Foster Wheeler Awarded PMC Contract for Linear Alkyl Benzene Plant Expansion by Gulf Farabi in Saudi Arabia
ZUG, Switzerland—-Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Gulf Farabi Petrochemical Company for the provision of project management consultancy services for Gulf Farabi’s Linear Alkyl Benzene plant expansion at Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
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Jefferson Thomas, one of Little Rock Nine, dies at 68
The nine black students integrated Central High School in the first major test of the 1954 Supreme Court order.
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SUU President studying at Notre Dame
CEDAR CITY — Southern Utah University President Michael Benson, the 15th president of SUU, is taking graduate courses as a student at Notre Dame.
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Masoli can play
It took longer and required more work than the University of Mississippi envisioned, but the Rebels finally got the news they wanted Friday afternoon: Transfer quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is eligible to play for Ole Miss.
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Student Loan Scrutiny Could Hurt Washington Post
The paper’s Kaplan education unit may be battered by a crackdown on loan repayment rules
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Delivering local news to Selma, Alabama since 1827
SELMA — Two down, four to go. The Selma City School Board selection committee interviewed the first two certified school financial officer candidates Wednesday, Willie Johnson and Adondra Williams.
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Town and School System Honor Veteran Madison Employees
Judging by the continuing years that people keep their jobs with the Town of Madison and its school system, it can’t be that bad a place to work. Town employee Aileen Konz has held her…
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Syneron Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
YOKNEAM, ISRAEL–(Marketwire – September 1, 2010) – Syneron Medical Ltd. ( NASDAQ : ELOS ), the leading global aesthetic device company, announced today that Asaf Alperovitz has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Alperovitz succeeds Fabian Tenenbaum, who will transition to a new position heading strategic projects and activities for Shimon Eckhouse, co-founder of …
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University expands enrollment
BEIJING – TSINGHUA University, one of China’s top universities, announced plans on Monday to expand the number of international graduate students to about 10 per cent of the programme by 2020, as China’s top schools continue to add foreign students. ‘Top universities around the world without an English-based curriculum have about 10 per cent foreign students in their graduate programmes, so we …
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Robeco Hauls in Nearly $200M – cbl
Global investment manager with Boston division raises $193MBy citybizlist StaffBOSTON, Ma. — The Ro…
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