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Modular Builder VBC On the Verge of $25-Million Buy for Katerra Assets

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Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) is in the final stages of a $25-million bankruptcy acquisition of Katerra’s former headquarters in Tracy, Calif. Tue, 08/03/2021 - 14:15. CEO Vaughan Buckley says VBC will reach out to some Katerra employees and customers. The purchase could close as early as Aug.

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Hostess To Reopen In Emporia, KS; Will Create More Than 300 Jobs

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Hostess Brands LLC, a new company and employer under new ownership, announced plans to reopen and expand its bakery in Emporia. The plant has been a major employer here for almost 50 years, providing significant support to our economy, as well as being a good corporate citizen in our community. Hostess is back!

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Coronavirus and airline travel in Europe: No empty plane seats under EU plan

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Some US airlines have already implemented distancing measures, with some blocking middle seats, pausing automatic upgrades and changing the boarding process. “The starting point here is that European consumers have a right to a cash refund, if that is what they want.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

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Just 18 months ago, none of us anticipated our current state of affairs. Those of us around for the “dot-com revolution” just over 20 years ago will vividly recall the plethora of latest, greatest technology that promised to change the home building universe forever. How could we? Beyond Value Engineering. Apply technology.

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Elio Motors Announces Vehicle Manufacturing Facility In Shreveport, LA

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Bankruptcy Court settlement agreement to redevelop former GM locations. “We That saves us a tremendous amount of capital right up front.” Elio Motors is purchasing the GM plant from the Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust, known as the RACER Trust. RACER is an independent trust created by a U.S.

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Stephen Moret, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development

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city in history to file for bankruptcy. That incentive helped us secure the largest manufacturing project in state history—the $16-21 billion Sasol gas-to-liquids (GTL) and ethane-cracker complex in Southwest Louisiana. The manager will determine what he can salvage from a legacy of decline that recently made Motown the largest U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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ODEC’s proposal is advantageous to our members because it enables us to shift from electricity bought on the market to electricity produced locally by our wholesale power provider. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware and said it expects the sale to be completed in two to three months. This is a win for our members.”.