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High Speed Railroad

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:18:46 GMT

_ _ _ "'Boondoggle‘, 'Loss-making whim‘, ‘Monument to bad territorial planning'. . . Such are the arguments of high speed rail critics, as the United States finally gets on board the passenger rail revolution that is sweeping the world.[More...]

SciGen Buys China Rights to Generex Oral Insulin Spray

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:33:55 GMT

SciGen, Ltd. (ASX: SIE), a Singapore company that trades in Australia, has licensed the China rights to Oral-lyn™,...[More...]

100 Stocks That Made Money This Year

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:42:13 GMT

This has been the worst stock market start for US equities in... history. So instead of doing the weekly look at what is winning let's see what has been able to eek out a gain this year. Amazingly out of the entire universe of stocks with market cap of $2 billion or more, only 100 have a return >1%. 100 lonely souls. (and a couple at the top of the list seem like old acquisitions so they could be errors) About 10% of the list is the same theme.... you can see what I've highlighted....Market cap >$2 BillionAverage trading volume >100KStock Price >$10 [More...]

Nokia Siemens' reorganization could cut 100 jobs in Dallas area

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:48:00 GMT

Nov. 4--Nokia Siemens Networks announced a reorganization Tuesday that could mean close to 100 job cuts in the Dallas area.
The telecommunications equipment and services joint venture said the possible cuts are part of a global reorganization designed to slice costs by more than $700 million by the end of 2011.
Nokia Siemens has its North American headquarters in Irving, with about 900 employees in the Dallas area and 64,000 globally.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heard Off the Street Column

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:07:00 GMT

Aug. 2--Today marks the debut of an updated version of The Post-Gazette/Bloomberg Index, 60 stocks that reflect the changing nature of the public companies playing a vital role in the region's economy.
The revised list reflects the departure of companies such as Nova Chemicals, sold this summer to Middle Eastern investors, and the emergence of others such as Toshiba [ticker: TOSBF], the majority owner of Westinghouse Electric, one of the region's fastest-growing companies.
Not all of the companies are based here -- or even in the United States.

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Charleston, S.C., Housing Agencies Buy Efficient Bulbs With Stimulus Money

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:51:00 GMT

Jul. 8--The Charleston city and county housing authorities have used some federal stimulus money to purchase 8,232 compact fluorescent light bulbs, which should reduce energy use in nearly 1,800 public housing units and also increase revenue for the authorities.
The authorities paid $10,799 for the bulbs, about $1.31 each, at Sam's Club.
"It's the first time the two authorities have cooperated to do a bulk purchase," said Don Cameron, director of the Housing Authority of the city of Charleston.

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Energy Giants Set to Capture Desert Heat

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:48:00 GMT

Jun. 18--A consortium led by some of Germany's richest companies is venturing into the deserts of North Africa in a half-billion pound project aimed at bringing solar energy to Europe.
Energy provider RWE, Deutsche Bank, Siemens and re-insurance company Munich Re are among the organisations which are preparing to sink their money into the burning sands in the search for renewable energy.
The idea is to garner solar heat and then send the electricity to Europe, including the UK.

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Steps to Save Water, Power Pay Off

Tue, 26 May 2009 20:50:00 GMT

May 26--Demonstrating that energy-saving improvements can pay for themselves, the Charleston Housing Authority is wrapping up a $3.4 million initiative intended to reduce water and electricity consumption at its public housing units.
As other local governments have done, the authority entered into a contract with a private company, Siemens Building Technologies, to undertake a series of measures guaranteed by the company to produce enough savings to pay for the improvements.
Over the past two years, low-flow toilets have been installed in public housing units to save water, energy-efficient refrigerators were purchased for all 1,399 of the authority's units, and flow-restrictors were added to faucets and showers.

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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Energy, Oil and Gas Briefs - Mar 31 2009 1:56PM

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:51:00 GMT

Mar. 31--GULF TO SPEND OVER $50BN ON POWER: More than $50bn is likely to be invested in the power sector across the Gulf over the next seven years, according to research by MEED.
TAQA BUYS BACK SHARES FOR DHS1.2M: Abu Dhabi National Energy company Taqa bought back 610,000 shares yesterday for almost Dhs1.2m.
TAQA TO INVEST $2.5BN IN NORTH AFRICA: Government-run Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (Taqa) plans to invest $2.5bn in North Africa in 2009, according to Majid Iraqui, Taqa's managing director for North Africa and the Middle East.

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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Technology Briefs - Feb 24 2009 2:00PM

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:54:00 GMT

Feb. 24--FUJITSU SIEMENS SEES HIGH GROWTH FOR NOTEBOOKS: Fujitsu Siemens Computers' notebook business posted growth across the Middle East in the fourth quarter of 2008, despite the economic slowdown, including a 242 percent jump in year-on-year sales in Egypt, the company said in a statement.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers also continued its presence in the region's desktop market posting a 46 percent YoY growth in Saudi Arabia while the market there grew at a mere six per cent, and 65 percent in other Middle East markets.
US CHIP MAKERS CUT STAFF: US-based Spansion Inc, one of the world's largest makers of flash memory chips, said yesterday it will trim its global work force by 35 percent, affecting about 3,000 employees, mostly at manufacturing sites, AP has reported.

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Browser: iTunes Replay to Step into Streaming

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Feb. 15--Since its introduction in 2003, Apple's iTunes Store has regularly grown in content and functionality.
Its next trick will include on-demand streaming, according to AppleInsider.
The service, dubbed iTunes Replay by the Web site, would allow users to stream purchased content directly from Apple servers, rather than storing it locally.

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Nine Boulder, Colo.-Area Businesses to Watch in '09

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:54:00 GMT

Here are our picks for 2009:
It may be a couple of years before the first phase of ConocoPhillips' Louisville site is operational, but that doesn't mean the coming year should be uneventful in terms of the energy company's big Boulder County move.
The Houston-based ConocoPhillips was revealed early last year as the buyer of the campus off U.S. 36 that formerly was the headquarters of Storage Technology Corp. ConocoPhillips officials have said the 432-acre site will be home to an energy research facility and a learning center to train employees from more than 40 countries.

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Economic Engine Turbine Maker Bucks Trend on Jobs

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:49:00 GMT

Aug. 24--Building 45 at the Elliott Co. plant in Jeannette has the sky-high, wide-body look of an airplane hangar -- a good thing given that it contains what has to qualify as some of the world's largest classroom props.
Elliott has converted a vacant 66,000-square-foot warehouse into a training center where new hires learn how to design, manufacture and repair industrial turbines and compressors that can be the size of three or four SUVs.
At a time when the overall manufacturing sector has sustained some of the region's heaviest job losses, Elliott is bucking the trend.

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