Articles tagged with expansion

Tue, May 22, 2012

Insight: Jerusalem expansion reaches point of no return

By Crispian Balmer

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Named for the crash site of an airforce plane shot down during the Six Day War in 1967, Givat ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Enbridge plans huge Canada, US pipeline expansion

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc kicked off one of the most sweeping expansions in its history on Wednesday, a C$3.2 billion ($3 ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Over 100 employees added during expansion at Magnum Power Products

BERLIN, WI (WTAQ) - A Berlin company has added over 100 workers, along with an additional 24,000 square feet of space.

Magnum Power Products ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Dubai sukuk to fund airport expansion: Sheikh Ahmed

By Praveen Menon and Mirna Sleiman

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai will employ $1.25 billion raised through an Islamic bond last week to fund the ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Evercore planning major five-year expansion: FT

LONDON (Reuters) - Evercore Partners aims to become one of the world's leading independent investment banks within the next five years, its president and ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Jobless claims cast cloud on labor market

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit a two-month high last week and more applications were received ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

U.S. eyes quick expansion of technology trade pact

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is optimistic countries will agree to expand a landmark agreement that helped triple world trade in ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Magellan mulls more expansion of Texas-Gulf pipeline

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Magellan Midstream Partners LP is considering further expansion of oil pipeline capacity from west Texas to the Gulf Coast in addition to ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Whitbread moves FD to lead Costa drive overseas

By Matt Scuffham

LONDON (Reuters) - British leisure group Whitbread is moving highly-regarded finance chief Chris Rogers to head up its coffee shop chain Costa ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

BHP iron ore chief quits amid expansion

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton's veteran iron ore chief, Ian Ashby, is stepping down after 25 years with the world's biggest miner, it ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Wednesday night votes moves KI Convention Center expansion plans

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A big step forward forward Wednesday night for expansion of the KI Convention Center in Green Bay. 

The Brown County ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Sargento Foods announces expansion at Hilbert plant

HILBERT, WI (WTAQ) - Sargento Foods plans to expand in Hilbert.

The company on Tuesday said it will add 30,000 square feet of space ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Dems fail to force Assembly to vote on restricting school voucher expansion

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Democrats tried but failed Thursday to force the state Assembly to vote on restricting the expansion of Wisconsin’s private school ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

School voucher expansion on-hold

MADISON (WSAU) Don't expect any changes to the school voucher program next year.

A year ago Racine was added to the voucher program ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Bishops plan big birth-control battle expansion

By Stephanie Simon

(Reuters) - Catholic bishops, energized by a battle over contraception funding, are planning an aggressive campaign to rally Americans against a long ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Bishops plan big birth-control battle expansion

By Stephanie Simon

(Reuters) - Catholic bishops, energized by a battle over contraception funding, are planning an aggressive campaign to rally Americans against a long ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Bishops plan aggressive expansion of birth-control battle

By Stephanie Simon

(Reuters) - Catholic bishops, energized by a battle over contraception funding, are planning an aggressive campaign to rally Americans against a long ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Packers, residents meet to discuss expansion plans

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Residents in the Lambeau Field neighborhood are meeting with the Green Bay Packers about planned construction that could affect them.

“I ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

KI breaks ground on Bellevue facility expansion, could add 50 jobs

BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) - A Green Bay-based furniture and wall system manufacturer for offices, education and government is expanding its operations in Village of Bellevue ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Berkeley energy lab plans big expansion

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory said it will expand beyond its 200-acre Berkeley, California, campus with a 90-acre ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

State Superintendent calls on Assembly to take up bill to stop voucher expansion

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State school Superintendent Tony Evers has asked the Assembly to pass a bill that prevents the expansion of tax-funded vouchers for ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Playtech in talks with possible U.S. partners

By Matt Scuffham

LONDON (Reuters) - Playtech, the world's biggest provider of online gaming software, is holding talks with a number of potential partners ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Green Bay votes to split proposed hotel room tax, KI expansion, visitors bureau

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay city council votes to approve a proposed two percent increase in the hotel room tax, but wants ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Boston's Gardner museum unveils major expansion

By Toni Clarke

BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston's venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveiled a major new wing Wednesday designed to honor the magic of ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Boston's Gardner museum unveils major expansion

