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Canadian earnings declared Thursday: Changfeng, Pine Cliff, QHR Technologies   11/19/2009
Canadian earnings declared Thursday as of 3 p.m.:Changfeng Energy Inc. (TSXV:CFY): Three months ended Sept. 30, 2009, $93,296, $0.01 a share; 2008, $82,234,$0.01 a share. Revenue:2009, $4,100,000; 2008, $2,900,000.One Exploration Inc. (TSXV:OE.B) Three months ended Sept. 30, 2009, net loss...   Continue
James Construction bought by California company   11/19/2009
A California-based holding company has agreed to a $135 million deal to acquire James Construction Group LLC, one of the largest privately held construction companies in the Southeast.The deal by Primoris Services Corp. consists of $7 million in cash, a $53.5 million note and $64.5 million in...   Continue
Shell president denies asking for delay in Alaska offshore drilling plan; feds refute that   11/19/2009
The president of Shell Oil Co. says the company did not ask a U.S. federal agency to delay a decision on the company's request to drill for oil and gas in Alaska's Chukchi Sea.Shell President Marvin Odum said after a Senate hearing Thursday that he only knew what he "read in the papers" about...   Continue
Md. gov announces biopharmaceutical firm's growth   11/19/2009
Maryland's governor says a biopharmaceutical company is building a bioprocessing center in east Baltimore.Emergent BioSolutions Inc., which manufactures vaccines, is expected to create 125 jobs in five years after it completes a 60,000-square-foot bioprocessing center.Gov. Martin O'Malley says...   Continue
Smart Dispute for Acquirers Provides Packaged Capabilities to Boost Operational Efficiency and Deliver Greater Automated Compliance for Increasing Regulations   11/19/2009
Pegasystems Inc. (http://www.pega.com/) (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software solutions, today announced a new version of the company's industry-leading Smart Dispute framework. With over 60% of the world's credit card disputes volume currently handled by...   Continue
Frontier Oil names Franklin Myers to board   11/19/2009
Oil company Frontier Oil Corp. said Thursday it elected Franklin Myers to its board of directors.Myers most recently served as senior adviser for Cameron International Corp. He served as Cameron's chief financial officer from 2003 to 2008.Shares of Frontier Oil fell 50 cents, or 3.9 percent, to...   Continue
Indian tribe sues over Calif. ranch development   11/19/2009
An Indian tribe has filed a lawsuit to stop the development of a 5,000-acre gated resort community on a sprawling ranch some 60 miles north of Los Angeles that it claims as tribal land.The lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Fresno argues that the U.S. Department of Interior failed to...   Continue
Indiana regulators approve heating assistance   11/19/2009
Consumer advocates say they're encouraged by state regulators' decision to allow Indiana utilities to reinstate heating assistance programs for the needy, but the next step is up to the utilities.The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved a plan Thursday that allows Vectren, Citizens...   Continue
AEP subsidiary to buy La. cooperative   11/19/2009
A subsidiary of power generator American Electric Power plans to buy a Louisiana electric cooperative for $94 million in a deal expected to save the cooperative's members 20 percent a year on their electricity bills.Southwestern Electric Power Co. said Thursday that the 30,000 members of Valley...   Continue
NY AG: Energy firm agrees to pollution disclosures   11/19/2009
An energy company that operates several coal-fired power plants in the U.S. has agreed to put more information about global warming in its public financial disclosures.New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that Virginia-based AES is the latest in a string of power companies...   Continue

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