Total to shut ethylene unit at French petrochemical plant-unions
* Job positions to be cut at plant but workers to stay on -unions * Total declines to comment * European petrochem firms vulnerable to cheap US ethylene STRASBOURG, France, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Total is...
View ArticleOfficial: GM 6.2L V8 claims most powerful light-duty truck engine title
Filed under: Performance, Truck, Work, Chevrolet, GMC, Off-Road General Motors has officially captured the horsepower crown for mainstream pickup trucks with its 6.2-liter V8. The big mill, available...
View ArticleJapanese company to invest $10 million in local geothermal project
A local geothermal plant will get a hand from a global company. Fuji Electric Co., a leading supplier of turbine-generator equipment to the power-generation industry, announced Thursday its investment...
View ArticleFord Introduces Three New F-150 Engines
No one walks you through truck engines better than Mile Levine, editor of PickupTrucks.com. That???s why you have to check out his report on Ford???s new trio of engines for the F-150, including the...
View ArticleChina: Agro machinery market attracts leading manufacturer
HARBIN - A major China granary attracts one world-leading agricultural machinery manufacturer as it anticipates another record-high autumn harvest. The investment from American company John Deere,...
View ArticleJapanese company to invest $10 million in local geothermal project
A local geothermal plant will get a hand from a global company. Fuji Electric Co., a leading supplier of turbine-generator equipment to the power-generation industry, announced Thursday its investment...
View ArticleCandidates bring different experiences
The candidates for the Brown County Commission would bring different experiences and perspectives to a job that requires providing quality county services on a limited budget. Four candidates are...
View ArticleChinese officials back down on chemical plant in face of protests
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that more than $37 million in capital improvement projects for the state's community colleges will be placed on the agenda for next week's State Bond Commission...
View ArticleBlast at Louisiana petrochemical plant kills 1, injures 77
HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer...
View ArticleCOLUMN-Grangemouth refinery falls victim to U.S. shale: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - There is probably no long-term commercial future for the oil refinery and associated petrochemicals plant at Grangemouth in Scotland even if the current owners,...
View ArticleUnion accepts Ineos demands to avert Scottish refinery's closure
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may avert the closure of the Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical plant after union leaders said on Thursday they had accepted demands from the management in an effort to...
View ArticleImplement manufacturer is on the grow
It is the dream of nearly every budding entrepreneur: Start a business in your garage and grow it into a thriving company. Kory Anderson, 27, has done that with Anderson Industries. The company makes...
View ArticleBill setting five-year depreciation schedule for farming equipment
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend the U.S. tax code to...
View ArticleNorthern State to receive $55,000 for scientific research
Northern State University will receive $55,000 for scientific research. The money will come from a $920,000 special performance improvement fund created by state legislators in the 2011 session. Funds...
View ArticleNorthern State to receive $55,000 for scientific research
Northern State University will receive $55,000 for scientific research. The money will come from a $920,000 special performance improvement fund created by state legislators in the 2011 session. Funds...
View ArticleBill setting five-year depreciation schedule for farming equipment
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend the U.S. tax code to...
View ArticleFord Introduces Three New F-150 Engines
No one walks you through truck engines better than Mile Levine, editor of PickupTrucks.com. That???s why you have to check out his report on Ford???s new trio of engines for the F-150, including the...
View ArticleChina: Agro machinery market attracts leading manufacturer
HARBIN - A major China granary attracts one world-leading agricultural machinery manufacturer as it anticipates another record-high autumn harvest. The investment from American company John Deere,...
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