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BLYTHEVILLE – The Mississippi County Quorum Court has approved $14.5 million in local incentives to bring a $1.1 billion steel mill to the county.

The plan approved this week is contingent on the Legislature approving a $125 million financing package for Big River Steel to build the mill near Osceola.

Representatives from Nucor Steel, which has its own steel mill in Mississippi County, spoke against the incentive plan.

 that Big River Steel CEO John Correnti told the quorum court that he’d considered building the plant in Mississippi but opted for Osceola instead.

Correnti says Big River Steel will put its corporate headquarters in Osceola, and executives will live in northeast Arkansas. He promised to be “a good corporate citizen.”

The Board of Trustees of MTN Cameroon Foundation is made up of four distinguished personalities of the Cameroonian society and two Executive Directors of MTN Cameroon.
During the next five years, MTN Cameroon Foundation will be focusing on Education to enhance education and the use of new technologies, with programs that could change schools, equip teachers and empower learners; on Health, to improve overall health by implementing sustainable projects that could fight against maternal & infant mortality, sustain health campaigns in rural areas and combat major diseases; on Community Development, to enhance the living conditions of communities especially with projects that ensure access to potable water and foster agriculture and animal breeding.

During this first meeting held in presence of the Chairman of MTN Cameroon Board of Directors, Colin E. Read Full Post…

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Weve seen restaurants encourage ethical behavior before, with the Halfsies program sending donations to fight hunger when customers opt for a smaller portion. Now the Le Repas bistro in Brazil is offering a free salad for any diner who rides their bike to the café as a reward for being green.

The program was set up by sommelier Karen Ferrari, who was inspired by the number of cyclists she saw on a trip to Paris. Now, visitors to the French-themed restaurant who arrive on two wheels are greeted with a bowl of fresh green leaves to give them some healthy sustenance for their journey. Ferrari hopes that the reward will provide an incentive for cyclists to visit, as well as encouraging other local businesses to try something similar.

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Zuks Ramasia, GM Operations for SAA said: SAA is absolutely thrilled to win this prominent award as On Time Performance is a critical factor considered by customers when selecting which airline to fly. Winning this award also highlights our employees commitment to ensuring a seamless travel experience to our valued customers.

This category includes airlines based in the Middle East and Africa that operate at least 30,000 scheduled flights annually within the Middle East and Africa. The flight status coverage threshold was set at 80%.

The other 4 Finalists included Etihad Airways, Gulf Air Company, Qatar Airways and Saudi Arabian Airlines. The OTPS Awards program recognises airlines around the world that achieve sustained operational excellence. Read Full Post…

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If users can already customize the movies they watch with just the power of their thoughts, it seems a pretty safe bet that theyd embrace the chance to shape the music they listen to as well. Enter “n”, a musical project by Uruguayan artist Jorge Drexler thats designed specifically to be transformed and edited by smartphone and tablet users.

Now available for Android, iOS and through the Samsung Apps store, Drexlers free “n” app contains three original songs: n1, n2 and n3. Each is a unique interactive musical experience with optional components recorded by Drexler himself along with nine world-class singers, a Stradivarius, a full symphonic orchestra, and male and female choruses. “n1,” f

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The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will host Lab2Launch, a one-day commercialization training event for university researchers and high-tech entrepreneurs, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on March 12.

According to a UALR news release, participants will learn how to move scientific discoveries and new technologies toward commercialization. The training will cover:

• opportunities to fund research and development using federal or industry dollars
• connections between innovation and commercialization
• patent and legal information
• the technology transfer process.

Laura Schoppe and Danielle McCulloch of Fuentek LLC will lead the training. Fuentek specializes in intellectual property management and technology transfer services.

will be Tuesday, March 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UALR’s Donald W. R

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Ghana joined the World Bank in September 1957, a development partnership which Vice President Diop describes as having grown strongly, over the past several decades, and we are happy to see Ghana continuing to make major strides in maintaining its high economic growth while investing in the health, education, and job opportunities for its people.

At the end of the visit, he will hold a dialogue session with the media, which will be carried live on Friday February 15, 2013, at 4:00 pm (GMT) via:www.livestream.com/worldbankafrica

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