Meridian Bioscience sets 2010 profit guidance within Wall Street expectationsSeptember 15th, 2009 Meridian sets 2010 outlook within Wall Street viewCINCINNATI — Meridian Bioscience Inc. on Tuesday set its fiscal 2010 profit guidance within Wall Street expectations and reaffirmed its fiscal 2009 outlook.
Report: 6 killed in blasts at ammunition and explosives factory in SerbiaSeptember 3rd, 2009 Report: blasts kill 6 at Serbia munitions factoryBELGRADE, Serbia — State TV is reporting that six people have been killed and at least 10 injured in a series of explosions at an ammunition factory in central Serbia. The report said the explosions occurred around 10 p.m.
Officials say firefighters extinguish Detroit chemical plant fire; cleanup efforts to beginAugust 25th, 2009 Fire at Detroit chemical factory is extinguishedDETROIT — Authorities say firefighters have put out the blaze at a Detroit chemical factory that had forced employees and nearby businesses to evacuate. Fire officials say no one was injured in the fire at Diversified Chemical Technologies Inc.
Motorcar Parts buys some assets of Reliance Automotive, gains access to big retail customerAugust 19th, 2009 Motorcar Parts buys assets of Reliance AutomotiveLOS ANGELES — Motorcar Parts of America Inc., which makes vehicle alternators and starters, said on Wednesday that it bought some assets of Reliance Automotive Inc., a privately held company that rebuilds those same parts. Terms of the purchase from the East Berlin, Conn.-based Reliance were not disclosed.
Obama visits northern Indiana RV factory Wednesday to highlight economic recovery effortsAugust 5th, 2009 Obama visits Indiana to highlight recovery effortsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is visiting a recreational vehicle plant in northern Indiana on Wednesday to highlight his administration's efforts to rescue the economy. Obama will travel to Wakarusa (wah-kah-ROO'-sah), near Elkhart, where he is to deliver remarks at the Monaco RV factory.
Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 23 in MississippiJuly 13th, 2009 Church bus crash kills 1 in Miss.; 23 injuredMERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 23 others, a coroner said.
Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 27 in MississippiJuly 12th, 2009 Church bus crash kills 1 in Miss.; 27 injuredMERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 27 others, a coroner said.
Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 27 in Miss.July 12th, 2009 Church bus crash kills 1 in Miss., leaves 27 hurtMERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 27 others, a coroner said.
Cummins Inc. recalls 400 workers to Indiana plant to resume production of Dodge Ram engineJuly 3rd, 2009 Cummins reopening Ind. plant, while another closesCOLUMBUS, Ind.
Fitch downgrades rating of TRW Automotive on weakness in auto marketJune 30th, 2009 Fitch downgrades TRW AutomotiveNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Tuesday lowered its issuer default rating on TRW Automotive Inc. and its parent company, TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., to B- from B on concerns about continued weakness in the auto market.
For 3rd time, auto union rejects contract aiming to keep NY parts plant from shutting downMay 30th, 2009 Union rejects bid again to keep NY plant openEAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Members of a United Auto Workers union have rejected a contract aimed at saving a suburban Syracuse plant from closing.
Your vacation photos are safe: Monument really does mark Four Corners, though it was a bit offApril 23rd, 2009 Marker was off, but Four Corners monument legitSALT LAKE CITY — Many a family touring the Southwest has made a stop in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado — all at the same time. Or have they?
News reports this week that the site of the Four Corners monument was off by a whopping 2½ miles drummed up some concern that anyone who ever got down on their hands and knees to touch four states at once had lived a bit of a lie.
Your vacation photos are safe: Monument really does mark Four Corners, though survey was offApril 23rd, 2009 Survey was off, but Four Corners monument legitSALT LAKE CITY — Many a family touring the Southwest has made a stop in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado — all at the same time. Or have they?
News reports this week that the site of the Four Corners monument was off by a whopping 2½ miles drummed up some concern that anyone who ever got down on their hands and knees to touch four states at once had lived a bit of a lie.
French tire plant shuttered for security reasons after worker rampageApril 22nd, 2009 French tire plant shuttered after worker rampagePARIS — An auto parts factory in northern France was closed Wednesday after employees angry over job losses ransacked offices and prompted new concern about increasingly violent French worker protests. On Tuesday, a French court rejected a motion brought by employees of a factory run by Germany's Continental AG to block the plant's planned 2010 closure.
Labor tensions rise after French anti-recession protests turn violent as offices ransackedApril 22nd, 2009 French labor tensions rise after worker rampagePARIS — French automotive workers hurled floor lamps at windows and stomped on furniture as despair over the economic downturn took a violent turn. "Unacceptable," government officials said Wednesday of the rampage by workers at a factory north of Paris and nearby regional government offices.