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  • Engineering Manager Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:49PMHelix Energy Solutions, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an international offshore energy company that provides development solutions and other key life of field services to the open energy market as well as to our own oil and gas business unit.
  • Bats found at Arizona Fleming Elementary Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:44PMThree bats were recently found at Arizona Fleming Elementary School, according to Fort Bend Independent School District officials.
  • FW City Council Moseys Toward Air Studies Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:40PMKathleen Hicks was the lone voice of dissent against the other eight council members voting on a gas drilling issue last night. An 8-1 vote allowed the creation of an air-study committee that neighborhood activists say is biased in favor of the energy industry, and Hicks says is unnecessary.
  • Kirkland Broker Charged With Mail Fraud Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:24PMRhonda Breard has been charged with mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud dozens of clients out of millions of dollars, said federal prosecutors.
  • New NASCAR licensing agency emerging Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:02PMSeven months of negotiations have put NASCAR and its top teams in position to create the first NASCAR Properties, a trust that will serve as a centralized licensing agency for the sport.
  • Long-awaited Sewer Project To Begin Next Week Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:33PMCHATHAM --- After a dozen years of study, thousands of pages of documentation and the recent coalescing of an angry and vocal opposition, the town’s wastewater expansion project will get underway next week.
  • New Flight Charters Tapped by Canadian International Autoshow for Private Jet Transportation Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:26PMFlies Automotive Racing Legend Carroll Shelby to Tribute Event Aboard Learjet
  • New Flight Charters Tapped by Canadian International Autoshow for Private Jet Transportation Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:11PMJACKSON HOLE, WY--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Nationwide private jet charter leader New Flight Charters was selected by the Canadian International Autoshow to provide round-trip private jet travel for Carroll Shelby from Los Angeles to Toronto, Canada for the recent Carroll Shelby Tribute event February 10. Mr. Shelby was transported aboard a beautiful Learjet 60, 8-passenger midsize executive jet ...
  • Interim CEO on board at $25,000 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:05PMVIRGINIA — The Virginia Hospital Commission on Tuesday approved an interim CEO contract with Kyle Hopstad and also an independent contractor letter of understanding for CFO work with a Cohasset man.
  • Legal Notices in the March 4, 2010 Edition of the St. James Plaindealer. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:01PMMarch 4 Legals
  • Autodesk Softimage 2011: Advanced Character Animation and 3D Procedural Effects Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:01PMSAN RAFAEL, Calif.----Autodesk, Inc. announced Autodesk Softimage 2011, a comprehensive 3D application featuring a unique, multithreaded GigaCore architecture and innovative tools: the Interactive Creative Environment and Face Robot facial animation toolset.
  • Huge rock fall closes Glenwood Canyon Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:13AMGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Mitigation work is expected to begin today on the area above Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon where a rock fall around midnight Sunday night closed a section of the interstate. More than 150 tons of rocks, debris and massive boulders broke lose from the canyon walls, smashing onto the highway, damaging the roadway near the Hanging Lake exit. Colorado Department of ...
  • Questions, codes, contracts and facts Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:10AMPublished: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 8:55 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 8:55 a.m. Facts?
  • EPA study unlikely to be complete before Haymarket arena vote Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:33AMA contractor hired by the Environmental Protection Agency is set to begin taking soil and groundwater samples this week from the railyard where the city wants to build a new arena.
  • Real Estate calendar 3/7 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:11AMReal estate classes for buyers, sellers and homeowners.
  • March 6 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:06AMWhen: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 6; 5-9 p.m. March 16, 18. Where: Queensborough Neighborhood Association, 2756 Greenwood Road, Shreveport.
  • Saudi power plant bidders named Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:03AMSaudi power plant bidders named
  • Gas Rush Is On Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:10AMWHEELING - Natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation is a hot commodity in the Northern Panhandle. Members of the New Vrindaban Hare Krishna Community in Marshall County can attest to that, as they are set to gain roughly $10 million in lease payments from AB Resources.
  • City begins laying groundwork for planned College Street apartments Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:55PMPreliminary work on a two-story, 40-unit structure is currently under way on College Street, with a bid for extension of water and sewer service and sidewalk construction approved by City Council earlier this week.
  • Chicopee Country Club names Tom DiRico director of golf Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:21PMStaff file photo by JIM SEARS Chicopee Country Club director of golf Tom DiRico loves his work.
  • Baldwin says goodbye Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:54AMPITTSFIELD -- Embattled Pittsfield radio host Sherman Baldwin is leaving the Berkshires. Baldwin, who parted ways with WBRK (1340 AM) on Feb. 23, held a press conference Friday at Chapters Bookstore to officially announce the end of "Talk Berkshires," an afternoon program that debuted last May.
  • Baldwin says goodbye Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:44AMFriday March 5, 2010 PITTSFIELD -- Embattled Pittsfield radio host Sherman Baldwin is leaving the Berkshires.
  • AISD reviews custodial bids Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:21PMAssistant Superintendent Charles Perkins remembers the rough transition five years ago when the Abilene Independent School District privatized custodial services with Sodexo with hopes to save money and district jobs.When Sodexo took over in the fall of 2005, some schools ran short of paper supplies. Others said their rooms were poorly cleaned. New paperwork led some custodians to get late ...
  • Resurfacing of Walnut Creek girl highlights strains of parental abductions Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:02PMFinding Walnut Creek girl after 14 years unusual, police say, but 97 percent of kidnappings in state perpetrated by family
  • Resurfacing of Walnut Creek girl highlights strains of parental abductions Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:59PMEast Bay girl found after 14 years; police say 97 percent of cases perpetrated by family
  • Resurfacing of Walnut Creek girl highlights strains of parental abductions Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:58PMWALNUT CREEK — The arrest this week of a woman who took off with her 8-year-old daughter in 1995 during a child custody dispute is being lauded by police and missing child experts as an exceptional event.
