Forbes Avenue study approved for Forbes shopping district
Pittsburgh City Council approved 2.1 million for a Forbes Avenue street improvement study to enable possible federal funding, with total Forbes work expected at 15 to 18 million. The plan includes new pavement sidewalks water and sewer lines lighting and curbs, separate from the Marketplace at Fifth and Forbes development. Council voted 7 0 to proceed with the study.
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Pittsburgh
Forbes Avenue
Tom Murphy
Fifth and
Forbes
Fred Reginella
Alan Hertzberg
FreeMarkets names Ted Carter to head government business
Pittsburgh based FreeMarkets Inc. appoints Ted Carter 34 former deputy secretary in the Treasury as director of its government business. Carter previously served as deputy assistant secretary for management operations and was an intelligence analyst with the CIA. He handled purchasing for the Treasury Department.
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Pittsburgh
FreeMarkets Inc
Ted Carter
U.S. Treasury
FreeMarkets
Carter
Treasury Department
CIA
China trade pact promises boon for transport firms
Opening China to permanent normal trade relations is expected to boost two way trade and raise cargo for ship lines and air carriers. Logistics providers and distributors gain easier operation while U S farm and high tech exports win. Senate approval looms as DOT weighs expanding direct China service.
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China
U.S. House of Representatives
Beijing
U.S
World Trade Organization
Shanghai
Robert Kapp
U.s.-China Business Council
Washington
WTO
Kapp
APL
Maersk Seal
OOCL
Circle International
Danzas-Aei
Federal Express
DHL
John Holden
National Committee On
U.s.-China
Holden
Cargill
Jim Kelly
United Parcel Service
UPS
American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Polar Air Cargo
China Federal Express
Northwest Airlines
United Airlines
U.S. Department of Transportation
Tad Segal
Senate
Scripps Howard News Service
AREA STOCKS UPDATE FROM NEW CASTLE OFFICE
Quotes from Parker/Hunter Inc New Castle office show over the counter stocks with bid prices as of 10:19 a.m. today.
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New Castle
Parker/Hunter Inc
CMU device eyes drowsy truckers with alert system
Carnegie Mellon researchers test the Operator Alertness System with Pitt Ohio Express to warn sleepy drivers. A dashboard camera tracks eyelid movement and triggers an alarm urging rest. The move comes as federal hours rules push for a 24 hour clock and possible black box monitoring.
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Carnegie Mellon
National Robotics Engineering Consortium
Pittsburgh
Pitt Ohio Express Inc
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Carnegie Mellon Group
University of Pennsylvania
French Investor Bank Loss Sparks Inquiry in Paris
Paris reports Gerard Pujol, a self employed French businessman, lost 2.8 million dollars after he asked Union des Banques de Paris to invest 88 000 of his savings. The bank sues him for the full debt while admitting a trader at the bank caused the loss. Pujol says he is ruined and cites bank assurance ads about investment risk.
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Paris
Thas
French Stock Exchange
Gerard Pujol
Union Des Banques ‘de Paris
Pujol
Stephan Alamowitch
Reglement Mensuel
Park offers teens new incentives for summer work
Park in Kings Mills Ohio recruits teens with incentives including dorm rooms at University of Cincinnati for 50 dollars a week and bus service. Kings Island pays from minimum wage to 12 dollars an hour and offers a dorm program open to older students and retirees within 40 miles of the park.
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Kings Mills
Ohio
Florida
New York
Puerto Rico
Paramount
Kings Island
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Jeffrey Seibert
Seibert
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HNZ
Kmart
Steel
Ewe
Matthews
McDonalds
Mellon Bank
MEL
Mylan Labs
MYL
Natl City Bank
NCC
NS Group
NSS
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PGDA
Praxair
Respironics
Rockwell
ROK
Sky Financl
SKYF
Southdown
SDW
Sete
Steris
STE
Satsa Insvrucia
Tellgrade
Tuscarora
TUSC
Sn Ubies
UBIX
United Finan
UCFC
Wal-Mart
Wmt
Todd Spencer
Independent Drivers Association
Spencer
Gerald Krueger
Scripps Harvard News Service
NEW Castle Transit Authority
France
Thomas Q. Malvar
the Olde Post Office
Washington Street
Sthne.com
Hal Ieai
Peru
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