Rothmans holds line in bidding war for Santa Fe Natural
Rothmans Inc says it will not raise its enhanced offer for Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co as RJR raises its bid to 338 million dollars in cash. Santa Fe Natural plans to withdraw support for Rothmans and back the RJR deal, while the breakup fee climbs to 11 million dollars. Santa Fe Natural employs about 225 people across New Mexico North Carolina and Nevada facilities.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Rothmans Inc
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc
New Mexico
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds
Rothmans
RJR
Santa Fe Natural
Santa Fe, N.M
Santa Fe
Oxford
Reno
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New York Stock Exchange
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Raton area mine to close next year
Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining will close its Ancho Canyon surface mine in Colfax County next year due to ongoing unprofitability. The York Canyon complex employs about 140 workers with a $6.8 million annual payroll, and plans include land restoration after closure.
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Pittsburg & Midway
George Crank
Engi
Neering
York Canyon
Mark Roper
Raton
Kaiser Steel Co
Pittsburg & Mid
Gulf Oil Corp
McKinley
Gallup
El Paso slaying suspect tied to preschooler case
Police say 32 year old El Paso man David Renteria, a registered sex offender, is in custody for the abduction and murder of 5 year old Alexandra Flores after her body was found Nov 19 behind a doctor’s office. Palm print linked to suspect aided arrest. Authorities note prior indecency with a child conviction and a past DWI revoking probation.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
EL Paso
Wal-Mart
David Renteria
Alexandra Flores
Pir
al Velarde
Larry Fitzgerald
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Fitzgerald
el Paso Times
Alexandra
Perla Sanchez
San Elizario
Carlos Leon
Alevandra
Arras Waser
Molycorp to lay off 104 workers in Taos County
Molycorp announced by February 1 it will lay off 67 employees and 37 contract workers at the Questa molybdenum mine in Taos County, nearly half the workforce, as low prices reduce output. Remaining 112 workers will stay on for mining and reclamation.
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Taos County
Molycorp
New Mexico
Washington
Robert M. Hinkel
Malaquias Rael
Leroy Apodaca
Apodaca
Phelps Dodge
Chino
NovaBus
Roswell
Tom Udall
D-N.m
Clinton Harden
U.S. Labor
Elaine Chao
Udall
Chao
U.S. Labor Department
Employment and Training Administration
Harden
Sen
Jeff Bingaman
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