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1 hr ago | West Side and South Side Leader

West Side Education News & Notes

The foundation awarded 16 new four-year $2,000 per year scholarships and one four-year $3,000 per year science and technology scholarship to students.

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Related Topix: Construction, OMNOVA Solutions, Industrial Machines, Akron, OH, University of Akron, Summit County, OH

2 hrs ago | Post-gazette.com

The Fortunate 50: Top execs in region averaged $6.7 million in 2012

Mylan's Robert J. Coury is the highest-paid executive at public companies based in the Tri-State region for the third year in a row, easily outdistancing PPG Industries' Charles E. Bunch, who finished second.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Mylan Laboratories, Healthcare Industry, Manufacturing, PPG Industries, Mining, Consol Energy, Food, Heinz H J, US Governors, Tom Corbett

Sat May 18, 2013

The Daily News-Record

Obenshain Wins GOP Nomination For Attorney General

State Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, won the Republican nomination for attorney general at the GOP convention in Richmond today.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Albemarle, Healthcare Law, Law

Knoxville News Sentinel

Ohio's Sherwin-Williams now NASCAR official paint

The company was welcomed as an official sponsor at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., underscoring its support of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Sherwin Williams, Retail, Sports

Knoxville News Sentinel

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

Associated Press A genetically engineered potato pokes through the soil of a planting pot inside J.R. Simplot's lab May 10 in southwestern Idaho.

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Related Topix: Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables, Idaho, Boise, ID, Monsanto, Entomology, Science

The Daily Democrat

Monsanto alfalfa can't be limited as plant pest, says California court

Alfalfa genetically modified to withstand Monsanto Co.'s Roundup weed killer was correctly deemed by agriculture officials not to be a plant pest that needs to be regulated, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

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Related Topix: Monsanto, Agriculture, Science

The Telegraph

Linde stake churn

Calcutta, May 17: The promoters of industrial gas manufacturer Linde India will bring down their holding to the stipulated 75 per cent by early next week.

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Related Topix: India, Asia, World News, BOC Group

Fri May 17, 2013

Pensions & Investments

2 CF Industries social proposals break record for support

Two pension funds separately won record-high support for shareholder social proposals at any company.

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Related Topix: CF Industries, Pension, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wisconsin

The Northwestern in Oshkosh

Pittsburgh Zoo unveils new Amur tiger cub to public

This undated photo provided by the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium shows the new Amur tiger cub in a restricted area at the zoo.

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Related Topix: PPG Industries, Manufacturing

Post-gazette.com

PPG to make $825 million in payments in Pittsburgh Corning case

PPG Industries said the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has issued an interim order confirming a reorganization plan for Pittsburgh Corning, a business jointly owned by PPG and Corning Inc.

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Related Topix: Electronics, PPG Industries, Manufacturing, Telecom, Corning

Green Car Congress

Evonik Industries selects OPX Biotechnologies for Joint development of bio-based chemicals

OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. and Evonik Industries AG have entered into an agreement jointly to develop certain bio-based specialty chemicals.

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Related Topix: OPX Biotechnologies, Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical

Arkansas Online

Exxon Mobil: Pipe's fissure still a mystery

Almost two months after an aging pipeline split open and spilled an estimated 210,000 gallons of crude oil into a Mayflower neighborhood, forcing scores of residents to evacuate their homes, injuring wildlife and contaminating a cove of Lake Conway, Exxon Mobil said Thursday that it still does not know what caused the spill.

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Related Topix: Exxon Mobil, Energy, Oil & Gas, ExxonMobil Chemical, Mayflower, AR

Detroit News

Dow Chemical to pay $1.2 billion in price-fixing case

Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co. was ordered by a federal judge to pay a $1.2 billion judgment in a urethane price-fixing case after losing its bid to undo a jury's verdict that it colluded with competitors.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Kansas City, KS

Thu May 16, 2013

Benzinga

Nordic American Tanker CEO Says Market Turnaround Will Bring 'Loads of Money'

Hansson opened the interview by mentioning his upcoming visit with oil giant Exxon Mobil , commenting Nordic American Tanker has "done a lot of business with them", along with Shell and BP .

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Related Topix: Exxon Mobil, Energy, Oil & Gas, ExxonMobil Chemical, BP plc

CBS 47

Dow Chemical to appeal $1B damage judgement

A federal judge is ordering Dow Chemical Co. to pay $1.21 billion in damages after it lost a class-action lawsuit that accused it of conspiring to fix prices.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Kansas City, KS

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

Idaho spud giant whips up biotech potatoes

Genetically engineered potatoes grow in rows inside a J.R. Simplot greenhouse in southwestern Idaho.

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Related Topix: Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables, Monsanto, CPU, Science / Technology, Entomology, Science, Agriculture

JD Supra

United States Supreme Court Victory for St. Louis-Based Monsanto

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, has held in favor of Monsanto on a patent infringement suit arising from the St.

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Related Topix: Monsanto, US News, US Supreme Court

Investopedia

Waiting For Housing To Recover, Valspar's Recovery Already Arrived

Data on the residential housing market has been getting better. Prices and sales activity have both improved, and data from the major big-box home improvement stores Home Depot and Lowe's suggests that homeowners and contractors are back at work fixing up properties.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Valspar, Home, Home Improvement, Ace Hardware, Retail, Household Products, Sherwin Williams

Seeking Alpha

Dyadic International's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for holding. Welcome to Dyadic International's Q1 2013 Financial Results Conference Call.

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Related Topix: Basf Ag

Wed May 15, 2013

WMC-TV Memphis

US government set to make record profits from student loans, more than top corporations

As student loan borrowers are getting crushed under massive student debt, the federal government's student loan program is set to turn about $51 billion in profit, according to predictions from the Congressional Budget Office .

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Related Topix: ExxonMobil Chemical, Exxon Mobil, Energy, Oil & Gas, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

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