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Goff’s Enterprises Wins BizTimes “I.Q. Award” For Innovation

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:47 +0000

(Pewaukee, WI) - Goff’s Enterprises, Inc. has received an I.Q. Award for Innovation from BizTimes Media LLC.

United To Restart 787 Flights

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:38:39 +0000

United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.

Ex-Saab Execs Arrested On Accounting Charges

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:36:14 +0000

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges.

Prosecutor Olof Sahlgren says the three are "suspected of aggravated attempts to avoid tax controls" by allegedly falsifying parts of Saab's accounts between 2010 and 2011 — a crime that carries a sentence of up to four years in prison.

Sahlgren wouldn't identify the three, who worked for Saab while it was owned by Dutch luxury car maker Spyker, which had bought the Swedish company off General Motors.

Canada Trying To Lure Silicon Valley Tech Workers

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:06 +0000

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system.

Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, arrived in the San Francisco Bay area Friday for a four-day visit aimed at snapping up talent for his country's high-tech economy by offering startup entrepreneurs a new visa.

Canada Trying To Lure Silicon Valley Tech Workers

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:06 +0000

Judge Gives Final Approval To A123 Bankruptcy Plan

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:31:32 +0000

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has given final approval to the reorganization plan of failed battery maker A123 Systems Inc., which was the recipient of a $249 million Department of Energy grant.

Monday's court hearing resolved minor outstanding issues following the sale of most of the company's assets to the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group Corp. for nearly $257 million.

GE Healthcare To Invest $17M In New SC Plant

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:29:55 +0000

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging.

The company announced Monday it's building a 5,000-square-foot facility next to its existing magnetic resonance plant. GE expects 10 of the 50 jobs created to be permanent.

Texas Sues BP For Damages Related To Oil Spill

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:27:57 +0000

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Founder Of MI-Based PSI Passes Away At Age 79

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:36 +0000

Bill Phillips Brought Innovation and Economic Growth to Southeast Michigan and Beyond

12 Dead In China Factory Explosion

rimmel — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:06:47 +0000

BEIJING (AP) — A massive blast ripped through an explosives factory Monday in eastern China, killing at least 12 people and leaving others buried in the debris, state media reported.

Rescuers were take care to avoid setting off additional explosions as they went through the site of the mid-morning explosion in Shandong province's Caofan township, the China News Service said. The company website said the factory, run by the Baoli group, manufactures 10,000 tons of industrial explosives annually.