SARTELL, MINN. – Twenty-one employees of the Sartell-St. Stephen school district who feared they’d be out of work come Monday will stay in their jobs, following contract approvals made at a packed meeting Friday night. The school board has argued for months over whether to approve the contracts collectively, on the recommendation of Interim Superintendent […]
A critically ill Connecticut woman has been treated for the same life-threatening, flesh-eating infection that is plaguing Japan. The American patient was admitted to her local hospital after experiencing symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, elevated heart rate and low blood pressure. Subsequent medical scans showed fluid buildup in the patient’s lungs as well […]
(Bloomberg) — French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the price at which Electricite de France SA is offering long-term power contracts for energy-hungry industries is “unsatisfactory,” and that President Emmanuel Macron’s government wants to restart talks with the state-owned utility if it remains in power after coming legislative elections. Most Read from Bloomberg “We […]
Jun. 19—EAST GRAND FORKS — The East Grand Forks City Council approved several contracts for civic services and gave the final ordinance approval to allow a deer bow hunt this fall during its Tuesday meeting. The final approval of the ordinance, which changes the city’s weapons code, was the last major step in the process […]
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Defense picked Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA) to compete for national security space missions, making initial selections under a $5.6 billion award program. The Pentagon did not say which of the companies’ rockets it selected, but […]
The Norwich Board of Education has extended the contracts of Acting Norwich Superintendent Susan Lessard and Acting Norwich Assistant Superintendent Jamie Bender to the end of December. The contracts were set to expire this month. There were no changes to their compensation or other terms, Board Chair Mark Kulos said. The extension was set for […]
June 7 (UPI) — NASA has awarded key contracts to a half dozen companies that will supply liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen in support of operations at agency centers and facilities across the United States, the space agency announced Thursday. While not the most high-profile element of the space program, scientists would be unable to […]
Treasury Yields Fall, Dollar Weakens As Manufacturing Activity Gauge Contracts More Than Expected The U.S. manufacturing activity barometer contracted more than expected in May, leading to a sharp retreat in Treasury yields at the start of the week. After falling back into contraction in April, manufacturing activity continued to decline for the second consecutive month, […]
(Bloomberg) — US factory activity shrank in May at a faster pace as output came close to stagnating and a measure of orders fell by the most in nearly two years. Most Read from Bloomberg The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing gauge fell 0.5 point to 48.7, the weakest in three months, data out Monday […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government has softened requirements for mandatory sales of foreign currency for exporters if more than half of the value of their contracts is paid in roubles, according to changes to a government decree. President Vladimir Putin signed the decree in October mandating the reintroduction of capital controls, affecting dozens of […]
A former U.S. Navy vice chief of naval operations was arrested Friday on charges that he accepted bribes to steer government contracts to a company in exchange for a future job while still in service, Justice Department (DOJ) officials announced in a statement. Retired Navy Adm. Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, Fla., and two business […]
Pilbara Ports has awarded two construction contracts for Lumsden Point project at the Port of Hedland in Western Australia (WA). Jan De Nul (Australia) has secured the contract for dredging and land reclamation. This contract will see the creation of a new access channel, a swing basin, and berth pockets, enhancing the port’s capacity to […]