Archive for December, 2008

Review board reverses fines in Monte Carlo fire (Las Vegas Sun)

Tue, Dec 30, 2008 (7:18 a.m.) The construction company fined by Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Heath Administration after the Jan. 25 fire at the Monte Carlo casino-resort in Las Vegas has had its fines reduced on appeal.

Review board reverses fines in Monte Carlo fire (The Fresno Bee)

The construction company fined by Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Heath Administration after the Jan. 25 fire at the Monte Carlo casino-resort in Las Vegas has had its fines reduced on appeal. Read comments

Blast Cleaner descales and profiles plate/structural steel. (ThomasNet)

Delivering continuous controlled feed of steel into blast zone, Autoblast® Roll Conveyor Shotblast system is specifically designed to descale and remove rust from plate and structural members prior to fabrication. It utilizes 4 EZEFIT® wheels that blast with steel shot abrasive at velocity of 265 fps for optimal removal of rust and other containments. System is available in 3 sizes equipped to …

Six New Directors Added to RIA Board (ThomasNet)

Setting strategic direction for RIA and helping to develop programs to promote robotics industry in North America as well as globally, RIA elects 6 industry leaders. Representing the supplier community are Joe Gemma, Staubli Corp.; and Mick Estes, FANUC Robotics America. Paul Doll, Kraft Foods; Joyce Guthrie, US Postal Service; and Dana Komin, General Motors were elected in the user category. In …

Esco Tool Moves to New Building Responds to Increased Worldwide Power Demands (ThomasNet)

Medfield, MA- ESCO Tool, a manufacturer and supplier of welding end prep tools, saws, and other specialty tools for the power generation, offshore pipeline, pulp and paper, and metalworking industries, has acquired and refurbished a 60,000 sq. ft. building in nearby Holliston, MA. Founded as the Evans Supply Company in Winchester, MA and purchased by the Brennan family in 1975, the firm has been …

Saginaw Community Foundation gives awards; Emmaus House will use funds to distribute goods, build facility (The Saginaw News)

A $25,000 grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation will help a Saginaw women’s shelter build a new distribution center. Emmaus House, 733 S. 14th in Saginaw, will use the money to construct a storage facility to distribute donated clothing and…

Heavy metal (for soft hearts) (Hampton Union)

Art museums and galleries have something that I, as a storyteller, really enjoy. They often display artist bios and artist statements. The artist bio often includes where the person went to school, how long he or she has been in the field, and where he…

Snowy roof collapses (The Herald News)

Scott Hammac and several other business owners were put out of commission when a roof caved in at an industrial building last week. It could have been worse, especially for Hammac. He was just about to start welding when a Nicor crew told him there was a massive gas leak right above his shop. “I had my finger on the button,” said Hammac, who said he otherwise has not given much thought to the …

OC bridge malfunction an open-and-closed case (The Daily Times)

OCEAN CITY — The Route 50 bridge was stuck open for more than two hours Monday after a piece of the drawbridge’s locking mechanism failed.

Deer Park High School graduate named 2008 Aggie 100 honoree (The Pasadena Citizen)

Michael Beard, a Deer Park High School Graduate (1985) was recognized at the Aggie 100 awards luncheon held recently in College Station.

Fix Auto concept ‘close to take-off’ (AM Online)

Fix Auto is signing around two bodyshops per week and hopes to end the year with a network of 30 outlets. Enquiries have risen four-fold recently.

Does the Louisiana Treasury have money for you? (The Daily Iberian)

The following list from the state Treasury Department is of people who are owed money by the state. Names are listed in alphabetical order, last name first and address as given by the Treasury Department:

Burbank volunteers work to finish Rose Parade float (Los Angeles Daily News)

A 30-foot-tall snorting dinosaur, laser-blasting spaceships and oversize popcorn containers complete with butter scent.

A look at 2008 stories, photos (The Montana Standard)

A bumper crop of news events marked 2008 in southwest Montana, some of which played to the national stage in a hard-fought election year. Other major stories focused on the economy, the good, bad and hopeful.

Farmer Dealing With Volatile Market (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

TULSA, Okla. — Wheat farmer Jeff Krehbiel scoops handfuls of peanuts-in-the-shell from a bag and puts them in a small wicker basket. He sets it on the edge of the table, next to stacks of glossy brochures advertising the irrigation systems he sells.