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Bloomberg (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China Merchants Securities Co. plans to raise as much as 11.1 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in an initial share sale in Shanghai.
Traction Control (Free subscription) | yesterday
abcNEWS reports that Bar-Sto Precision Machine Co. plans a new facility in Sturgis, SD to manufacture gun barrels. The new plant is expected to create or save 30 new positions in Sturgis. Company background from the Bar-Sto Home Page: Bar-Sto Precision Machine has been making the finest auto-pistol barrels since 1971. Bar-Sto barrels have been used [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Legislation set for council vote in December would apply to all rental properties More than four years after three people died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a rented townhouse in Essex, Baltimore County officials on Wednesday announced they would introduce legislation that would require all rental dwellings to have carbon monoxide detectors in place.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The 20,000 acres of nature costs money to maintain -- money the county doesn't have, activists argue. The parks department disagrees, and the donation is moving forward. The Irvine Co.'s plans to donate 20,000 acres of open space to the people of Orange County -- increasing parkland by more than half of its current size -- has encountered a seemingly unlikely opponent: environmentalists....
Pravda (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Rumors has it and nosy reporters confirm the news concerning a project to build a Walt Disney Co theme park in Shanghai. The city's mayor intends to hold a news briefing in very near future to discuss the latest developments.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle, which will hit the market next fall. Ford says it's the first automaker to mass-produce the technology.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday that the inflatable seat belts Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce next year will likely reduce injuries for rear-seat passengers. "We think it's a good idea," said Adrian Lund, president of the institute. "It will help keep people in a better position in rollovers and accidents."
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Steven Chester, director of the state Department of Environmental Quality, wants more information about a rocky outcrop in Marquette County that could affect plans for a nickel and copper mine. Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. plans to run the mine's entrance tunnel beneath the 60-foot-high rock.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
(AP) -- Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle, which will hit the market next fall. Ford says it's the first automaker to mass produce the technology.
1853 Chairman (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
November 5, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091105/AUTO01/911050432 Ford to put air bags into back seat belts DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press Detroit — Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they’re in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Honda Motor Co. plans to add an average of about 100 car dealerships a year in China over the next five years to meet demand, Chief Financial Officer Yoichi Hojo said Wednesday. The automaker will have added about 80 dealerships in China by the end of this year, bringing the total to 760, Hojo said. Honda is producing at full capacity in China and will likely have to increase its manufacturing...
Politics (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
By Rebecca Bowe A couple of news items related to California’s most powerful utility company caught our attention this week. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is planning to raise electricity rates for the customers who use less -- in order...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Detroit, MI – Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they’re in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle, which will hit the market next fall. Ford says it’s [...]
Breaking News from The Huntsville Times - al.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Don Kennedy and Sons House Moving Co. plans to move a home from Erskine Street near UAH to Jones Street in northwest Huntsville at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle, which will... Ford Motor Company - Ford Explorer - Sport utility vehicle - Steering wheel - Ford