  • Pick Gebbia over Norton for North Palm council Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:44PMPick Gebbia over Norton for North Palm council
  • Support builds for backward thinking Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:01AMWe have discussed many important topics in this space, including government corruption, literacy, urban renewal and the plight of the homeless.
  • Contracting superintendent saves money Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:20PMWhen people talk about school administration these days, the topic of consolidating duties is likely to follow.
  • Municipal Judge Phil Bellamy files another lawsuit Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:42PMA Brownsville municipal judge has filed a lawsuit against a local Sam’s Club, its owner Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a manager at the store in a customer service dispute that the judge said led to his court-ordered confinement at mental health facilities.
  • City to hire economic coordinator Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:03PMSEBASTOPOL — The city’s Community Development Agency (CDA) voted to hire an economic development coordinator Tuesday night to act as a liaison between the city and businesses and to implement the city’s economic development goals.
  • Public Utility Commission orders independent tests on smart meters Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:37PMWhile Oncor begins a side-by-side comparison of old versus new meters on Friday, the Public Utility Commission is also ordering an independent, third-party test. The decision was made Thursday at an open meeting where commissioners addressed concerns they received in the form of letters from citizens and politicians, including Sen. Troy Fraser.
  • Tonight at 10: Tea Party movement in Arkansas Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:34PMBy now most of us have heard about the Tea Party movement, but who are they really and what do they stand for?
  • Storekeeper - Offshore Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:19PMFrom its infancy as strictly a diving business, Helix Energy Solutions Group has evolved into an integrated marine contractor and operator of offshore oil and gas properties and production facilities worldwide.
  • Chinese giant takes over 300 MW project Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:57PMIn response to delays in the Mmamabula Energy Project (MEP), Chinese energy and mining titan Golden Concord Holdings Limited has snapped up a 70-percent equity in the 300-megawatt power station being developed by CIC Energy.
  • Trevali Hits High-Grade Mineralization at Magistral Central and South-Intersects Additional Footwall Zones Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:43AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 4, 2010) - H
  • Trevali Hits High-Grade Mineralization at Magistral Central and South-Intersects Additional Footwall Zones Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:15AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/04/10) - Highlights include: Central - 41.25 metres at 71.1 g/t (2 oz/t) silver, 0.8% lead, 8.2% zinc & 0.11% copper, including 9 metres at 18.52% zinc, 105.1 g/t (3 oz/t) silver, 0.8% lead & 0.11% copper South - 10.85 metres at 10% zinc & 0.1% copper Trevali Resources Corp. ("Trevali" or the "Company") (CNSX: TV)(PINK SHEETS: TREVF - News ...
  • Grand Jury examines trash policy Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:12AMRidgecrest, Calif. - Continued pubic discourse surrounding the city’s mandatory trash and recycling program prompted the Kern County Grand Jury to investigate the local service.
  • Real Estate Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:24AMThere are certain features of a construction project that create particular challenges and risks for developers and contractors alike. In the first place, no two developments projects are exactly the same. Large sums of money must be committed over time frames that may span many years.
  • Western Refining Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:00AMEL PASO, Texas----Western Refining, Inc. today reported for the fourth quarter of 2009 a net loss, excluding special items, of $51.1 million, or $0.58 per diluted share. This compares to fourth quarter 2008 net earnings, excluding special items, of $33.6 million, or $0.49 per diluted share.
  • Previewing our winter sports games Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:45AMMaps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more... The nations largest privately held courier company is looki ... >MORE
  • Nigeria : Jimoh Ibrahim - the Enigma At 43 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:02AMallAfrica: African news and information for a global audience
  • Thrift store gets ready for savvy shoppers Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:58AMThough the former Georgia Carpet Outlet store in Ballwin is empty now, Jerry Orzano looks around and sees it full.
  • Man receives 2 years for failing to file tax returns Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:02AMA former Springfield resident was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison without parole for failing to file tax returns, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips.
  • TV star ordered to pay builder double Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:49AMAN ATTEMPT by television personality Vuyo Mbuli to shortchange a Port Alfred builder who renovated his marina mansion backfired when an independent arbitrator awarded the contractor almost double what he originally requested.
  • Belmond Independent - BIG REBATES START MONDAY Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:30AMIf you are considering replacing the older appliances in your home, 2010 may be the year to do it.
  • Ellis:I used RFPs Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:04AMCOURTHOUSE — Former Montgomery County commissioner Thomas J. Ellis, weighing in on the county’s professional services contract controversy, said he may not have been happy with the ordinance governing contractor solicitations, but he and his fellow commissioners followed the law.
  • Rowlett council removes city attorney as city prosecutor overseer Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:53AMThe Rowlett City Council removed city attorney David Berman from his role as supervisor over city prosecutor Pamela Harrell Liston with a 5-2 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting. Mayor John Harper and Councilman Patrick Jackson cast the dissenting votes.
  • Appointment tabled, but city attorney says it’s OK Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:04AMVIRGINIA — The Hospital Commission is still lacking one member. And that has the person already recommended for an open position on the commission by the Personnel Committee wondering just what might be happening behind the scenes.
  • British Gas recruits 1,100 workers Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:42PMBritish Gas has said that it is recruiting 1,100 staff for a new insulation business to capitalise on a market expected to be worth £1.4 billion by 2015.