportunities" report to their offering. With rising purchasing power, rapid economic liberalization, and favorable government policies, the...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A+' rating assigned to $321.6 million outstanding bonds issued under the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) 1990 Single Family Mortgage Program Bond Resolution. The Rating Outlook...