habser | 12/09/2009
Working under the belief that the worst of the auto industry’s economic downturn has passed, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. plan to step up first-quarter production to more normal levels. George Pipas, Ford’s chief sales analyst, said that the auto industry “appears to have stabilized.”
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to boost its sales force to keep winning customers and improve the way it pitches computers and related services to corporations, Executive Vice President Ann Livermore said Monday. The company will hire from services firms and target chief information officers with sales skills, Livermore said in an interview. The company has more than 24,000 salespeople.
iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
NBN Co executive chairman, Mike Quigley, addressing the National Broadband Forum today has provided his most detailed public briefing yet on NBN Co's plans for its FTTP rollout and its...
The Wichita Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Boeing Co. plans to develop alternative sources for 787 jetliner parts that are outside of Machinists Union control in order to keep the planned second production line in Charleston, S.C., running during any future labor strikes. (BA)
Physorg (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning its first foray into solar energy with an investment in the island's largest producer of solar cells, a spokesman said Thursday.
The Charlotte Business Journal (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. plans to move its corporate headquarters to Charlotte from Lynchburg, Va.
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning its first foray into solar energy with an investment in the island's largest producer of solar cells, a spokesman said Thursday. TSMC, the world's leading contract microchip maker by revenue, intends to pay 6.2 billion Taiwan dollars (192 million dollars) for 20 percent in Motech Industries Inc., making it the largest shareholder. "We...
bizjournals (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. plans to lay off 121 employees from its Houston office beginning in January, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to increase manufacturing capacity in China by 60% over the next three years, reflecting its high confidence that the world's largest auto market by unit sales will continue rapid growth, a senior executive said.
ABC News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
U.S. citizen allegedly co-planned attack that killed 175, including 6 Americans.
Open Left (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Here is what is happening in the Senate on health care right now: Public Option An opt-out public option is in the bill now, but a new "compromise" of a national co-op with a trigger continues to wait in the wings . It will be released next week. Based on statements Senators have made , this "compromise" is apparently something that at least Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu and...
advanced nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... a key role in Japan's future nuclear fuel cycle, and two other utilities - Shikoku Electric Power Co and Chubu Electric Power Co – plan to introduce MOX fuel into their reactors in or after 2010. 2. The risks of small radiation doses could have been exaggerated, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has found. This matters because we should not waste money trying to protect...
World Nuclear News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... a key role in Japan's future nuclear fuel cycle, and two other utilities - Shikoku Electric Power Co and Chubu Electric Power Co – plan to introduce MOX fuel into their reactors in or after 2010. Areva's executive vice president of recycling, Jean-Pierre Gros, said the company was "proud to contribute to provide electricity to Japanese citizens for the first time through recyclable...
