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Harvey’s Impact On The Energy Market Will Be Substantial

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Category: Energy

The tropical storm formerly known as Hurricane Harvey continues to dump copious amounts of rain on the Houston area. As a former Houston resident who lived there during the massive flooding from Tropical Storm Allison, I don’t think the city has ever seen anything like what it’s currently experiencing. Houston is the central hub for […]

Source: Forbes


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Kongsberg Automotive’s Easley plant to be closed

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Category: Automobile / Transport

At KA’s Capital Markets Day in November 2016, Kongsberg Automotive outlined it’s plan for improving its performance. This plan included closing down 6 plants, mainly within the Powertrain and Chassis products segment in Europe. True to this plan, KA has decided that the Easley plant in the US will be closed, and that operations at […]

Source: Automotive World


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Exxon Mobil increases Hurricane Harvey relief support to $1 million

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Category: Energy

Exxon Mobil Corp. announced today that it is has increased to $1 million its support for relief and recovery efforts in Houston and other Gulf Coast communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey. A contribution of $500,000 will be provided to the United Way of Greater Houston and follows an initial allocation of $500,000 for the American […]

Source: World Oil


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Republican Overseas Action will take the fight against FATCA to the Supreme Court

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Category: Accounting / Financial

Republicans Overseas Action, Inc. (ROA) will take the fight against FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) to the United States Supreme Court after the 6th Circuit Court affirmed the lower district court’s ruling that none of the plaintiffs in the Crawford et al. vs. US Department of Treasury lawsuit was suffering harm as a result […]

Source: Republican Overseas


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Digital business blues: Creating success through transitions

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Category: IP & Innovation

Due to the constantly changing demands of businesses and consumers—combined with the power and ubiquity of technology—business leaders all around the world, from the Nordics and Europe to the Americas, recognize that innovation is crucial for the survival of their organizations. According to Forrester Research, this transition into the digital age is expected to have […]

Source: Norwegian American


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