Consultant Aecom gets $375M contract to do work for Africa Peacekeeping Program

September 30th, 2009 US military carries out joint exercises in AfricaJOHANNESBURG — The U.S. military has begun an exercise in the African nation of Gabon with personnel from 25 African countries to improve command and control between forces for possible peacekeeping or anti-terrorism missions, a spokesman said Wednesday.

September 14th, 2009 Wash. teachers approve contract, head back to workSEATTLE — Teachers in Washington state's fourth-largest school district have approved a new contract and are heading back to the classroom. The Kent Education Association says teachers overwhelmingly approved the contract Monday with a 94 percent "yes" vote.

September 14th, 2009 Northrop Grumman unit wins US Navy contractVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Northrop Grumman Corp.

September 14th, 2009 Obama to meet African leaders at UNUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama will host a lunch for leaders from sub-Saharan Africa during next week's ministerial meeting of the U.N. General Assembly to promote economic and social development, the U.S.

September 10th, 2009 PerkinElmer gets contract for satellite workSALEM, Mass. — Industrial sciences company PerkinElmer Inc.

September 10th, 2009 SAIC wins Marine Corps contract worth about $120MSAN DIEGO — SAIC Inc. said Thursday it has won a contract from the U.S.

August 27th, 2009 Raytheon gets $7 million semiconductor contractTEWKSBURY, Mass. — Raytheon Co.

August 25th, 2009 AAR gets $40M contract from BAE SystemsWOOD DALE, Ill. — Aviation product supplier AAR Corp.

August 19th, 2009 Stillwater: GM not reconsidering metals contractCOLUMBUS, Mont. — Stillwater Mining Co.

July 8th, 2009 UN says financial crisis boosts organized crimeUNITED NATIONS — The world financial crisis offers organized crime a unique opportunity to return to the global banking systems from which it had been barred by sanctions imposed after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, the U.N.'s top anti-crime official said Wednesday.

June 30th, 2009 US ready to beef up UN peacekeeping operationsUNITED NATIONS — The United States is prepared to provide more military observers, police and civilian staff to beef up the U.N.'s far-flung peacekeeping operations, the U.S. ambassador said Monday.

June 23rd, 2009 Northrop Grumman receives contract modificationNEW YORK — Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Inc., a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp. is being awarded a $213.8 million modification to a previously awarded Navy contract, the U.S.

June 9th, 2009 Ballots due Tuesday in new actors union contractLOS ANGELES — Ballots are due Tuesday on a new contract for actors in Hollywood's biggest movies and TV shows. The vote follows a bitter dispute that has seen Screen Actors Guild members fighting among themselves and left further behind than they started.

May 9th, 2009 Credit Suisse defends $375M loan to Montana resortMISSOULA, Mont. — Financial giant Credit Suisse is defending its $375 million loan to a now-bankrupt Montana resort for the rich, saying it was a legitimate transaction that reflected standard lending practices at the time.

May 5th, 2009 Owner of club for rich says she opposed $375M loanMISSOULA, Mont. — The owner of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club says she opposed a $375 million loan blamed for the resort's financial collapse, but never tried to stop the transaction.