Corporate & Government Contracts

Interested buyers line up for MGM, no production schedule for Bond 23

News Corp., Time Warner Inc., and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Inc. film studio, owner of the “James Bond” franchise, according to people with knowledge of the situation - reports...

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Back on the map: how Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping found itself again

Richard Cooper recently secured a $2.5m contract from a Chinese oil company to look for new discoveries in West Africa. While the new cash will undoubtedly be welcome, Cooper is equally keen to use th...

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Fallen Monarchs: Kings will no longer operate WNBA team

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises. The decision was largely based on the Maloof family's desire to...

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Could Cloud Computing Hurt Outsourcers?

Author Nicholas Carr says the rise of cloud computing could take a bite out of IT outsourcing firms—a view also shared by researcher Gartner Could some of the big names in outsourcing be among the victims of the much-hyped...

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Kuwait-based military contractor wins court delay

A Kuwaiti-owned company indicted in Atlanta this week for alleged fraud in connection with a multibillion-dollar contract to supply food and other products to coalition troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan won a court delay...

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Colo. To Review Taxpayer-paid Lobbyists Practice

Colorado Governor Paid $1.1 Million To Lobby State Lawmakers; Contracts Under Review (AP) DENVER (AP) - At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors...

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MacDonald Dettwiler signs $200 million communications deal with Russians

VANCOUVER, B.C. - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) announced Friday that it has signed a satellite technology contract with the Russian Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR...

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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-UAE nuclear deal seen in next few weeks-GDF Suez

PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will award a $40 billion contract to build several nuclear reactors in the 'next few weeks,' the head of GDF Suez said on Friday. A consortium bidding for it includes GDF Suez,...

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Why Use a Franchise Consultant?

for them. Many successful businesses choose to grow their business in the normal way by taking on more staff and more premises in their target markets. The problem with this way of growth is that an enormous amount of capital...

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Senators seek more info on dealer closures

By STEPHEN MANNING WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators are calling on General Motors and Chrysler to release more details on ongoing talks over the automakers' plans to close thousands of auto dealerships as part of their bankruptcies....

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