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SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon state government is facing an immediate $140 million shortfall that is prompting Gov. Ted Kulongoski to order across-the-board cuts in state agency spending.
That development Wednesday comes in the wake of the state's new reven..
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to the following Chicago Park District, Illinois (the district) issues:
--$35 million general obligation (GO) unlimited tax park bonds, series 2008E (special recreation activity altern..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army said Monday that it has awarded a $39 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. for work on an unmanned aerial vehicle system.
The contract, awarded Friday, is for equipment on the flying vehicles that can be used for airborn..
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) -- As workers scramble to build an $800 million coal-fired power plant on a patch of farmland here, a crisis that began on faraway Wall Street threatens to stretch the nation's power supplies to the brink -- driving up prices and l..
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Bond's quantum of the weekend box office: $70.4 million.
"Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as Bond for the first direct sequel in the spy franchise, pulled in nearly $30 million more over opening weekend than its..
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nara Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NARA - News) today announced that it has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Department of Treasury for a $67 million investment in Nara Bancorp preferred stock and warrants to purchase Nar..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army said Friday it has awarded an $11 million contract to DynCorp International Inc. for helping the Kuwaiti Air Force with airplane maintenance.
DynCorp will pick a maintenance augmentation team to help the Kuwaiti Air Force reac..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Air Force said Friday that it has awarded an $8 million contract to Raytheon Co. for work on unmanned aerial vehicles.
The contract is for targeting systems, spares and containers for the Predator and Reaper planes.
Shares of Walt..
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UCBH Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBH - News), the holding company of United Commercial Bank (UCB™), today announced that on November 14, 2008, UCBH issued to the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”),..
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey got more unwelcome economic news: With tax revenues off by $258 million through the first four months of the fiscal year, the state's budget deficit could reach a staggering $1.2 billion, administration officials reported...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The city has hosted two grand public art installations in the last three years: the saffron fabric Gates exhibit in Central Park in 2005 and the recent Waterfalls show near the shorelines of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
In both cases, officia..
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- ViaSat Inc., a subcontractor under Boeing Co. in a deal to improve secure government communications, said Wednesday the value of its contract has been increased by $28 million.
The award is a part of the Family of Advanced Beyond..
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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In headline and first graph, release should read: $17 million (sted $34.4 million).
The corrected release reads:
BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES $17 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR VEHICLE EMERGENCY ESCAPE WINDOW KITS
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BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT - News) today announced that Congress appropriated $2 million to further develop the company’s Warrior 700, a powerful and rugged robot for use in danger zones and inaccessible areas.
“This..
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Restaurant chain Bob Evans Farms Inc. cut its full year outlook Tuesday after posting weak second-quarter results.
The owner of Bob Evans and Mimi's Cafe restaurants said it expected to earn between $1.75 and $1.85 per share for th..
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI - News), a leading provider of domestic and international risk mitigation and management services, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008...
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Defense and homeland security contractor CACI International Inc. said Monday it was awarded a $60 million contract to continue the development, maintenance, and operation of experimental airborne sensors for the U.S. Army.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA said Friday it awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $667.3 million contract to provide support for systems used in its new generation of rockets designed for human spaceflight.
NASA said the contract runs from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30,..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's jobless ranks zoomed past 10 million last month, the most in a quarter-century, as piles of pink slips shut factory gates and office doors to 240,000 more Americans with the holidays nearing. Politicians and economists agre..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's jobless ranks zoomed past 10 million last month, the most in a quarter-century, as piles of pink slips shut factory gates and office doors to 240,000 more Americans with the holidays nearing. Politicians and economists agre..
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