By Toni Clarke

BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston's venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveiled a major new wing on Wednesday designed to honor the magic ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Talent shortage threatens Gulf retail banking expansion

By David French

DUBAI (Reuters) - On Dubai's busiest thoroughfare, Sheikh Zayed Road, the white, orange and blue shop front of Sharjah Islamic Bank ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

RDA approves, finance goes different direction for KI expansion efforts

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay’s Redevelopment Authority approved a financing plan for a $19 million expansion of the KI Convention Center.  The ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Internet body says name expansion won't hurt United Nations

By Patrick Worsnip

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet domain name regulators on Monday played down fears by the United Nations and other international bodies that ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

JFC co-chair Vos vows to fight Family Care expansion

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A key state legislator says he'll fight an effort to expand Wisconsin's Family Care program, despite an order from ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Import prices rise in February on higher oil

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Import prices rose in February on sharply higher oil costs, but there were few other signs of imported inflation ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

International groups want off Internet name expansion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and 26 other international organizations are pressing the keepers of the Internet to prevent addresses ...

Sat, December 03, 2011

Aggressive labor stance threatens Pilbara expansion: Rio Tinto

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese said an "aggressive" stance by unions, high labor costs and a potential downturn in world prices ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

UnitedHealth switches drug unit CEO amid expansion

(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc has changed the leadership of its pharmacy benefit unit as the business readies for a major expansion that positions it ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

Hong Kong Disneyland hopes for expansion magic

By Stefanie McIntyre

HONG KONG (Reuters) - With a new theme area that makes guests feel as if they're being shrunk to the size ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Republicans blast shale drilling rule expansion

By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration's plans to expand regulation of the controversial "fracking ...

Tue, October 18, 2011

Ending school voucher expansion, passes Senate, heads to Assembly

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Private school voucher programs would not go beyond Milwaukee County and Racine under a bill passed by the Senate today. On ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Uniqlo starts U.S. expansion, eyes 200 stores

By Phil Wahba

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fast Retailing Co Ltd's <9983.T> Uniqlo is launching its U.S. expansion this week with the opening of ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Slovak parliament ratifies EFSF expansion

By Martin Santa and Jan Lopatka

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's parliament ratified a plan to bolster the euro zone's EFSF rescue fund on ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Fed mulled balance sheet expansion in September

By Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials discussed the possibility of launching a fresh round of bond purchases before deciding last month on ...

Sun, October 09, 2011

Australia approves BHP's $20-$30 billion Olympic Dam mine

By Sonali Paul and James Regan

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton moved closer to an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion expansion of its ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

Slovakia's interim government talks set for Monday

By Martin Santa

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic said on Friday he would dismiss Prime Minister Iveta Radicova's fallen government and start ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Fed's primary dealer expansion seen aiding markets

By Emily Flitter

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's designation this week of two Canadian banks as primary dealers ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Green Bay schools backing change in expansion efforts of school vouchers

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay schools are throwing their support behind a bill that would prevent the loss of millions for their school ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Speeding universe work wins Nobel

By Anna Ringstrom

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The "astounding" discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Incoming Penney CEO recruits senior Target exec

(Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc's incoming boss has lured a senior executive from Target Corp as he assembles his team before taking ...

Sat, September 24, 2011

IMF to mull expansion of crisis-fighting capacity

By Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it would decide by April whether its resources are sufficient to prevent ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Public hearing about school choice expansion Oct. 5

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A state Senate committee will hold a public hearing October 5th on a bill to prohibit the expansion of the private ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

KI Convention Center expansion moves forward

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A recommendation to use some of the Brown County room tax money to expand the KI Convention Center was approved ...

Sun, September 11, 2011

Analysis: Suspicion greets China's Europe expansion

By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - For cash-strapped Europe, China is an appealing source of financing. But the response to an attempt ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Lambeau Field expansion breaks ground Thursday

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Ground has been broken on the expansion project at Lambeau Field. 

The Green Bay Packers held a ceremony Thursday for ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Green Bay Packers announce Lambeau expansion plans

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers have officially unveiled plans for the Lambeau Field expansion.

From the team's release:

"The Green ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

New York metro area ponders airport expansion

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The group that manages New York's airports is studying proposals to expand them after a warning that failure to keep ...