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Slowing sales hits Charter as bosses ponder job cuts

Engineering group Charter International is considering cutting production and jobs at its ESAB welding and cutting business in the next few months after being hit by slowing sales. The company employs over 11,000 people...

Charter trims profits as slowdown bites

12-Nov-2008

By Michael Kavanagh and Maggie Urry Charter International became the latest UK engineering company to trim back profits expectations as it pointed to a fall in demand from steel-hungary customers in Europe and North America....

Fighting for Justice Against AC Transit

The story of the legal battle waged by the husband of a former general manager who died on the job. Sharon Banks died nearly nine years ago, after suffering two major strokes while serving as the general manager of AC Transit....

MP Backs Filsham Broadband Campaign

The MP for Hastings and Rye, Michael Foster, has given his support to the Filsham broadband campaign. Sadly 1000's of young people that live in homes around the St.Leonards-on-Sea area can only get broadband speeds of 1Mbps or...

Casual dining vendors enjoy solid business

By Heath E. Combs -- Stephane Deschesnes, vice president of market and product development at Canadel, started market week with an interesting problem. Retailers wanted to buy a wall display in the showroom to promote its new...

Greek Finale Preview: Will Cappie Help Casey with Her Heart?

Just as in real college life, the midseason finale of ABC Family's Greek balances out the promise of joy and celebration (as Rusty and Dale inch closer to brotherhood) with the angst that often accompanies the quest for true...

LOWS IN INDIA-SRI LANKA RELATIONS - OPPORTUNITY FOR TURN AROUND

Global Geopolitics Net Sites Sunday, October 26, 2008 © Copyright 2008 Malladi Rama Rao. All rights reserved. By Malladi Rama Rao Many commentators see in the present lows in the India-Sri Lanka relations a repeat of history –...