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WorldStageNigeria: Amnesty - Govt to Prosecute Disobedient Niger Delta YouthsAllAfrica.comAny Niger Delta youth currently benefiting from the Amnesty Programme that fails to abide by the disciplinary conditions that guide the activities of the programme may be prosecuted by the Federal Government, Special Adviser to the President on Niger ...Niger Delta: FG to prosecute erring amnesty delegates, as 142 off abroad for ...WorldStageall 2 news articles »
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...DAL ATLANTA, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today celebrates the official re-opening of a renovated Delta Sky Club on Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Concourse A. Later this month, a brand new Delta Sky Club will...
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...Asia and Latin America, said Delta CEO Richard Anderson. By D.R. Stewart World Staff Writer At Tulsa International Airport, Delta will cut its last daily round-trip flight to Cincinnati International Airport on Jan. 4, officials said. Two years ago, Delta...
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Tulsa World
http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091203_298_0_DeltaA247069&rss_lnk=5
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...have been left with no choice but to ask a court to resolve Mesa’s refusal to honor its contract pricing guarantees," Delta spokeswoman Kristin Baur said in a e-mail. " We expect Mesa and Freedom to keep their promises to Delta and our customers, and so far,...
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Cincinnati Business Courier
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_cincinnati/~3/0QyPTZug6-0/daily1.html
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Delta Air Lines Inc. has filed a new lawsuit in its continued attempt to break a contract with Delta Connection partner Mesa Air Group Inc.
Mesa, parent of Connection carrier Freedom Airlines, said in a Friday regulatory filing that Delta had filed
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New Mexico Business Weekly
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_albuquerque/~3/_csiDYLnm5k/daily62.html
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...at 7 p.m. Thursday in Fresno about the problems and possible solutions to save the faltering Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The speaker will be Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, campaign director for Restore the Delta, an education and advocacy group based in...
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Fresno Bee
http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/1561335.html
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ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, on Wednesday reported a double-digit drop in unit revenue during the second quarter as demand for air travel continued to slump, but it narrowed its net loss to $257 million from a
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/business/51389217.html
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...Its time to solve the Delta problem, and to do this we need a full and complete understanding of the science of the Delta ecosystem. We need a full understanding of the alternatives to more pumping from the Delta. Those alternatives include everything from...
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Bayne of Blog: California Notes
http://bayneweb.com/blog/archives/4424
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...even more fun is sharing it with someone. We want you to share your stories, pictures, and videos on our blog with your fellow Delta Vacationers - either add in the comments or email us here. We’re glad to be part of the blog. We hope that you will experience...
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Delta Air Lines Blog
http://rss.delta.com/~r/underthewing/~3/iWIOIrVuF7k/
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...lost the regional contract as Delta service accounted for as much as 20 percent of its annual revenue. Mesa’s stock has traded between 1 cent and 59 cents over the past 52 weeks, but was in the $2 per share range prior to the Delta dispute in spring 2008....
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Pacific Business News
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_pacific/~3/utAol_PfvyU/daily50.html
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ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has upheld a preliminary injunction barring Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, from terminating a regional flying contract with Mesa Air Group Inc. subsidiary Freedom Airlines.
Phoenix-based
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The Asheville Citizen-Times
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/200990702046
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...that the delta again grew seaward. Current sea level rise, however, may be three times faster than it was the last time the delta was able to grow. (Related: "New York, Boston 'Directly in Path' of Sea Level Rise.") With the added threat of rapid sea-level...
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National Geographic
http://feeds.nationalgeographic.com/click.phdo?i=7482830369e7613eee31a03d545d785b
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...particularly in “hard-hit international markets” that Delta has heavily focused on for growth since 2007, the report said. Delta earlier this month said that it will further cut flight capacity this year, particularly on international routes. Fitch said many...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/delta/stories/2009/06/25/delta_merger_debt.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6
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...faculty qualifications, quality of educational programs and library resources. Delta started offering classes in 2001 at the Delta-Ouachita Vo-Tech campus and is now housed in a building on the University of Louisiana at Monroe campus with classes offered...
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The Monroe News Star
http://thenewsstar.com/article/20090626/NEWS01/906250317/1002/rss01
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...aims to reclaim its former prominence in customer service with the return of its roaming agents extraordinaire. if the author had used the "oomlats", or whatever those two little dots are, above the "u" in "uber," I could have handled it a little … read more...
