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Possible pilot shortage raises safety concerns
An industry forecast that nearly half a million new airline pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years as airlines expand their fleets has raised safety concerns that airlines will hire lower caliber pilots as they struggle to fill slots....Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Government, Career and Workplace, Asia
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FDA: New suppliers to ease 2 cancer drug shortages
AP Business WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages — at least for the time being — that have left patients and parents frightened about missing...Tags: Chemical Industry, Leukemia, The Associated Press, Food and Drug Administration, Cancer
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Continued slow growth ahead for South Bend, panel says
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - A Business Outlook Panel of economic experts at Indiana University South Bend on Friday predicted sluggish growth in 2012, with a bright-side note that threats of a double-dip recession have receded. “For the last couple of years, it...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Europe
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Purdue seeks to foster Chinese investment in Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana communities can get help expanding their economic development with China through a new initiative from Purdue University. Purdue says its Global Business Engagement Initiative will be housed in the college's...Tags: Regional Authority, Education, China, Elections, Mitch Daniels
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Accenture buying Acquity for $316 million
Tribune reporterGlobal consulting firm Accenture has agreed to buy digital marketing company Acquity Group for $316 million, the companies announced Friday. Founded in Chicago in 2001, Acquity Group works with such brands as Adobe, American Express, General Motors,...Tags: Marketing, E-Commerce Industry, Arthur Andersen, American Express Company, General Motors Corp.
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Dollar tops 103 yen, a 4-1/2-year high, on robust U.S. data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...Tags: North Korea, Inflation and Deflation, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Deutsche Bank AG, Exports
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Smith Island denial
Even the most jaded observer must acknowledge there's something admirable about the desire of so many living on Smith Island to see their community survive and prosper. Residents of this marshy (and shrinking in both population and real estate)...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Environmental Issues, Conservation, Ecosystems, 2010 Census
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Soccer great David Beckham to retire
LOS ANGELES - David Beckham is retiring. ... Again. Only this time, after a couple of false starts with the Los Angeles Galaxy over the last three years, the former captain of England's national team says he's really, truly hanging up his boots for...Tags: Robbie Keane, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, David Beckham, Soccer
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Dredge contract awarded to handle bigger ships at Miami's port
ReutersBy Zachary Fagenson MIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor to an Illinois-based company on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle larger ships...Tags: Miami-Dade County, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Port Everglades, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Panama
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Florida cargo and cruise facilities in line for a record-setting year of funding
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's seaports, including Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, are set to embark on a massive round of waterfront and transit upgrades, as the cargo and cruise facilities are in line for a record-setting year of funding from the...Tags: Cruise Line Ports, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Panama City (Panama), Suez Canal, Port Everglades
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Nikkei may pull back on Wall St drop, set for 2nd weekly gains
ReutersTOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average may pull back slightly on Friday after Wall Street weakened overnight, but the market is on track to log its second-straight weekly gain on the back of a depressed yen and optimism over the earnings...Tags: Hitachi Ltd., Foreign Exchange Market, Nikkei, Japan, Federal Reserve
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Japan March machinery orders jump, boding well for capex
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese core machinery orders jumped a bigger-than-expected 14.2 percent in March, the quickest monthly pace in eight years, in a sign a weaker yen and surging stock prices are making companies more confident about investing in...Tags: Japan, Weather Reports, Toyota Motor Corp., Tokyo (Japan), Inflation and Deflation
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