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Could just one building revitalize a whole part of downtown Roanoke?
WDBJ7 ReporterThe proposal is relatively simple, ten dollars for a whole building. The old downtown Roanoke YMCA will take millions to fix up, but developers say if it all works, the dividends could be much greater. It's just a proposal at this point; city council...Tags: YMCA, Business, Manufacturing and Engineering, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations
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Danville offers free pick up and use of heavy machinery during "Make Danville Shine" month
WDBJ7 ReporterNow's the time to clean up your yard without it cleaning out your wallet. Danville is cutting the cost to pick up heavy loads from your property and offering expert advice on home repairs. It's part of the city's "Make Danville Shine, Clean Up, Fix...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering
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Giant gas rigs set platform for protests
Reuters* More floating gas plants set to be deployed on world's oceans * Some plants six times the size of an aircraft carrier * Oil firms, shipbuilders see costs savings and say technology sound * Unions and state govts see threat to jobs and investment...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Australia, Science and Technology, East Timor
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Canada crude-Prices slip on refinery work
Reuters* June WCS last seen at $24.25/bbl under WTI * June synthetic at $0.80/bbl discount to WTI CALGARY, Alberta, May 6 (Reuters) - Canadian oil prices fell on Monday as a result of planned and unplanned refinery maintenance and the prospect of abundant...Tags: Suncor Energy Incorporated, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Joliet, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Florida passes record budget, backed by sales tax revenue
ReutersBy Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 3 (Reuters) - Florida legislators, following a trend among states bouncing back from the national recession, adopted a record $74.5 billion spending plan on Friday and adjourned their 2013 lawmaking session....Tags: Government Health Care, Politics, Consumers, Interior Policy, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Generous parents don't want to fund wedding
Dear Amy: My daughter had a child out of wedlock four years ago. My wife and I have supported them both emotionally and financially and by baby-sitting the child. Now my daughter is engaged to a very good guy. She wants to have a wedding that will...
Tags: Psychology, Weddings, Marriage, Psychologists, Family
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U.S. natgas futures lower ahead of weekend, slip under $4/mmBtu
Reuters* Front month well below Wednesday's 21-month high * Weather outlooks remain mixed for May * Nuclear power plant outages still below normal * Coming Up: Baker Hughes gas drilling rig data Friday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. natural...Tags: Nuclear Power, Weather, Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, National Weather Service
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COLUMN - The global power vacuum is expanding
Reuters(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer May 3 (Reuters) - Don't look to Washington. The United States will remain the world's most powerful nation for years to come, but the Obama administration and U.S....Tags: Barack Obama, Beijing (China), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Financial Markets
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Deerfield girl, 13, told police that woman tried to lure her
Tribune reporterA woman driving a “boxy” vehicle reportedly tried to pick up a 13-year-old Deerfield girl who was apparently walking home from school Thursday, authorities said today. The incident seems unrelated to two reports last week in Highwood of a...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering
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FACTBOX-Proposed U.S. nuclear power reactors
ReutersMay 3 (Reuters) - The following lists the NRC's schedule for deciding the combined construction and operating license (COL) applications for new reactors and certifying new reactor designs. The schedules for several new reactors and designs have been...Tags: Ameren Corporation, Nuclear Power, Hitachi Ltd., General Electric Company, Korea Electric Power Corporation
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U.S. cash crude stronger on Miss. gas processing plant work
Reuters* Gulf Coast gas processing plant to shut, curb oil output * Crude futures rally * Brent/U.S. crude spread narrows NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. cash crude differentials strengthened on news of planned maintenance at a Mississippi gas processing plant...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Mexico, European Central Bank, Gulf of Mexico, BP Plc
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Mike Gray dies at 77; co-wrote 'China Syndrome' screenplay
Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his...
Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Nuclear Power, Science and Technology, Chicago Tribune, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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