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Pakistan News.net
http://feeds.pakistannews.net/?rid=25473118&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc
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ATLANTA (AP) - Delta Air Lines Inc. will shave additional capacity later this year as it warns that more than $6 billion in benefits it expected from lower fuel prices, its merger with Northwest Airlines and previous capacity reductions will
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WKRC
http://www.local12.com:80/news/local/story/Delta-Cuts-Target-Cincinnati-Flights/FQ-zlcyPYkiz7286WvXeTQ.cspx?rss=30
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...people to cancel travel plans to Mexico. The overall drop in demand has coincided with a recent increase in fuel prices. The Delta executives said industry passenger revenues have declined nearly 20 percent in the first four months of the year compared to...
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WCCO
http://wcco.com/business/delta.capacity.job.2.1040438.html
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SACRAMENTO June 4, 2009 - Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) announced today the California State Assembly has approved four bills to help resolve the current crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the heart of California's water system
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YubaNet
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Yubanet/~3/p541Fsc8yQE/Assembly-Passes-Delta-Bill-Package.php
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Delta Air Lines, now the world's largest airline with its recent merger with Northwest Airlines, had its first flight, bound for Tokyo-Narita, depart from Guam yesterday.
The 216-seat morning flight was added to the Delta Air Lines Guam schedule
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Guam Pacific Daily News
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090604/NEWS01/906040314/1002/rss
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Delta Air Lines’ merger with Northwest Airlines has the potential to bring together 74 million frequent fliers, as well as attract new ones drawn to their combined collection of global routes.
Delta is now in the midst of a critically important effort
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/05/24/delta_northwest_merger.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6
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PORT HARCOURT, 13 May 2009 (IRIN) - Violence and criminality undermine Niger Delta residents’ access to food, health and economic safety, according to the International Crisis Group.
“The violence takes a severe toll on human security,” said
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IRINnews.org
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=84371
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DENVER, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Petroleum Corporation (Nasdaq: DPTR), an independent oil and gas exploration and development company, today announced the closing of its underwritten registered public offering of common stock.
Delta sold
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PR Newswire
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...and a former Northwest lobbyist. "Ms. Puchala has years of valuable experience, including time with the NMB,” Mike Campbell, Delta executive vice president of human resources and labor relations, said in a statement. “She enjoys broad support among the airline...
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Albany Business Journal
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_albany/~3/UulZotdGJXo/daily21.html
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NEW YORK Independent Wieden
+ Kennedy has won Delta Air Lines' ad account following a
review.
The shop's New York office overcame Omnicom Group's BBDO here in
the final round.
Atlanta-based Delta last year spent $20 million in major measured
media on
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AdWeek
http://adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/account-activity/e3id5be315f15f95c420647a64e1c9d0926?imw=Y
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...of the islands once they have failed. The combined weight of all physical and economic factors points to one conclusion: the Delta will undergo significant change through the permanent flooding of islands. Most of this change will occur in the deeply subsided...
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Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_12273123?source=rss
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...New York and Portland offices, supported by W+K's international teams in Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, Amsterdam and London. The Delta account will be led by W+K New York with regional support from W+K Portland, Amsterdam and Tokyo. Wieden+Kennedy, founded in Portland,...
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Delta+Selects+Wieden%2BKennedy+as+Global+Agency+of+Record/4606565.html
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Delta, already a world-leader in the yacht building industry, has combined its expertise in composite construction with steel and aluminum hull fabrication to open a new yard dedicated to metal hull construction. The new facility, Delta North, is
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BYM News
http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=54096
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...a Delta perspective, given limitations in sourcing foreign currency on the market. However, with dollarisation of the economy, Delta can now generate its own revenue and is considering pulling out, Herald Business understands. The proceeds from the sale, approximately...
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200904280535.html
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...announced Tuesday that it would start charging passengers $50 to check a second bag on international flights starting July 1. Delta said it estimated the new fee — which other U.S. airlines don't now charge — would raise about $100 million annually. Checking...
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USA Today
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories/~3/PjQexWeUiFY/2009-04-21-delta-airlines-international-bag-fee_N.htm
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...a revenue success for airlines. Delta saw $137 million in revenue from baggage fees in the first quarter. The integration of Delta and Northwest is continuing at a steady clip, and the airline expects to get a single operating certificate from federal regulators...
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TwinCities.com
http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_12190009?source=rss
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...curbside check-in station. Don't try riding the tram out to Airside A to catch a Northwest flight. The jets will be parked at Delta's gates in Airside E. Delta and the airport expect a minimum of problems. They promise lots of signs inside the airport and...
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TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/article994107.ece
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...months that followed, some airlines were stuck with those hedges and had to pay higher prices for a portion of their fuel. Delta ended the quarter with $5 billion in unrestricted liquidity, which was unchanged from the balance at Dec. 31, 2008. ------ ...
