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Genesee & Wyoming Acquires Rotterdam Rail Feeding (Popularity:  )
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Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Rotterdam Rail Feeding (RRF) for cash consideration of approximately U.S. $21.4 million, with contingent consideration of up to U.S. $2.4 million payable over the next three years. Headquartered in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, RRF is an independent provider of short-haul rail and switching services. RRF's principal business is "last mile" rail ...
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UPS Freight Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Contract (Popularity: )
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The Teamsters added more than 9,900 new members with workers at UPS Freight overwhelmingly ratifying a contract by more than 89 percent. The agreement will improve wages, benefits and working conditions, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced today. The Teamsters kicked off this organizing campaign in 2006 when it organized UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) workers in Indianapolis and negotiated a contract with the company that was ratified by a ...
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UPS Freight Workers in Ohio Sign Cards to Become Teamsters (Popularity: )
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An overwhelming majority of about 345 workers at the UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) terminal in Columbus, Ohio have signed authorization cards to become Teamsters, bringing the total number of drivers and dockworkers seeking to join the union to more than 9,400 since January 16, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced. The workers are seeking to join Local 413. "These workers have fought so hard for years to get strong ...
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AirMedia Signs New Concession Rights Contract to Operate in Wuhan Tianhe Airport (Popularity: )
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AirMedia Group Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCN), the operator of the largest digital media network in China dedicated to air travel advertising, today announced that it recently obtained the contractual concession rights to operate 140 digital TV screens and 130 46-inch digital frames at the newly constructed Terminal 2 of Wuhan Tianhe Airport from April 2008 to April 2011. Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei Province. In 2007 Wuhan Tianhe Airport, ...
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Port Of Authority Of NY/NJ Awards Welcome Center Contract to Parabit Systems (Popularity: )
The Port Authority of NY/NJ has awarded the $5.5MM contract to Parabit Systems of Roosevelt, NY for the construction, installation and maintenance of State of the Art Welcome Centers servicing a total of twenty seven terminals within JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Stewart airports. Through their major airports the Port Authority of NY/NJ serves in excess of 100MM patrons each year. These Welcome Centers created by Parabit will establish a ...
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ACF Car Finance Call Centre Manager celebrates five year anniversary (Popularity: )
http://www.acfcarfinance.co.uk
ACF Car Finance, the UK car and bike finance provider, is paying tribute to Call Centre Manager Carolina Izzo, who has just celebrated her five year anniversary with the company. Carolina, 30, has a wealth of call centre experience gained within the Financial Services Industry including not just car finance but Credit Cards, Personal and Secured Loans and Collections. Having started within the Unsecured Loans Department at The Funding Corporation ...
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Teamsters' Hearing Set for Tuesday on Legality of Cross-Border Trucking (Popularity: )
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The Teamsters Union will argue Tuesday in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that the Bush administration broke the law when it opened the borders to trucks from Mexico in September. Congress set safety requirements before the southern border could be opened to long-haul trucks. Those included upgrading inspection facilities, computer databases and state enforcement capacity. The requirements have not been met, according to the Transportation Department's own inspector general. ...
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Boeing Receives Order From Romanian Carrier Blue Air for Next-Generation 737s (Popularity: )
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The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) EML today announced an order from Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air Transport Aerian for two Next-Generation 737-800s and purchase rights for two more. The airplanes will join the airline's all-Boeing fleet to provide extra capacity in a fast-growing market. The order is valued at approximately $150 million at list prices. "We have doubled our passenger traffic every year since starting our operations. Looking toward the ...
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VRG Launches Flights to Madrid, Spain (Popularity: )
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GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA", Brazil's low-cost, low- fare airline) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG", Brazil's premium service airline), announces that today VRG began daily operations to its tenth international route: Sao Paulo-Madrid. "The Madrid route is an important step in our international expansion plan, and will provide VRG's customers with an additional ...
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L.B. Foster Company to Report Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results on January 31, 2008 (Popularity: )
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L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR), today announced that it will broadcast a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2007 operating results on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. The Company plans to release its results that same day before the market opens. The call will be hosted by Mr. Stan Hasselbusch, President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. David Russo, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial ...
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