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The warm, sunny weather boosted Hawaii’s papaya production in April.
Fresh papaya output was estimated at 2.6 million pounds for April, up 4 percent from 2.5 million pounds in March and up 7 percent from 2.4 million pounds in April 2007, the National Agricultural Statistics Service Hawaii Field Office said Thursday online payday […]
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Bank of England Governor Mervyn King will this week map out how much room policy makers see for interest-rate cuts as they struggle with faster inflation and signs the economy may be heading for a recession.
King will present the central bank's quarterly economic forecasts in its inflation report on May 14. The Office […]
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A Hawaii health insurer is suing the state Department of Human Services for awarding a $1.5 billion contract to two Mainland companies — a decision it says violates federal Medicaid law.
AlohaCare's lawsuit, filed in federal court late Thursday, seeks to overturn a Medicaid contract awarded to Tampa, Fl.-based WellCare Health Plans Inc. and […]
The Armed Forces Tickets Association - a Cincinnati nonprofit that provides events tickets for military families - will launch its program and Web site March 27.
AFTA offers active military personnel and their families free and discounted tickets to their partner organizations' events, according to a news release. Some of the 30 partner […]
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A joint venture between American Electric Power Company Inc. and a Pennsylvania power company has received regulatory approval for incentives on a transmission line stretching from West Virginia to Maryland.
The Columbus-based utility said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved four transmission incentives for the project, dubbed Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline LLC. AEP is […]
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Hawaii interisland shipping company Young Brothers announced it will increase its fuel price adjustment 2.5 to 3 percent.
The new pricing, effective March 4, is a result of increased fuel costs of nearly 22 percent in six months, the company said.
"Since August of last year, fuel costs have risen 21.89 percent," […]
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Prices of goods imported into the U.S. rose more than forecast in January, pushing the increase for the last 12 months to a record, led by rising costs for energy products and food.
The 1.7 percent increase in the import price index followed a revised 0.2 percent decrease the prior month, the Labor […]
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Montgomery County has released a new request for proposals to develop a 115-acre property near White Oak that it envisions as its next biotech corporate and research campus.
Developers have until March 31 to respond to the RFP with ideas for intersecting biotech companies and research with nearby federal agencies, universities and Adventist […]
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Australia's central bank has an “unenviable'' task to cool the fastest inflation in 16 years just as global economic growth slows, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said before next week's policy-setting meeting.
Annual core inflation accelerated to 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter, driven by transport costs and property rentals, a Jan. 23 report […]