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WFSB
http://www.wfsb.com/travelgetaways/19237600/detail.html
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...capacity to be down 9 percent to 11 percent, year-over-year. Elite frequent fliers and active military are exempt from paying Delta's new fee for a second checked bag on international flights. The first checked bag on international flights remains free. Delta...
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Daily Breeze
http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/ci_12190401?source=rss
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ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. reports first-quarter results on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
OVERVIEW: The Atlanta-based company, which is the world's largest airline operator, is
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Centre Daily Times
http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/1238674.html
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...Nor will sprinting to commit billions of taxpayer dollars to dig a water supply ditch the size of the Panama Canal around the delta. Our years in California water policy have taught us that you've got to put the right policies in place before you decide to...
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EcoEarth News
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/11/INE516VGQ9.DTL
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While many of its competitors are contemplating outsourcing work to slash costs, Delta Air Lines Inc. is bringing some jobs back in house.
The company's decision to insource will potentially bring back hundreds of "below wing" ramp and mechanical
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Detroit News Online
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090411/BIZ/904110336/-1/rss
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...when it pproved $45 million in revenue bonds for the Delta Campus Facilities Corporation Project to fund construction for Delta Community College's new location." In January 2008, the state Bond Commission approved $45 million in revenue bonds for the Delta...
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Ouachita Citizen
http://www.ouachitacitizen.com/news.php?id=4047
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...and restore the Sacrament-San Joaquin Delta in accordance with American Rivers findings that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the nation's most endangered river system. Restore the Delta Campaign Director Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla explains, "The American...
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YubaNet
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Yubanet/~3/G-yAJ-GIaRw/Restore-the-Delta-Calls-on-Local-State-Federal-Leaders-to-Make-Flood-Protection-a-Priority-for-Restoration-of-Delta.php
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...water quality for Delta communities. Restore the Delta is a grassroots campaign committed to making the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fishable, swimmable, drinkable, and farmable to benefit all of California. Restore the Delta - a coalition of Delta residents,...
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California Progress Report
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/04/make_flood_prot.html
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...Air Lines announced Tuesday the initial launch of Gogo … Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it will adopt a popular f… Now that Delta Air Lines has officially acquired Minneapol… Today marks a new day in local aviation. After decades of … MINNEAPOLIS - As part...
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MyFOX9.com | Twin Cities
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/Delta_Now_Fully_Branded_at_MSP_march_30_2009
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...financial support. These heavy-hitters will work on advancing the set of recommendations and strategies they proposed in their Delta Vision Strategic Plan, released in November. The delta referred to, of course, is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the largest...
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SGVTribune.com
http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_11961197?source=rss
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...risk in the Delta because that would lend support to the state's plans to build a controversial $10 billion canal around the Delta. The levees go back 150 years to when the estuary was a vast inland marsh, when laborers pushed up berms to allow farmers to...
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Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_11961437?source=rss
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...Blazers are looking for is a better shooting performance from freshman Sczeny Hartry. Hartry was 3-20 from the field against Delta State last Saturday and missed the potential game-winning shot with seconds left in regulation. “She was frustrated about her...
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The Valdosta Daily Times
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/local_story_072022059.html
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...— with just one field goal — as the Bobcats outscored the Lions 20-13. "Taylor Smith did a real nice job on [Patterson]," Delta first-year coach Mark Verticchio said. "We switched up a little bit with 1-2-2 to 2-3 to diamond [defenses] and back. Courtney Burton...
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Southeast Missourian
http://www.semissourian.com/article/20090311/SPORTS03/703119896/-1/RSS
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...$7.3 billion non-cash charge, rewards tendered to its employee equity program and upside-down late-season fuel hedging. Delta said earlier Tuesday in a memo to employees that in addition to the 2,100 employees who recently opted for early-out and retirement...
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Triangle Business Journal
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bizj_triangle/~3/4V2dwiCtgOw/daily35.html
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...customers are tightening their belts and not spending as much on vacations. Corporations are cutting back on travel as well. Delta's passenger unit revenue is expected to be down 10 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period a year earlier, the...
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The Asheville Citizen-Times
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990310097&source=rss
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...capacity reduction. During a presentation later Tuesday at the JP Morgan Aviation & Transportation Conference, Bastian said Delta expects to post a loss for the first quarter but to be profitable for the year. He did not provide specific figures. "Despite...
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Centre Daily Times
http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/1162543.html
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...the precipitous decline in the price of oil, which peaked in July at $147 per barrel and now trades below $42 per barrel. Delta said it would “recognize losses on hedge contracts that we entered into in 2008 when fuel prices were much higher,” with much of...
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Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bizj_triad/~3/QS6dlsWKyfk/daily24.html
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