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PCS Nitrogen To Cut Emissions From LA Plant

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:31 +0000

GEISMAR, La. (AP) — PCS Nitrogen has agreed to reduce air emissions from phosphoric acid production at its Geismar plant.

The decision came as part of a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. EPA and DEQ alleged that PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer LP violated the Clean Air Act by introducing phosphoric acid scrubber effluent into its cooling towers.

NHK Seating Expanding TN Facility

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:26 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say that automotive seat manufacturer NHK Seating of America Inc. plans to expand its facility in Murfreesboro, adding 94 jobs in the process.

Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty said Thursday that the company's expansion represents a $6.8 million investment in Rutherford County.

Fred Myers, plant manager of NHK's Murfreesboro facility, says the company is adding employees and capital equipment to support increasing production volume.

ND Body Gives Tax Break To Manufacturing Plant

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:21 +0000

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Burleigh County Commission has agreed to give Midwest Manufacturing a 50 percent property tax break for three years on a $7.5 million manufacturing plant it plans to build in McKenzie Township.

Midwest Manufacturing is a subsidiary of Menards. The Bismarck Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/16H9XYT) that the company plans to build the wood products and distribution facility along state Highway 10.

Auto Parts Supplier To Invest $40M In MI

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:16 +0000

MARYSVILLE, Mich. (AP) — An auto industry parts supplier says it's investing $40 million to expand its Marysville facility and plans to add more than 350 jobs during the next three years.

The Times Herald of Port Huron reports (http://bwne.ws/1aeLDtX ) the announcement was made Thursday by SMR Automotive Systems.

China, Switzerland To Seal Free Trade Deal

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:11 +0000

GENEVA (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to seal a free trade pact with the Alpine nation — the first comprehensive agreement his country has reached with a major western economy.

Li met with Swiss officials in Zurich on Friday to conclude three years of negotiations.

In an op-ed published Thursday by Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung, Li said the deal showed China was committed to free trade.

Trade between the two nations topped $26 billion last year.

Some Unions Now Angry About Health Care Overhaul

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:06 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.

But some union leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law — problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions of their members.

The issue could create a political headache next year for Democrats facing re-election if disgruntled union members believe the Obama administration and Congress aren't working to fix the problem.

Some Unions Now Angry About Health Care Overhaul

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:06 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.

The issue could create a political headache next year for Democrats facing re-election if disgruntled union members believe the Obama administration and Congress aren't working to fix the problem.

Shuttered NM Plant Resumes Making Peanut Butter

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:12:43 +0000

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month.

VW Plant Reaches Production Milestone

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:12:38 +0000

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Volkswagen has reached another production milestone at its assembly plant in Chattanooga.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/18lupfw) reports that the 250,000th Passat midsize sedan has rolled off the assembly line.

The milestone announced Thursday comes barely more than two years since production began at the Tennessee plant.

The Chattanooga plant completed its first customer car on April 18, 2011, and the 100,000th on May 31, 2012.

France Won't Force Companies To Cap Executive Pay

rimmel — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:12:34 +0000

PARIS (AP) — The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy.

Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced Friday that the government no longer plans to push for a law to cap executive salaries in the private sector. Instead, Moscovici told reporters that he was in discussions with business leaders and he hoped companies would agree to institute their own limits. He did not give details.