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Video: Hoffa says ‘Go off fiscal cliff if necessary’
(Source: Real Clear Politics, November 27, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters President James Hoffa appeared on MSNBC's "Ed Show" to discuss the meeting that heads of labor groups had with President Obama on Tuesday. Hoffa said if Republicans don't want to raise to...
Virginia’s Governor applauds massive call backs and hiring of coal miners; 500 jobs saved and another 650 new miners will be hired
(Press release from the office of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, November 27, 2012) RICHMOND, Va. — Governor McDonnell made the following statement, following the announcement by Southern Coal Corporation of massive call backs and hiring of miners in Southwest...
Southern Coal Corp. announces call backs and hiring of miners in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky
(Source: Southern Coal Corporation press release, November 27, 2012) ROANOKE, Va. — The Southern Coal Corporation has announced massive call backs and hiring of miners in Southwest Virginia, Southern West Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky. The company has worked over the...
Tuscola grain elevator to get loop railroad for CSX access
(Source: The News-Gazette, November 26, 2012) TUSCOLA, Ill. — Cargill's grain elevator in Tuscola is adding a loop railroad track to give it access to the CSX railroad, the company recently announced. The elevator already has access to the Canadian National and Union...
In 2012, America’s median wealth was at lowest point since 1969
(Source: Think Progress, November 26, 2012) Median net worth in the United States reached its lowest point since 1969 in 2010, according to a new study by Professor Edward Wolff at New York University. Moreover, according to Wolff’s research, inequality skyrocketed as...
City of Winter Haven OKs rezoning near CSX project
(Source: The Ledger, November 26, 2012) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Winter Haven city commissioners Monday night unanimously approved a rezoning request that will make another 672 acres near the future home of the CSX rail terminal developable. Full story: The Ledger
Japan’s new high-speed maglev train would be world’s fastest
(Source: TG Daily, November 27, 2012) TOKYO, Japan — Central Japan Railway Co. has just revealed the first of a maglev train series built to run at speeds 310 km/h (193 mph). There's already a maglev system in Shanghai, connecting the airport to central Pudong, a...
California cities in bullet train’s path have mixed reactions
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2012) LOS ANGELES — California's bullet train has generated plenty of opposition in the areas around the San Gabriel Mountains. Elsewhere in Southern California, though, local governments are either embracing the train or...
Refiners, railroads gear up as oil boom resonates in South Sound
(Source: The News Tribune, November 25, 2012) OLYMPIA, Wash. — When recent headlines proclaimed that the United States was poised to become the world’s largest oil producer by 2017, the import of that news may have seemed distant and abstract. Yes, the oil fields of...
Final RRB informational conference of 2012 is December 7
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board will host its final informational conferences of 2012 on December 7. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The program begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 12:15 p.m. Conferences for 2013 will be announced by the RRB as dates and...
