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Nolan Ryan group wins auction for Texas Rangers

2010-08-05

FORT WORTH, Texas - An investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher and Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan won a contentious and unusual auction for the team early Thursday, beating back a nearly $600 million offer from outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Officials in federal bankruptcy court announced the winning bid to cheers and a standing ovation in the packed courtroom, shortly before 1 a.m. and some 10 hours after the auction began. The group led by Ryan and Pittsburgh sports...

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Trader Michael McCabe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Stocks have plunged again to levels not seen in more than five years as hopes fade that lawmakers will soon put together an aid package for U.S. automake

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A screen in background shows the news of American International Group (AIG) as an investor checks the share index at an investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Most Asian stock markets extended their slump Tuesday after unremitting troubles at financial giants like American International Group and HSBC sent Wall Street tumbling to new multiyear lows overnight. The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) dipped 9.59 points to 866.97 after opening 9.35 points lower at 867.21. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

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Actress Sienna Miller waves to traders from the balcony before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009.

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In this photo taken May 7, 2009, the Morgan Stanley building is shown in New York. Morgan Stanley said Tuesday, June 2, it will raise $2.2 billion through a stock offering as part of a plan to satisfy preconditions for repaying a government loan it received last fall amid the deepening credit crisis.

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Construction Machinery

Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas reach for a lasting peace The Australian

TPC Group Announces Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings and Conference Call Schedule PR Newswire

SEYI (Shieh Yih Machinery) Announces Second Quarter Results and Outlines Capital Raising Activities redOrbit

Professional Research on Caterpillar and Joy Global -- There Was Joy in This Space Yesterday Stockhouse

Salaries of Waqf Board employees to be enhanced before Eid-Omar GroundReport

Construction and Development

NexGen Energy, Bella Energy to develop 2.6MW solar project in Salt Lake City Energy Business Review

TechFaith and BEID Partnering in Development of a 10 Million-Unit Capacity Smartphone Production Line in Beijing Stockhouse

Extract to develop world’s second-biggest uranium mine Mining Weekly

Conflict developing at Lynn-Salem border The Boston Globe

Developer-Citizens case: To be continued Philadelphia Daily News

Offshore Construction

Leicester Tigers forward Jordan Crane out of action for eight weeks following surgery The Daily Telegraph

Cranes Must Top Group to Qualify All Africa

Heavy Anti-Terror Personnel for Cranes Game All Africa

Cargotec introduces portable simulator to provide training for offshore crane operators Offshore Shipping Online

Ritchie Bros. sells US$9 million of cranes in unreserved Houston auction redOrbit

Construction News Stories

Name of man killed by crane on Chesapeake campus released The Oklahoman

2010-09-01

FROM STAFF REPORTS Oklahoman The name of a man killed in a crane accident has been released this morning. Michael Parsons was killed about 8:35 p.m. Tuesday on the Chesapeake Energy campus at 6100 N Western Ave., authorities said....

Two months out for Crane Sky Sports

2010-09-01

Leicester and England number eight Jordan Crane has been ruled out for up to eight weeks after undergoing ankle surgery....

1 person dead, 1 injured in Okla. crane accident The State

2010-09-01

OKLAHOMA CITY - Police say one person was killed and another injured in a crane accident in...

Police say 1 person killed, 1 injured in crane accident in Oklahoma City KDVR

2010-09-01

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say one person was killed and another injured in a crane accident in Oklahoma City. The...

One dead, one injured in crane accident in Oklahoma City The Oklahoman

2010-09-01

FROM STAFF REPORTS Oklahoman One person is dead and another has been taken to a hospital tonight after an accident involving a crane on the Chesapeake Energy campus. 35.5344 -97.5298 Map...

Accreditation for new UK trainer Cranes Today

2010-08-31

New UK training and assessment firm IS Training has received accreditation from the Construction Awards Alliance. IS Training has been accredited as an assessment centre for UK National Vocational Qualifications in the planning...

Travelers Educates Its Construction Customers on OSHA’s Revised Cranes and Derricks Standard Insurance Newsnet

2010-08-31

Training and Test Preparation Provided at No Cost to Customers HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published a new standard regarding the use of cranes and derricks in construction. Recognizing that more than 250,000 construction,...