Wis. inmate slashes hand after attempting daring escape with newspaper, raisinsOctober 7th, 2009 Inmate tries daring escape with newspaper, raisinsMADISON, Wis. — State prison officials said an inmate is in solitary after he tried to escape from Columbia Correctional Institution.
Crosstex completes sale of natural gas treating business to Kinder Morgan Energy for $266MOctober 1st, 2009 Crosstex completes sale of gas treating businessDALLAS — Natural gas company Crosstex Energy LP said Thursday it has completed the sale of the partnership's natural gas treating business to pipeline transportation and energy storage company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP for roughly $266 million. Crosstex will use the net proceeds from the transaction to pay down debt.
Cemex completes $1.7B sale of Australian operations to Holcim in effort to build liquidityOctober 1st, 2009 Cemex completes $1.7B sale of Australian assetsNEW YORK — Building materials giant Cemex SAB de CV said Thursday it completed the sale of its Australian operations to Holcim Group for proceeds of about $1.7 billion. The company said it plans to use the proceeds to pay off debt and strengthen its liquidity position.
Panel: Overzealous lab rules may stifle research efforts to protect against biological threatsSeptember 30th, 2009 Panel: Overzealous rules may stifle germ researchHAGERSTOWN, Md. — A panel of university and private-sector scientists urged Congress on Wednesday not to overregulate laboratories that handle the world's deadliest pathogens, saying it could have a chilling effect on research of biological threats.
Fort Detrick head to review panel: Safety a priority for new biodefense lab under constructionSeptember 22nd, 2009 Fort Detrick leader: safety a priority at biolabFREDERICK, Md. — A $680 million laboratory building under construction at Fort Detrick will likely be safer than the decades-old complex it will replace, an Army biodefense official told a scientific review panel Tuesday.
Ore. coast closed to recreational mussel, clam harvesting because of risk of toxinsSeptember 21st, 2009 Toxins shut mussel, clam harvesting in Ore.PORTLAND, Ore. — The state Department of Agriculture has closed the entire Oregon coast to recreational mussel and clam harvesting because of the risk of toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Eastman Kodak completes purchase of Bowe Bell + Howell scanner business, price not disclosedSeptember 1st, 2009 Eastman Kodak completes buy of scanner businessROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co.
Las Vegas newspaper publisher says he met Reid after senator said he hoped paper would failSeptember 1st, 2009 Vegas publisher met Reid after remark about paperLAS VEGAS — The publisher of Nevada's largest newspaper said Tuesday he has met with U.S. Sen. Harry Reid since the Democratic majority leader told the newspaper's advertising director that he hopes it goes out of business.
Former O.J. Simpson co-defendant completes drug treatment, back on probationAugust 26th, 2009 Former Simpson co-defendant completes drug programLAS VEGAS — A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant says he's completed the inpatient drug treatment a judge sent him to instead of prison for a probation violation.
Weyerhaeuser completes sale of commercial business to Atlas HoldingsAugust 17th, 2009 Weyerhaeuser completes sale of 4 plants to AtlasFEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Timber and wood products company Weyerhaeuser Co.
PS Business Parks completes offering of common stockAugust 14th, 2009 PS Business Parks completes offeringGLENDALE, Calif. — PS Business Parks Inc.
Va. woman gets trapped in trash bin, falls asleep, emerges unscathed after ride to dumpJuly 3rd, 2009 Va. woman rides to landfill in trash binWINCHESTER, Va. — Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.
CenturyTel completes purchase of Embarq, creating CenturyLink telephone providerJuly 1st, 2009 CenturyTel completes purchase of EmbarqMONROE, La. — CenturyTel Inc.
Inventory of Army biodefense lab tallies 9,200 vials of uncounted germs and toxinsJune 17th, 2009 9,200 uncounted vials found at Army biodefense labHAGERSTOWN, Md. — An inventory of deadly germs and toxins at an Army biodefense lab in Frederick found more than 9,200 vials of material that was unaccounted for in laboratory records, Fort Detrick officials said Wednesday.
Army investigators believe 3 vials of encephalitis missing from Md. weapons lab were destroyedApril 23rd, 2009 Army: 3 missing disease samples likely destroyedFREDERICK, Md. — An investigation of three disease samples missing from a Fort Detrick lab found that the samples were likely destroyed, according to Army officials.
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